RIA ♠
EPISODE ♠ EIGHT
THEME: FALL IN LOVE WITH ME! ????
♣ IAN MANSION ♣
IAN POV
“What’s going on CEO?”
I heard Mr Griffin voice behind me in the kitchen
“Nothing” I concentrated on the dishes I was washing in the sink
“Really?..but you only wash dishes Whenever you are worried or in a bad mood” I rinsed the plates and re-moved the red ru-bber gloves from my hands. Mr Griffin was right.. I only do the washing anytime I’m worried about something
“Tell me whatever it is CEO Ian”
“St©p calling me that Mr Griffin”
“Okay..so fill me in”
We settled on the stool close to the countert©p
“Do I look all that worried?”
“Yes..and it quite obvious that something is bothering you. And you haven’t been home for days and then you show and start washing dishes without changing your office outfit”
“Well you are right Mr Griffin… I am so mad and worried at the same time”
“Tell me what made you mad?”
“Lorna c@m£ to the office today and she beat up Grace”
“What?! She pu-ll-ed out her hair?”
“No not like that…she hit Grace on her face”
“She never thinks twice before hitting anyone. She doesn’t care about her reputation as a star”
“Exactly Mr Griffin. She always seems to forget that she is a big star. And you wanna know that worse p@rt of it all?” He nodded
“She accused me of slee-ping with Grace”
“Why would she think like that? Where did she get such impression from?”
“I don’t know.. maybe she paid someone to spy on me”
“Why would she do that?”
“I don’t know…and I admitted to the false accusation and false rumor she heard”
“Why?”
“So she won’t feel too Important.. Cause Lorna believes she can just do anything around me”
“What did she say?”
“She called me a clas-sless bastard and said Mason is better off than me. I know she only said that to make me jealous but I can Never get jealous if Lorna loves Mason. I would even appreciate it if that happened”
“What are you going to do now?”
“Nothing..I’m not going to say anything – Lorna can do whatever she wants but as long as she doesn’t beat up my workers or come to see me unannounced”
“That settles it then..let’s move on to the worried aspect” I sighed out loud
” do you remember that blind Lady I met at the park two months ago?”
“Oh! The one that keeps coming to your mind”
“Yes Mr Griffin.. I found her” his brow crea-sed
“Where?”
“I saw her at the hospital two days ago”
“Hmm..so why are so worried?”
I explained to Mr Griffin how I met Ria again at the hospital
“She trembled when I t©uçhed her…Ria bec@m£ sweaty all of a sudden and she even tried to hit me with her stick”
“Uhmmm so..what do you think about it? ..I mean what did you find?”
“Like she was scared of me..The Fear of being t©uçhed by a male was so obvious in her expression”
“But she had children”
“Yes.. Though I didn’t see any man around her except Mrs Elise and the kids”
“It might the that the father of her children treated her badly or maybe a man had once taken advantage of her condition”
“Are you saying that Ria’s husband or some man might have R@p£d her and left her with kids?”
“Maybe.. I’m just saying..we can’t be so sure of anything yet. And why are you so interested in Ria?”
“I don’t know Mr Griffin.. I just find myself thinking about her. It seems like it’s impossible to get her out of my mind. I want to get closer to her..and share all those pains I saw earlier. I -”
I ran my palms over my face
“But remember she has two kids”
“I know Mr Griffin but I can’t just help it”
“I un-derstand you Ian but I want you to think about it de-eply” I nodded
“Mr Griffin can you help with something?”
He raised an eyebrow and nodded
“Anything you want Ian”
He gave me a bright and encouraging smile
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♣ MASON MILLER Ap@rtMENT ♣
LORNA POV
I pressed the doorbell and the door opened few seconds later probably after he checked on his system to see who was at the door. I placed myl-ips on Mason’s immediately he popped his head out. He g@sped in shock and I pressed in further while closing the door behind. Mason’s arm ti-ght£ñed,my left hand circling around his w@!st while his right hand sl!pup the back of the nape of my n£¢k,his f!ngerstangling in my hair. His mouth opened and met me back,ourl-ips moving gently but soon turned fierce. My ton-gue swept across his lowerl-ips,demanding more entrance into his mouth. He gave it to me, feeling his ton-gue clash against mine..Mason tasted good. de-sire washed over me as he tea-sed my swollenl-ips. I pu-ll-ed his lower l!pinto my mouth – Mason hold on me grew impossible ti-ghter.. With his ha-rd shaft now pressing against my belly. I broke off the k!ssand pu-ll-ed his t©p over his head
“Why are you doing this Lorna?”
