Fun with Flora #BlogaberryCC

Flora was sitting at the corner of the bar, trying to figure out the picture of the man on her phone. She remembered Fa's words, "Flo, this time full Bollywood hero- strong & fun like Bhaijan."Flora knew that was her father's failed attempt, so she took at least some interest in his prospective son-in-law. Flora knew very well that profile pictures can be deceptive, but neither did she care. But her investigative mind tried to understand the real person inside through the picture. A sudden tap on her shoulders distracted her. She found a well-built man with a particularly loud moustache smiling at her. She could have easily mistaken her as one of the bouncers standing at the club's door if he was not at the bar. She wondered what Fa's reaction would have been if he had tried to find "Bhaijan" in him. Fa has this habit of exaggerating things. 

The man sat across from Flora, "I am Frederick; you can call me Freddie." He tried to ease himself by waving his golden bracelet-clad wrists, giving Flora ample scope to study the real person inside. She remembered asking Fa, " Did you mention what I do?" 

"Of course, I mentioned you work closely with the government." 

"Why Fa? You should have been clear." 

"Well, I was clear as much as I could, but you, my little girl, don't do anything to ruin this like last time."

Flora recalled the last date she had been set up by her enthusiastic father. The poor boy came up with many plans, including his dowry demands of a car, a south-facing apartment and a European honeymoon trip. Flora's small, petite frame was a great camouflage to hide the real "She". Little do people realize that a small trigger can bring out the hidden lioness in her, which is much needed for her profession. The last guy got his due, never to turn back. Flora was not sure about Freddie. He ordered 2 drinks and looked at the dance floor, which was just starting to get crowded. 

"Dancing is so much fun; I can picture both of us together on the floor." he chuckled.

Flora softly said, "I have 2 left feet." She completely hid the tedious dance sessions that she invested her leftover time in to relax from her demanding job. 

"Oh, I will teach you, baby; it's so much fun." he grinned under his moustache.

Flora was already sensing her spite of dislike coming from inside. She politely refused, sighting her awkwardness. 

" Baby, if you want, I can teach you some fun steps in private. I know a place nearby." he almost whispered the last line. A startled Flora initially struggled but took control of her arousing anger. "Fun steps? Where?" she tried to be as naive as possible. 

"It's an empty apartment at a walking distance. It's one of my friends. Come on! It will be just you and me. We will have a lot of fun. "he grinned.

By this time, Flora started doubting if her father, by mistake, had filled out a Tinder profile instead of Shaadi.com. She controlled her agitated tone with great difficulty, "You know what! We can have all the fun in front of our families. Let them also find out how good we are as dance partners." Freddie, who had been trying to be cool all this while, seemed dampened by this. " So you want to go home now?

" Actually, yeah, that's better." she picked up her purse and walked out. She took the alley from the back of the club. She started feeling bad for Fa. He was absolutely not aware of today's reality. "Fun" to him still holds a pure meaning, unlike the ones like Freddy. After a few steps, Flora became aware of footsteps behind her. She looked back, it was Freddie." Hey baby, are you sure you don't want to have fun with me?" 

Flora could sense the real she struggling to get out, "Freddie, I am not interested at all." 

Freddie came forward, very close to her. His eyes looked violent, angry with the defeat of his constant pursuit. " No one says no to Freddie for fun." Just when he tried to hold Flora by the arm, a group of men arrived from behind the alley's shadows. 

"Why, brother! Why do you want to have all the fun alone? Give us a chance, too." The muscle-flexing Freddie stood frightened at this sudden interference. In a feeble voice, he said, " Leave me, take all the money and gold." 

"We don't want money. We just want to have fun." said one of the men while handcuffing Freddie. 

"What's happening? Why are you arresting me?" Freddie almost cried out. 

The man turned to Flora, " Maam, Freddie is a regular offender. After your last date with the other guy, we pulled out all the details about Frederick. He has his profile on all dating & matrimonial sites. This is how he finds his fun. Today, we came on time and saved him. Otherwise, he would have been having fun in the hospital bed."

Flora laughed, " True that, Satya. How will he know having fun with ACP Flora Costa is not that easy."

This post was created for the Blogaberry Creative (Monthly) Challenge with theme word Fun.