BLACK ROSE

PLAYER

A beautiful Monday morning, Tracy and her girls were with Charlie, they were all seated in the stadium chairs and the clothes they Were putting on is pure designer clothes

"So anything new?" Cleo asked

"Yes, I found out that she has only one pair of sneakers, she probably cannot afford to buy another pair, and the rest of her shoes are old slip on." Charlie smiled feeling confident with her research

"Wow, such a poor rat, how old is she?" Isabella asked

"19 I guess, I overheard her Tell Sophie" Charlie responded

"wow, she is older than me"

"ISA, Williams is your brother" Tracy suddenly spoke

"So?" ISA raised a brow

"Why don't you ask him how he feels with that poor black rat so I can know if it's best for me to go on with my plans"

"I agree with Tracy ISA, " Chloe said and slurps her smoothie

"Argh fine, I will" Isabella Groaned in annoyance

Then she left the girls and drove to her brother's Department she saw that he was done with the lecture and he is alone in the lecture room, then she entered the lecture room just to see her brother busy on his desk, she walked to his side to see what he was up to, her eyes widened on seeing who he is drawing

"Sup bro" she managed to calm down

Williams looked up and sees is sister, he was not surprised so he maintained his cool

"What do you want?" He asked coldly

"Hey bro, stop being cold to me, it's Tracy you don't like not me." She blurted out and sighed inwardly, "she is beautiful" Isabella comment on her brother's sketch, she looked at him and saw that he smiled at her comment on the sketch but the smile was quick to disappear that Isabella could not quite fathom if it was a smirk or a smile

"You do like her uhn?" Williams didn't respond, "I agree, she is a beauty"

"Why are you here Isa? To talk to me about mum and dad? Or to talk to me about Tracy? Just know that I am not in for either of the two. Please just let me be for now Isa." He said coldly, Isabella felt hurt, her brother doesn't even see her as a sister they see each other as business partners, even when she tried to be a sister today even though it's for an ulterior motive he doesn't believe her it hurts her to her skin

"I am just trying to talk to you"

"About what? Oh, what have I not done yet? You know what I am done competing with you, you win, now go and inform mum and dad that I am in love with a scholarship student, that's what you are good at after all, that will make you the next CEO, as for me i am tired of trying to be the CEO."

Isabella was taken aback by his response, her brother has never shown his emotions nor has he ever complained, this was too much for her to process, she moved back a little

"I am sorry Williams, it's true, I haven't been a good sister to you, not even once, and me coming here was to be sure you know what you are doing, Williams, that girl whom you love is good, and beautiful, but her status is below our level and you know that, if you go ahead to date her you will be putting her life in danger and you of all people know that, so I'll advise you to be with Tracy it's for your own good"

"Wow, Tracy, Tracy, Tracy" Williams smiled

"What spell did she cast on everyone of you?"

"She casted no spell Williams, simple logic is what it takes bro, if you are with Tracy thing will go well for our company ties, and for you, but if you choose to go with that girl, then the company ties will be broken and you of all people know what our father's target is right?"

Williams scoffed and stood up,

"I don't care about his target or goal I am not going to risk my life for a stupid target that will only last for months, dad is just being selfish, Isabella it's Marriage we are talking about not dating, they want me to marry Tracy"

"I know it's hard, but at least do it for this girl that you love"

Williams sighed and packed his bags

"Think about it, if you don't, Dad will make sure she" Williams interrupts her, "shut up " he said gritting his teeth, "this time around i am advising you as a good sister" she pressed her thin lips, she doesn't want to see her brother suffer under the wrath of their father Williams sighed and held her shoulders "if truly you want to be a good sister to me, then please let me be selfish for once, Isa this is the first time i will ever know what i wanted, and you of all people should know that"

Isabella reasoned, she has always been the one competing with him, he has never tried to compete with her, instead she has always found a way to make his life miserable still Williams has always been a good big brother to her, and this time he was showing her his emotions

"Please Isa, I truly like Rose, this is the first time I will ever like someone this way, this is the first time I will ever know what I wanted, and I am ready to go against the world just to be with her, and about her life, i promise to keep her safe from father" he said that last part with determination, Isabella was left utterly speechless, 'is this my brother?' she asked herself. Williams left her to think in the lecture room.