He asked when I was about k!ss!nghim again
“Because I want you Mason.. I want you badly” I k!$$£d him
“Really Lorna? Is that what you want?”
“Yes..yes..” He lifted me, my legs automatically wra-pped around his w@!st. I su-cked on hisl-ips while he rocked ma-king me feel his shaft at my centre. Moisture gathered in my th!ghs and I gro-an ed in plea-sure
“You’re..so ha-rd Mason”
I pressed k!sses at his collar bone
“You..make me ha-rd Lorna” I raised my head and stared at him
“And I like that Mason” I k!$$£d him but he p@rted sooner than enough
“I love you.. and will love to have S-x with you Lorna..but I don’t think this a good idea”
“But why? You love me Mason so you don’t have to hold back..plea-se I nee-d you”
“I nee-d you too..but let not do this. Don’t let us involve ourselves in what you will regret in the morning” Mason balanced my feet back on the ground
“Why are you saying all this $h!t when you want me so badly?”
He picked his t©p and wore it back
“It obvious you don’t want this..and you are not re-ady Lorna”
“What?”
“You heard me. I’m not re-ady to fv¢k a lady who is interested in someone else. I won’t get you in my be-d Lorna because Ian is refusing to give you what you want and de-sire” he leaned in and cu-mpped my face
“You know I love you and I’ve never hide that fact from you that why I won’t do anything to hurt your feelings. So It would be better if we love each other equally and st©p the unrequited love. When that is done then we can have S-x like true lovers. But it doesn’t make s-en-se if I love you and you don’t feel the same way and then we have S-x..no love promises..no commitments.. It doesn’t make s-en-se. And for me I don’t want to get engaged with you when you are still thinking of Ian”
“So what are saying?”
“Fall in love with me. I am telling you now Lorna to discard every feelings you have for Ian and love me instead”
What the hell was I thinking?! I shouldn’t have come to Mason if I had known he would reject me like this!
“It is fair enough Lorna..and I don’t want you to think I’m rejecting you”
“Okay…I un-derstand”
I stepped away from him
“Will you think about it?”
“I will give it a try” I faked a smile
“Good girl” he k!$$£d my forehead
“Good night” I said to him and walked out of his house. I can’t believe I just did all of that!
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♣ SIMMONS MANSION ♣
“It clear that Mason didn’t give you what you want baby?”
I heard my mom’s voice when I walked in. I hissed
“Mason is an obe-dient boy..so I was sure he won’t give you what you de-sired” I st©pped and walked to where she sat. I knew she had intimid@t£d Mason
“What did you tell him?”
“Oh! Mason didn’t tell you?”
“What?!”
“I just called him up and gave him a piece of advise” she win-ked
“I can’t believe you could that?!”
“Well I did it anyways..I told him that you won’t enjoy whatever he gives to you cause Ian’s name is boldly written on my mind. I was sure that you won’t call Mason’s name during the ban-g but Ian’s name”
I didn’t think of that! But well maybe her point is p@rtly true!
“You made my day worse mom!”
“No not me..Ian did”
“Well you wors£n it
” you should thank me..and I’m actually glad Mason listened to me”
“Yes..Now he wants me to fall in love with him! Hurray! Mom won! Are you happy now?!” I hissed and st©pped to my be-droom
Mason didn’t satisfy my S-xual nee-ds and left me with a burning de-sire.. Let see..I can actually satisfy myself – that why I’ve gat f!ngersand series of toys. I slammed my be-droom door and locked it
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♣ NEXT MORNING ♣
♠ RIA Ap@rtMENT ♠
IAN POV
“Is that her house..over there?”
“yes Mr Griffin.. Just go in and work according to our plans”
“But..what about her fear towards men?”
“You are an old man…and you have a cool face..Ria won’t mind you”
“Cool face..how can she see that when she’s blind?”
“Ria will s-en-se it”
“But –
” just do this for me Mr Griffin ” I pleaded
“Okay..okay but I won’t go back in there again if she hits me with a stick.. Is that clear?”
“Noted Sir” I saluted
“Good” Mr Griffin opened the car door…
“Wait..wait..Mr Griffin the bug” he collected it from me and put it in his pocket. The bug device is meant for me to listen to what they discussed..well that if Ria will be comfortable with Mr Griffin’s pres£nce
“Good luck Mr Griffin” he waved as he made his way towards Ria’s entrance. He pressed the bell and few seconds later I saw Mrs Elise smiling at Him. Then she ushered him in. Oh thank God it working out!
