Alcohol

      “You are bisexual, that doesn’t mean you have all rights to sail on two boats. It doesn’t mean you can play with hearts and choose whichever you want, whenever you want” Mrunal shouted. “How can you do this to me? Say something you bloody fucker” Mrunal completed.

      Omkar was at Mrunal’s home and they were having fight over last night party. It was entirely an aftermath of event. Omkar and Mrunal were the student of Bachelor of Arts, second year.

      It was housewarming party at Pritom Da’s new home. Party started around 7 in the evening after college. This was a special party only for selected friends, somewhere around 20 people have joined this party. Out of which almost everyone has left Pritom Da’s house by 12 in mid night of 17 Aug 2018. Since 18^th was Saturday, everyone had good amount of alcohol. This house was a gift to Pritom Da from his dad on this birthday. Because he had more two to three years to stay in Mumbai for his masters his father got idea to buy 1-BHK. Pritom Da was our senior but we were quite close to him. We go for movie, outings hiking etc.

     Being a boy, born and brought up in Marathi family, Omkar never had courage to disclose the secrets of his sexuality to his family. But Mrunal’s family, though coming from the same background, were aware about him. Since they were still figuring out themselves, we had decided not to disclose about their relation to anyone at this stage, neither in college nor in family.

      “Listen to me Mrunal, it wasn’t entirely my fault. It wasn’t intentional. We were drunk and things were just happened.” Omkar said.

      “That’s what my point is, it was entirely non-consensual sex, under the influence of alcohol, for which you are an offender under Indian Penal Code section 497, in which you can go for jail up to for five years and adding 10 more years under IPC section 375 for raping her.” Mrunal shouted. 

      “Moreover, you broke my trust and Toshan’s trust. You know Omkar, you raped that girl last night. And she can prove this very easily in court and you have nothing to save yourself.” Mrunal cried…

       “I don’t want to lose you, Mrunal.” Omkar pleaded. “You know, I truly love you. Please save me. What can I do now?”

        “Even I don’t know what to do in this situation… let’s go to Pritom Da.”

     Pritom Da was aware of Mrunal, Omkar and Toshan merely as juniors. He always had an impression that Toshan, likes Omkar. However, Omkar & Mrunal are good friends as they are classmate. Pritom Da met Toshan, as they both sang in college annual day last year.

Mrunal and Omkar, rushed to Pritom Da’s house. It was around 11 AM in the morning when they reach his place.

      “Pritom Da, he is Mrunal, I am looking my future with him. He wants to talk to you.” Omkar said as soon as Pritom Da opened the door.

      “Sure, come inside.”

     “Pritom da, tell me everything what has happened last night, do not hide anything from me. I know Omkar is your good friend, but he is an offender too at the same time.” Mrunal said.

      “It was Omkar, Toshan, Rakesh and Mehek, stayed back here after party. As you know we all are close friend, it was fine with me, with their presence. After everyone left, we had some more drinks. We were playing flip the bottle. When all this were going on Toshan, expressed about her feeling for Omkar in one of the tasks during game.”

      “What was Omkar’s reaction to this?” Mrunal ask interrupting Pritom.

      “He was all sober, he smiled and continued to play.”

      “Are you sure?”

      “Yes… Damn sure.”

      “Wasn’t you drunk.”

      “I was too but was still in senses to understand what someone is doing or trying to do.”

      “Okay… I trust you. Go ahead.”

      “Our game completed around 3:30 AM and we all were looking for bed. And then Omkar asked me favor.”

      “What favor?”

      “Are you sure you want to listen this?”

      “Yes.”

     “He asked me if we can give bedroom to Toshan and him and we all can sleep in living room. I asked Mehek & Rakesh and they did not show any resistance.”

      “then…?”

     “then we all slept by 4 AM. When we got up in the morning, she took her cloths and bag and rushed to her hostel around 8 AM. Till then Omkar was sleeping. When she left, I woke him up and asked why she left suddenly and what happened last night? And then Omkar told us entire story.”

      “Since all this happened, what to do now?”

     “We have two options, apologies her and ask her not to go to cops. And second prepare our defend before she reaches out to cops.”

       “I guess let’s meet her, apologies and asks her not to go to cops.”

       By the time they could have figured out anything cops were there at Pritom’s door. Lower court  to pass any judgement in this matter. Due to legal proceeding, college had suspended Omkar while Mrunal is in third year and still trying to get Omkar out of jail.