THE ROSE WITH THORNS

EPISODE 2

It's been Weeks since Ray broke up with Lily,Lily was gradually healing from her break up with Ray but kept pushing for things to go back as it used to.

She has called,sent messages but Ray was Adamant.So she decided to pay him one last visit.

She knocked on Ray's office door and went in without being ordered to come in.

"What in God's name are you doing in my office you ungrateful lady"? Ray asked furiously

"Ray please, can we talk this over? I know you said it's over but can you at least tell me what I did?

Oh really?? What you did? You are still pretending not to know"?Ray asked reaching for his phone, scrolled through his gallery and brought out a picture and showed it to her.

"Still dont know? "Who is the person in this picture"?Ray asked pointing at the picture on his phone.

Lily couldn't believe her eyes and what she saw on the picture.

Tears dropped from her eyes,she couldn't utter a word because the evidence which she never knew how it happened was staring at her.

She tried to say something but she couldn't, her mouth and hands were shaky.

The furious Ray at that point was still roaring in anger, how could you betray me? How could you do this to me Lily? I trusted you.......Lily still in shock so couldn't say anything , all she could say was... I swear I didn't do this(with her teary eyes).

I don't know how you got this picture and o definitely dont know how i am in the picture but I swear someone is blackmailing me.

"Ray.... Someone doesn't want to see US together,you have to believe me"she finally said.

Us?? Did you say us? Do I need to remind you that there is no US anymore?...

Since you are still denying, can you leave my office now. She was still in tears and trying to explain while Ray's voice thundered, GET OUT!!!! Before I call the security to throw your pity self out of my office.

Lily's heart was broken to pieces as she shakily left Ray's office.

Not knowing what to do, she flagged down a taxi and headed straight to Rose 's apartment. She got to Rose's apartment and slowly climbed the stairs to her well furnished 1 bedroom flat. When she got to her doorstep, she wanted to press the doorbell before she heard voices from inside her apartment.

"Oh God, is she having problems with her man too"? She decided to wait a little at the stairs for them to calm down before she knocks. She sat down at the stairs and the voice was becoming louder.... 

"All I need is my money, I have done my job which was well executed and now you don't want to pay me completely as agreed"?the strange voice screamed.

"Calm down young man, money money money, didn't you also enjoy urself? Rose asked...

Listen to me young lady, if I don't get my money in 3days, I will definitely expose all your dirty games and trust me, I don't have anything to loose.

Oh you are threatening me"?Rose asked raising her brows.Alright get ready to do your worse because I don't have the complete money to give to you. Except you want to get paid any other way, Rose smiled, slowly touching herself in a seductive manner....

"You are shameless, you want to fool me like you are doing to your friend"? The strange voice asked,3days is all you have... With that the young man stormed out of the apartment and met Lily sitting at the stairs.

She heard what the young man was saying but her issues with Ray couldn't let her give it a second thought. So she thought it to be nothing related to her. She went in after the man left and Rose was so surprised to see her.

"Did you hear anything? Rose asked....

"I'm too bothered right now to be eavesdropping on people's conversations, with that Lily started crying again, this time uncontrollably.

Hey babes, what's going on? What is it again..... Rose I'm finished, someone is blackmailing me. Who did I offend in this life.....

Girl, I don't understand what you mean by someone is blackmailing you.

Who, how, why?? Lily couldn't say a word as tears kept flowing and her mouth was shaky too.

Rose on her part was so restless because she thought she is in for trouble. She kept pressing Lily to say who was blackmailing her and what she found out but Lily was too teary to say what she wanted to hear.

When she must have calmed her down, She told Rose how she went to Ray's office and Ray showed her naked pictures of her laying with a man which she never remember such happening . She swore to Rose that she didn't do it.

"It was a set up, I swear, it wasn't me... How did it happen? How did I get to that room with that man, I didn't even see his face from the pictures, who is doing this to me?.... Her tears started flowing again and Rose was trying to console her while smiling in her heart but then she remembered the incident that happened few minutes ago with the young man, her heart became restless again...

How was she going to get the complete money so that he would not expose me,Rose kept thinking or do o call his bluff??

TO BE CONTINUED.....

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