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MR GRIFFIN POV
I relaxed a bit before pressing on the bell..then a woman who had her hair back in a bun style opened the door
“Morning” I greeted and she smiled
“Good morning Sir how may I help you?”
“I don’t know if I am in the right place..” I brou-ght out the card Ian gave me earlier
“Is this Ria Robert workplace?”
I asked the woman who had a bright smile plastered on herl-ips. Well I know this is Ria’s home. I’m just working according to Ian’s crazy plan of getting to know Ria. And I have no idea why he still insists on knowing Ria.
“Oh yes! You are in the right place”
“Good..I am Mr Brown”
I lied cause i don’t wanna get my name dragged along this whole thing if it doesn’t work out.
“I am Elise”
“Actually a friend of mine gave me this card when i told him I nee-ded a seamstress to make a dress for my daughter”
“Yes..yes..Ria Robert is the best seamstress to make a perfect dress for your daughter – plea-se come in Sir”
Elise ushered me in. The house was well arranged. The big room that might have served as sitting room was now a workplace with couches, three sewing machines, a large table and several other things
“Miss Ria..we have a new customer waiting here” Elise called out
“Okay I will be there soon” Ria I guess replied from somewhere around the house
“I just nee-d to get a cu-p of coffee” she said again
“Okay…plea-se have your sit Mr Brown” Elise directed me to a couch
“plea-se don’t mind the fact that everywhere is a bit messy..we are busy”
“No problem” the home isn’t all that messy just pieces of clothes around the sewing area
“Mrs Elise…we’re done with our home works” Two kids (a boy and a girl) walked Into the room
“So fast?”
“Yes..I had to finish up so I can help mom” the girl said
“Same here” the boy added
And I got the picture.. They must be Ria’s children Ian spoke about. Why on earth is he lur-k-ing around a mother of two?”
“Lemme help you with that mom” the girl stood up from the couch. I turned towards the direction of where she went and my jaw dropped when I saw the lady approaching..Ria!
She was walking perfectly with a tray in her hands..one could ha-rd ly believe she was blind. Now I see the reason why Ian doesn’t want to back off. Ria was a beautiful woman!
“Careful mom”
“Don’t worry I’m fine Phoebe”
The girl collected the tray and dropped it on the small coffee table close to the couches
“Phoenix are you done with your as-signment?”
“Yes mom..I finished on time so I could help with work”
“And did you do it well?”
“Absolutely”
The boy replied with a cute smile revea-ling a missing front tooth. He then looked at me..what was that look on his face? Beware!
“plea-se have some coffee” Mrs Elise pointed to the coffee on the table
“Thank you I’m fine”
Ria stiffened when she heard my voice. Maybe some introduction will do
“Well i am Mr Brown”
“Miss Ria, Mr Brown is here to make a dress for -”
“Mrs Elise..didn’t you tell Mr Brown that we don’t major in Male dresses?”
A de-ep frown was on her face. She walked to one of the machines. Ria cut Elise off when she was about to talk
“Mr Brown I’m sorry we don’t make male dresses here so plea-se leave” she grounded out without asking for my reason for being here. I notice she clenched her fist..she want me out without giving me a chance to explain what type of dress I wanna make. Elise stood up and went to Ria. She held her fist and hoped I didn’t get to see them but I alre-ady did. I studied the expression on Ria’s face…and I found it. Ian was right – Ria was afraid of men!
“Relax Miss Ria.. Mr Brown is here to get a dress for his daughter” Elise said in a low tone. Ria calmed and stared in my direction as if she could see me
“I..I mean no harm Miss Ria..I’m just here to get a dress for my daughter”
“OK..okay..I’m sorry” She muttered and i sighed
“No it fine”
“What the occasion sir?”
Elise asked
“Birthday.. She clocks 18 soon” Elise pas-sed a notepad to Phoebe who jo-lted what I just said
“So what sort of dress do you want for her?…short or long?”
“Hmm I’m not familiar with Lady’s wear..but can I get a catalogue or something?”
“Yes…we have some” Elise went in search of it. Ria was silent with her face in her palms. Seconds cli-cked by and Elise c@m£ back with two Small catalogue.
“These are some of the collections of Ria Robert dresses”
“Wow!” I muttered un-der my breath when I opened a page. I was amazed to see pretty dresses! Even if I have no idea of lady’s wears
“I like this one” I pointed to a long blue go-wn
“Miss Ria..he chose the dress you made for Mrs Eliza”
“Okay” she managed to say
“Is blue your daughter’s colour?”