Isabella walked back to her car utterly speechless and still dazed, she can't quite believe that her brother can say that, she entered her car and made a phone call, "what course does she study? The girl... Okay, I think I have to speak with her directly, Williams is in love with her and he is willing to go against the whole family for her Nathan, do something for your sister Tracy, I am doing something by going to the girl". She hissed and hung up, then she zoomed off to the faculty of Arts to meet Rose.

***

Rose Came out with some of her course mates, they were laughing and talking about their lecture earlier, she greets her course mate good bye. On the other side Isabella was seen looking at Rose with all seriousness, she placed one of her hands on the steering of the car, while the other hand was on her chin, she sighted Rose leaving, then she came out of her car and walked over to her, Rose stopped walking when she saw Isabella approaching her, she recognised Isabella so she frowned at her thinking that she came to taunt her on behalf of Tracy or Charlie.

"Hello Rose" Isabella stretched forth her hand for a hand shake, Rose hesitated but then she blurt out without shaking Isabella

"what do you all want from me?" She asked

"I want to talk to you about my brother" Isa said putting down her hand shamefully, only Williams refuses her handshake,

"please let's go under the shade" she gestured for them to seat on the bench under the big tree,

"okay" Rose said with a frown, they both walked to the bench to sit down.

"Who is your brother?",

"Williams, he is my older brother, I am Isabella but you can call me Isa it's what everyone calls me" she shrugged her shoulders

"Okay, so why do you want to talk to me about him?" Rose asked totally confused

"Who is he to you?"

Isabella managed to confuse Rose more

"why, I mean, what" she stuttered and sighed

"I just want to know, I have every right to know he is my brother after all" Rose remember the last time Williams asked for her number, then she laughed in her mind, his sister must have thought that they were already dating. Then she thought again, who is Williams to her? He didn't even chat her or call her so he definitely is not trying to court her or ask her out,

"hello Rose" Isabella brought her out of her thoughts

"He is nothing more to me than my senior and coach" Rose said with a little hint of anger

"He is not your friend?" Isabella said a bit amused at the girls expression

"I don't know yet, why? Do you want him to be my friend?" Rose asked and raised her chin to Isabella confidently

"No, I actually want you guys to stay that way, if you don't know, Williams have been betrothed to Tracy, so i believe my brother is just about to play you" Rose frowned

"That's not possible, we don't even chat or talk to each other"

"That may be true but I give him this week, I have come to warn you, he sees you as an easy target since you are nice and naive."

"If he is just trying to play me, why are you telling me? It's not like we are friends, in fact I know you don't like me at all"

Isabella chuckled

" yes I don't like you, but I'll tell you why I am telling you, my brother and I have been this way since we were kids, it is either he finds out about my plans and ruins it or I find out his plans and ruins it, you want to know why we always compete with each other? And why we always ruin each other plans? It's because we are fighting for the position of the CEO of our father's company, so girl it will be wise of you to run away from him" Isa said and stood up abruptly "a word is enough for a wise" She smirked and left Rose alone to think.

"Such a weird family" Rose said, "but is he really trying to play me?" Confusion sets in her mind, she stood up to leave, but she bumped into someone, her head hit a well chiseled chest it made her rub her head

"Sorry" a male voice responded, Rose looked up to see the person, but her mind did the talking, she gasped at his sight. 'Rose do something, you should not be gawking, wait his sister said he is a player, why does it have to be so soon? Why is it him? He is so handsome ' She thought.

"Erm Rose, Hello" Williams called, he saw his sister leaving Rose from afar he felt the urge to go and meet Rose to find out what his sister said to her, as he walked hurriedly to Rose, Rose stood up abruptly and hit his chest.

"Erm.. wh..what.. what are you doing he.. here?" Rose stuttered terribly

"Erm I came to see you, then I saw that you had a visitor"

Rose was brought back to reality

"Why did you come to see me?" She asked

"I remember you said you didn't know how to play badminton, and the field is free today, so if you are less busy I could teach you this evening that's if it's okay with you"

"You could have just texted me"

'i***t, why didn't you just texted me that day you collected my number?' Rose thought in her head

"Oh sorry, I just wanted to see your face to" he smiled

"Nevermind, my brother will teach me how to play this evening" she bends down to pick her bag, then she turned around to leave, Williams saw that she was about to leave, he immediately caught her hand making her to turn back in shock