"Thank you for the dance," Eric said. "Unfortunately, I have to head up to my room to make a phone call. I ran my cell phone dry earlier, and I need t... recharge it. Maybe I'll see you all later." He nodded to Richard, who nodded impassively back. "Dance with her, okay? She's good."Unexpectedly, he bent down and planted a kiss on my hair. There was sadness in his eyes, frustration, almost a look of hurt. It sent a pang of guilt through me. Had I been wrong? Had I mistaken bravado for confidence,. That is how he fucked many girls. He had a girlfriend Neha, who used to come to our flat regularly. I always preferred to give them space and used to go in my room. One day I heard they are fighting and I came to hall to see if everything is normal. They were still fighting and this girl left in 10 minutes. I asked Sanjay “what happened? He said Kuch nahi yaar ye kuch karne deti hai nahi bas dimag chabati hai, then we had a small conversation and then we had dinner and slept.Next weekend I was. I only have one when I get stressed, or drunk, or irritated.”“So,” Charlotte looked bemused, “about twenty a day then?”“Very funny. Back in a minute.”I left the tent and moved towards the embankment where I could smoke in peace, wondering why I was feeling so grumpy. As I crossed the grass, I realised that the whole thing reminded me that I’d grown. The last time I’d been to the midsummer fair I’d been a kid, back before Dad left, so I must have been eight or nine. It’d been one of the last fun. I played some good music and was in the moves to dance and enjoyed it. She was laughing at me the way I shake and it was kind of good fun that she enjoyed. After a couple of songs, there was a romantic song, to which I asked her to join, she responded that she does not want to. I told her that I will guide her and she just has to move accordingly. I asked her to keep her hands on my shoulders and I held her one hand and my other hand on her waist, she felt the spark in the spine and moved. The.