“Yes..blue is her favourite” I faked a smile
“Good..since we have all the details now..all you have to do is bring your daughter to get her measurement”
“How much do I pay for the dress?”
“We will talk about that when you bring her around cause your daughter might not like the one you picked.. You know how teens are when it comes to stuffs like this..they are picky”
“Oh yeah you are right…so is that all?”
“Yes for now”
“Okay” I stood up from the couch
“I will walk you to the door”
“Thank you”
“Bye Mr Brown” the children waved and I did the same before Elise and I stepped out of the house
“I am sorry about what Miss Ria said earlier”
“Is she okay?”
“Yes she is absolutely fine..it just that -”
She paused
“Never mind” she continued… Gosh! She was about to say something but she just held back her words
“Goodbye Mr Brown” Elise hurried back into the house while I walked to the car
“You heard everything?” I asked Ian when I got in the car
“Yes Mr Griffin”
“Elise didn’t disclose anything about Ria..she was about to anyways. But for me I think Ria has a psychological problem and I suggest thera-py for her”
“What do I do?”
“About?”
“Ria..there is absolutely no way for me if she is having such problem. I wish I knew what made her that way. I crave for more information about her.” He st©pped and continued
“Well what did you noticed in there?”
“Her home is good.. And every one of them have their roles in the business”
“The kids are home too right?”
“Yes..but I don’t think those children belong to Ria”
“Why?”
“She look too young to have such kids of that ages”
“We should be about the same age Mr Griffin..it possible remember Lauren had her first child when she was 18. So then maybe Ria had hers when she was younger too. Look Mr Griffin I know Ria nee-ds help and I am re-ady to help her”
“And you think she will accept your help?”
“I will Make her accept my help”
“Oh! Ian gets what Ian wants”
“Exactly”
“But I think you should be concerned about getting a 18 years old girl who would be my daughter cause I promised to bring her here tomorrow”
“Find that yourself Mr Griffin”
“What?! How do you expect me to do that?”
“Okay..don’t worry I’ll find someone”
“Good”
He started the car and drove off
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“Life can be cruel
Life can be ha-rd
Gotta keep fighting don’t let down your guard
The battles you’ve been throu-gh make you who you are….”
EPISODE ♠ NINE
♣ IAN MANSION ♣
AUTHOR’S POV
“Good Morning Mr Griffin”
Cas-sidy greeted as she stepped into the house
“How are you Cas-sidy?”
“I am good”
“How is school?”
“Fine Mr Griffin..where is Mr Ian?”
“In his room”
“Okay..he called me up last night that he nee-ded my help with something” Mr Griffin arched his brow. Ian bounced down the steps leading to the sitting room
“Hi Cas-sidy”
“Hello Mr Ian”
“Thanks for coming” She nodded
“What do you care for Cas-sidy?”
“I am fine Griffin”
“plea-se get her favourite jui-ce.. Lemon jui-ce”
“No -”
“You have to take something”
He cuts off her intended statement
“I’ll be right back” Mr Griffin walked away while Ian settled down on the couch adjacent to Cas-sidy
“How is Caleb doing?”
“He is fine..actually he and mom s£nt their greetings”
Mr Griffin c@m£ back with a tray filled with a full glas-s of lemon jui-ce and crackers. He gave it to Cas-sidy
“Mr Griffin you have to join us” Ian said when Mr Griffin was about leaving again
“Me?”
“Yes..it about Ria”
“Oh! Okay” Mr Griffin now un-derstand why Ian had called Cas-sidy over. He settled down beside Cas-sidy and waited for Ian to start the conversation
“Uhmmm you and Caleb’s birthday is next week right?”
She nodded slowly
“Next week Saturday” Ian and Mr Griffin exchanged glances
“Yeah so I was thinking of getting a dress for you so you could wear it on that day”
“Actually Mr Ian…you don’t have to get me a new dress..you’ve been good to us and you’ve also done a lot for us. So-”
“Cas-sidy I want to get that dress for you as a pres£nt.. I will do the same for Caleb too”
Ian thought of who would be the Mr Griffin’s daughter overnight.. Then the twin birthday had popped up in his mind. Instead of getting a dress for Cas-sidy at the boutique or mall Ria could make the dress. He was happy when that idea occurred to him. It was the perfect option to get close to Ria.
“Cas-sidy you don’t have to reject his offer..it your 18th birthday so you have to look beautiful on that day”
“There is no nee-d for a dress since we won’t be throwing any p@rty at home”
“I want to throw a p@rty for you guys.. You can invite your friends to celebr@te with you. I alre-ady arranged some money for you and Caleb”
“But isn’t that too much?”
