When the Night Falls

JASMINE

I stare at my plate sadly before I look at Talia, who is doing the same.

“Ugh, I seriously wanted to have a drink,” Talia says.

“Same, I was hoping to get wasted on alcohol.”

Talia nods her head sadly.

We’ve just received a PDF from Roxy about the dos and don’ts after getting a tattoo. In that, it is clearly mentioned that we cannot consume alcohol or anything that contains alcohol in it.

“What are we going to do now?” Talia asks. “I don’t want to go home early,” she adds, looking at

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“Hmm…” I look out the window. There are a lot of things that Talia and I can do to pass the night. But I want to do something crazy.

“Let’s finish our dinner and then we will decide on what we should do next,” I tell her.

“Sounds good. Have you tried this before?” Talia asked, pointing to the soupy noodles.

“Nope, heard it’s really good,” I tell her, picking up my spoon.

“I’ve tried these fried , and they’re really good,” she said.

“Yeah…” I tried the soupy noodles. I munch on the soft noodles and taste the soup.

“This is really good,” I say, having another spoonful of soup.

“This is called thukpa. It’s a Tibetan noodle soup,” Talia said, looking at the menu.

I pick up the chopsticks, but put them back down when I realize that I’m not good at holding them. I use my hand to pick the fried mo m o from the basket.

“Did Christopher call you?” I ask.

“Yup, he did, but I put my phone on silent. I told him already that I wouldn’t be answering his calls until unless I want to.”

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“Did Christopher call you?” I ask.

“Yup, he did, but I put my phone on silent. I told him already that I wouldn’t be answering his calls until unless I want to.”

I laugh, nodding my head.

“Did Theodore call you?”

“He did, and I didn’t answer. Same, I told him I will call him when I want to,” I tell her, and she laughs.

“Of course, or else they would crash our date for sure.”

“For sure.”

“But how did you meet my son? Christopher and I always wondered about this. When he told us that he was seeing someone, sorry to say this but we believed he was lying to us and it was Iris.

“But when Christopher and I saw you two secretly, we were surprised.” Talia said.

I furrow my brows in confusion. “Secretly?”

She nods her head. “Theodore was not ready to introduce you to us. I was hellbent on knowing who my son is dating. I made a plan and made Christopher join the plan, and then we two saw you two in the carnival.”

My eyes widened in shock. “You two were at the carnival?”

“Yeah, we were there. I know stalking is wrong and a crime, but I was desperate to know my son’s girlfriend. But trust me, I have never seen Theodore like that.

“I have never seen my son look at someone like Christopher looks at me. I knew at that moment. that my son was in love with the lady beside him. You don’t know how happy Christopher and I were that night.”

**Theodore never told you guys about his love life?” I ask her, and she chuckles, shaking her head.

“He was never in love. He didn’t have time to love or to be in love. Maybe he was, but time wasn’t in his favor,” Talia says,

“Hmm?”

She smiled, looking at my confused expression.

“Theodore was always a silent kid. We weren’t wealthy or like this before, even though I belonged to the royal family, things weren’t the same when I married Christopher.

“When you marry man. you lose everything, and I lost my royal status and my parents

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She smiled, looking at my confused expression.

Theodore was always a silent kid. We weren’t wealthy or like this before, even though I belonged to the royal family, things weren’t the same when I married Christopher.

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“When you marry a common man, you lose everything, and I lost my royal status and my parents weren’t in favor of me. I had to shift to America with my husband. Things were hard.”

“As parents, we weren’t able to give Theodore everything we wanted to, but he never complained about it nor did he ask or demand anything he needed.

“My baby was always understanding, and he worked hard once he was of an age. He always helped his father. When other kids of his age went on trips, my baby was doing and learning things.” Talia says.

There is a sad smile playing on her face as she recollects the memories.

“In the royal household, money and status matter a lot. All of Theodore’s cousins belonged to wealthy families. There was a time when I was looked down on by my sisters and brothers.

“My baby saw me crying in the arms of my husband, and I guess he made a decision that day…”

I’ve never thought that Theodore and his family faced problems in the past. They are one of the wealthiest families in the world.

him smile or “Trust me. Jasmine, when I say I have never seen him like this. I have never seen laugh like he does when he is with you. Even Thea is happier when she is with you. Both of them love you so much.” Talia says.

“I know there are a lot of questions in your mind, but I’m not the person who can answer. One day, he will answer all your questions,” Talia adds.

I nod my head, understanding what she is saying. I have a lot of questions running in my mind, but I know when the time comes. Theodore will tell me.

“Sorry, I became emotional and stopped you from eating.”

“It’s okay, Talia. You can always tell me anything you want. Just give me a call when you feel like having a conversation,” I say. She nods her head with a smile on her face.

We spend the next hour in the restaurant having our dinner and talking about things that we never talked about before.

We walk down the street with our arms intertwined. “Have you thought about what we’re going to do tonight?” Talia asks.

I stop and stare at her with a knowing smile on my face.

“What?” she asks with an excitement-filled smile on her face.

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“Ever thought of going to a strip show?” I ask.

Her eyes widen in surprise. “Yes! But being a royal, I never got the chance, and Christopher doesn’t like strip shows.”

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“Awesome, I always wanted to go to this strip club, but I never had someone to go with. There is a strip club a hundred meters down there. We can go there and watch a strip show.”

“Yes! Let’s go and watch the strip show, babe….

1 laugh at her excitement.

We take another route that takes us to the notorious club side of London. I have been to this areat a lot but never had the guts to walk inside the club.

“There are a lot of nightclubs here.” Talia says.

“Hmm, this road is popular among youngsters. A lot of people come here to watch the strip.

show.”

“I’m excited…”

“I am, too…”

We enter the alley road, which is lit up with different exotic shops. There are a lot of visitors. strolling around.

I look for the strip club that I have known for years. We pass by the shops and lights before stopping at the strip club, and my eyes light up in excitement.

“Is that the club?” Talia asks.

“Yes. You have your ID, right?” I ask her.

“I do. Is it mandatory?”

“Not really, but if they ask, we need to show them.”

We hold hands, and like little kids on Christmas eve, we wander towards the entrance. We stand in line and wait for our turn. There are many people. A few give us glances, but who cares?

The bouncer looks at Talia and me before allowing us inside. “They didn’t ask for ID,” Talia said.

“We are old enough, and our faces say it all.”

“Yeah…”

“Whoa,” Talia mutters as we walk into the foyer. The whole area is packed with people making

out.

“It’s going to be a lit night. I’m already excited about these cheap lights,” Talia says, and I nod

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“Yes, who would’ve thought we would be excited seeing these red and blue lights…” I say, and Talia laughs.

“Agreed, the only thing that is missing is alcohol.”

“Yup, but we should be sober to watch the strip shows and remember the bodies…”

“Haha, let’s party, hottie,” Talia said, wrapping her arm around my waist.

“Let’s have our night!” I say, wrapping my arm around her shoulder as we enter the main hall, where it’s all happening.

There are people who are playing rummy and different kinds of gambles. People are dancing with the strippers. People are standing, watching the pole dancers.

“Let’s go and watch the pole dancers before the strip show begins,” I tell Talia.

“Yeah…”

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