Devil and the Rose

The Devil and the Rose- 1

‘You need to dump him. Especially when you have Peter chasing after you,’ advocated Linda who rather enjoyed giving these advisements to Rose. ‘I wish I had a suitor like Peter. My heart bleeds when I see him...’ Rose heaves a big sigh, ‘I know what you mean, Linda. I...

The Devil and the Rose- 2

With memories of that night still fresh in her mind it took quite an effort for Rose to come out of her reverie. The dusk had started to engulf the world, and Rose could see the red winter sun going down to the sea. She was sitting on the sill again. ‘The party ended...

The Devil and the Rose- 3

They called him the 'bitch monk'. Monk because he lived the life of a hermit, and bitch because he was always mumbling the words 'bitch' and ‘why’. Also, he never left his black leather Jacket.  He never told anybody anything. And nobody bothered to listen to his...

The Devil and the Rose- 4

Wisdom is associated with men. It’s a masculine thing. After all, men are required to be wise in order to run the world. Conversely, wisdom is not a required quality in a woman. She doesn’t need to be. All that she needs to be is.... pretty. But Linda was one of those...

The Devil and the Rose- 5

‘Hey Linda baby ...How are we?’ Jack slaps her buttock playfully. He had come to pick Rose, and Linda was already there. Alone.    ‘Control you hands, Jack!’  Men were afraid of Linda. She wasn’t the type to take sweet liberties with. They could flirt with her...

The Devil and the Rose- 6

‘I trust you Linda. The instant I saw you with him, I thought Jack was up to it again.’ ‘This is what bugs me the most about you, Rose. Riles me up to no end. You know about his lecherous ways and still choose to stay with him.’ ‘But he loves me, Linda,’ reasons Rose....

The Devil and the Rose- 7

The next morning Jack came and found Rose in the bedroom.  ‘Here’s your car key, sweetie. How did you get here?’ ‘Peter drove me down.’ ‘Who? That wimp?’ Just the mention of Peter was enough for Jack to lose his temper. Lately, he had grown unusually intolerant of...

The Devil and the Rose- 8

Patience was not one of Jack’s virtues. He didn’t have many to begin with. And he just revolted when somebody tried to pin him down. Lately he’d been a bit upset because they wanted him to shift base to another city. Cops were beginning to smell something fishy. It’s...

The Devil and the Rose- 9

Jack entered Rose’s home, obviously in a pretty bad mood. He was swearing and constantly hitting left palm with right fist, like was his habit when excited or angry at something. He went straight to Rose’s bedroom. Getting up from the living room window sill, Rose...

The Devil and the Rose- 10

Jack’s gone and Linda entered Rose’s bedroom and saw her lying face down. ‘Hey beautiful, happy b... Rose... Are you crying? What’s the matter?’ She turned her face up and saw the slap mark. Linda went ballistic instantly, ‘It’s your birthday today, for crying out...