“It is just a token Cas-sidy”
“Look Cas-sidy we’ve gotten a talented seamstress to make a perfect dress for you”
“But..Mr Ian you said you nee-d my help”
“Yes..the help is to go to the seamstress and take your measurement”
“That’s not a help then..you are helping me instead”
“It a great help to me”
“Okay” she answered in a low tone
“So now Mr Griffin will drive you down to the seamstress house”
“I think we should tell her who the seamstress is Ian”
“Yeah Cas-sidy..her name is Ria and she is blind. So you have to be careful of whatever you say when you get there..and make sure you get along with her”
“Is that..even possible? How can she sew..if she is blind”
“You will see for yourself when you get there Cas-sidy” Ian said
“Okay”
“Mr Griffin plea-se come with me so I can give you some money to give to Ria” I stood up from the couch and Mr Griffin did the same
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♣ RIA Ap@rtMENT ♣
RIA POV
“When will Mrs Elise come back from the sto-re?” Phoenix asked. I st©pped the machine wheels to answer Phoenix
“Soon Phoenix”
“They’ve been gone since the past two hours”
“Phoenix is not easy to select a material at the sto-re. If you don’t see it at one sto-re then you go to the next..and sometimes you have to go into Five to six sto-res before getting the type of material you want”
“Is it that ha-rd ?”
“Don’t worry you will go with Mrs Elise next time so you can find out”
The doorbell rang
“I’ll get the door mom”
“Careful Phoenix” he raced to the door and unlocked it
“Mom! It Mr Brown!”
“Mr Brown?” I repeated trying to remember. Oh Yes! The man that c@m£ in yesterday
“Let him in Phoenix”
“Okay” seconds later I heard footsteps in the room. I counted two pres£nce excluding Phoenix
“Good Afternoon Miss Ria”
“Good Afternoon Mr Brown” I stood up from the machine and ru-bbe-d my palms together to stay calm
“I am here with my daughter”
“Okay..take your sit plea-se”
“I can stay outside If you aren’t comfortable with My pres£nce here”
“No..no you can stay”
“Hi..I’m Cas-sidy” she stuttered a bit
“Ria” I responded
“It so nice to see you..my dad alre-ady told me about you” I just smiled
“Phoenix get the style book”
“Which one?”
“Volume three..the dress Mr Brown picked is in that volume”
“Okay”
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AUTHOR’S POV
Phoenix checked the small book shelf and brou-ght out Volume 3 book which had the collections of Ria’s work. He gave it to Cas-sidy who was busy staring at Ria
“Here Ma’am”
“Thank you” Mr Griffin opened the book and showed Cas-sidy the dressed he picked the other day
“Wow Miss Ria..these designs are pretty”
“Thank You”
“Do you like this one?” Mr Griffin pointed to a short dress
“No..it too short.. I don’t want my legs to be expo-sed. I really like the one you picked”
“Is that what you want?”
“Yes…”
“Okay Miss Ria we’ll go for the same dress”
Without being told what to do Phoenix went in search of measurement book and gr@bb£d a high stool for Ria to sit on. Cas-sidy watched Ria with admiration as she measured and call out for Phoenix to jo-lt
“All done” Ria said to Cas-sidy
“How much is the payment?”
“$300”
“$300?” Cas-sidy repeated…surprised that the bill was too small for such an elegant dress. One will pay more at the mall or boutique. Ria’s dress prices are affordable just to bring in more customers. Mr Griffin nudged Cas-sidy side. He then brou-ght out $500 and handed it to Ria. Initially Ian had given him $3000 for the dress. Ria felt it before counting it. She arched her brows when she realized it was more than the payment.
“Mr Brown..this is $500”
“Yes..$300 for the dress and $200 for my little man here” he paused and then continued
“I like the fact that he is willing to help and ha-rd working”
“Thank you Sir”
“You’re welcome”
“Phoenix say thank you to Mr Brown he gave some money” he was busy searching for the phone book to take down their numbers
“Thank You Mr Brown”
He handed the book to Mr Brown
“Put down your number sir”
Mr brown collected the book from him
“When will you be nee-ding the dress?”
“Saturday”
“Just put down your numbers so we can call you up when the dress is re-ady”
They pen down their numbers in the book
“Here you go little man” Mr Griffin returned the book to Phoenix. He then rushed to a large box close to the table and took out two hand towels. It was designed with Ria logo imprinted on it for every customer.
