THE MUSIC THUMPED LOUDLY THROUGH THE DIMLY LIT NIGHTCLUB, A PULSATING RHYTHM THAT MATCHED THE EXCITEMENT BUILDING IN MY CHEST. AS VIVAAN HELD ME CLOSE, THE WORLD AROUND US FADED INTO A BLUR OF COLORS AND SOUNDS, LEAVING JUST THE TWO OF US ENVELOPED IN A MOMENT THAT FELT ELECTRIC. I COULD FEEL HIS BREATH ON MY NECK, SENDING SHIVERS DOWN MY SPINE, AND MY HEART RACED IN A WAY IT NEVER HAD BEFORE.

WE DANCED FOR WHAT FELT LIKE HOURS, LOST IN OUR OWN LITTLE UNIVERSE. THE HEAT OF THE CLUB AND THE WARMTH OF HIS BODY PRESSED AGAINST MINE MADE IT HARD TO THINK STRAIGHT. EVERY SMILE HE FLASHED MY WAY SENT BUTTERFLIES FLUTTERING WILDLY IN MY STOMACH. MY FRIENDS HAD ALL BUT DISAPPEARED INTO THE CROWD, AND I DIDN’T MIND AT ALL. THIS WAS MY MOMENT, AND I WAS DETERMINED TO SAVOR IT.