Russian roulette-part 8

Shady sipped his last drink. Today’s events replayed in his mind. Why?  Why did he do something that he would never do? Forgiving someone was never one of his principles. He would punish a person for even tiniest mistake. He should have not listened to her. He should have done his way. But he didn’t. Her innocent request had melted his heart. No girl had such an influence over him. He had to stop it right now. He didn’t want to fall for sweet traps.

Inna was practicing her moves as directed by Patricia. She had tripped several times while climbing the pole. It was tiring as well as discouraging. A month had passed and she hadn’t progressed from beginner’s stage.

“ I don’t think I can do this…” she said disappointingly. “ What do you mean you can’t do this?  You are not Boris’s girlfriend anymore. Let me tell you something! I decide who stays and who leaves.”, he yelled at her. 

He looked at Patricia and said, “ I want her on floors within next few hours. If I don’t see her, I will take your precious life.”  Patricia nodded with fear. Inna felt guilty for her inability.

 It was show time. The club was packed with both men and women looking out for great time. Inna had practiced hard. But it wasn’t that great. Nina had  kept the audience glued to her performance. As Nina came down, Inna grabbed her hand and whispered into her ears, “ How am I going to perform? You have performed so well. I can’t even match up to your dance.”  “ Don’t worry, love. Don’t care about people. They are drunk. They will overlook whatever you show. The only thing that matters to them is your body. You have great body.. embrace it.”, Nina convinced her.

The stage was at the center of the club. It was round shaped with chairs kept around for people who wanted to get closer view of the girls. There were people gathered around the stage. These people were mostly men from the upper class of society.

 She stepped with difficulty on the stage. Her feet ached due to high heels.  It was going to be her first performance that decided the fate of Patricia. Her mind had become blank. Her body was tight due to fear. 

She was unable to move her body freely. Her eyes became moist as she saw many people staring hard at her. “ Hey girl, we don’t have whole day to watch you cry.”, one of the audience yelled at her.

She felt a hand pull her out from the stage. She had no courage to notice at the person who had grabbed her and pull out from the stage. They stopped at the dressing room. She looked up to see Shady staring with soft grey eyes. “ I am sorry..Don’t kill Patricia. It has got nothing to do with her. I.. failed. Kill me!” she cried. He hugged her tight, giving her shoulder to cry.

“ I won’t kill anyone. I knew you weren’t ready. It’s not your mistake. Don’t blame yourself.” , he said softly. She felt relaxed until she felt someone shaking her. She opened her eyes to see Patricia waking her up. “ Wake up!  You will be next. Nina finished her performance. I had instructed you to be take position near the stage.”, Patricia scolded her. Inna was disoriented for a moment. So whatever happened was a dream. Inna was heartbroken. She wished from bottom of her heart that her dream never ended.

( To be continued)