“Thanks for your patronage” Phoenix said as he accompanied them to the door
“plea-se kindly tell people about us”
“Yes we Will” Cas-sidy replied before she and Mr Griffin head out of the house. Phoenix closed the door and raced to where Ria sat. She counted $200 and gave it to Phoenix
“Put this in your safe”
“No mom put it in the company safe so we can get another set of towels..”
“I gave Mrs Elise money to buy some alre-ady so we can take it to the printing press tomorrow”
“Okay” he collected the money. He then rushed to the room to drop it in the safe un-der the be-d
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IAN MANSION
I sat at my desk in the study room signing some contracts. My phone pinged. I thought it was a call from Mr Griffin but it was Josie
“Hello Josie” I said when I picked the call
“Hello Ian”
“Yes”
“I called to inform you that Lauren and I spoke with Lexi last night”
“So what did she say?”
“She was scared after we did the calculations..then she had no choice than to confess”
“So what is it?”
“Lexi is not pregnant”
“Thank Goodness”
“Case solved then”
“No..case not solved sis..she has to pay for what she did..we have to threaten her with a lawsuit just to be sure she won’t come after daddy again”
“Okay..but instead of a lawsuit can’t we just get a promissory note from our lawyer for her to sign”
“Yeah that good too”
“Okay I will talk to the lawyer then”
“Okay” I hang up
A knock sounded on the door few minutes later
“Come in”
Mr Griffin walked in with Cas-sidy behind him. I stood up from my desk and walked my way around it to settle on the couch
“So how was your visit to Ria’s place?”
I asked ru-bbing my palms together
“It went well” Mr Griffin replied. I looked at Cas-sidy and noticed her face was we-t..like she had been crying!
“Are you okay Cas-sidy?” Her Head down with her eyes glued to her l@ps
“She had been crying since we left Ria’s place”
“Why are you crying?”
She nodded slowly. I stood up and went to sit beside her while Mr Griffin moved to another couch
“Is it about what your saw?”
“Yes..it such a pity..if only she could see then Miss Ria would have done better than than the way she is now..” She looked up at me
“Isn’t there something you can do to help her?..she could see again with the help of eyes surgery”
“Yeah I know..but I don’t know about her health problems. Look Cas-sidy I want to help Ria but it impossible because of her view about men”
“Yes..I noticed that too..she doesn’t feel too comfortable with a man around” she said and I nodded
“But why?” She asked
“I don’t know Cas-sidy”
“I really want to get close to Miss Ria cause I see her as someone who is determined to achieve her dreams..she’s alike an inspiration to me” Mr Griffin and I exchanged glances
“Can you help me find out more about Ria?” She stared intensely at me
“Cas-sidy I don’t want you to think I’m trying to use you..but it just that I want to help Ria. And lately have been doing some researches about eyes defects and remedies”
“What should I find out from her?”
“About her health problems..and probably why she is uncomfortable with men around her”
“But isn’t that too personal?”
“Not really..you want to get closer to Ria right?”
“Yes”
“Then you have to get close and know about her toi”
“Okay”
“Will you help me?”
“Yes”
“Thank You”
“When will your dress be re-ady?”
“She didn’t give us a specific day but she promise to call us before Saturday” Cas-sidy answered
“Oh well I’m glad to inform you that Ria didn’t charge half of the money you gave me”
Mr Griffin said to me
“Really?”
He brou-ght out the money from his wallet
“She charged just $300..and then I gave her boy $200”
“Why didn’t you just give everything to her?”
“Mr Ian she won’t have accepted it if Mr Griffin had offered all”
“I even had to tell her $200 was to compliment her boy for his ha-rd work”
I collected the money and handed it to Cas-sidy but she refused it
“No..no I still have the money you s£nt last week” she stood up
“I should head back home now”
I stood up and gr@bb£d her wrist..placed the money in her palm
“Don’t ever refuse anything coming from me” I ordered and she nodded
“Mr Griffin tell Ben to drive her home”
“okay Sir”
“Cas-sidy plea-se extend my greetings to Mom”
I placed her k!sson her forehead and she smiled
“Thank You”
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“I know it ha-rd to forget
How wrong they did you
All of the $h!t that you’ve been throu-gh
All of the fights you gat into….”
Thanks for re-ading!
plea-se did I give the impression that Ian can be Ria’s cousin?..kindly re-ad and un-derstand the story.
Ian is Bryant while Ria is Robert.. Do they look alike?”
Tbc…