Roses are Red MY ROSE

The alarm went off startling Asher. Asher groaned and sat up. He rubbed his forehead and slowly opened his eyes. It was morning already. Asher’s eyes scanned his room and his gaze fell on his bed and he realized that he had dozed off while he was attending to some files. He quickly gathered the files on the bed and kept them aside.p

Asher got out of his bed, sliding his feet in his flip-flop and made his way to the bathroom. He put on the sink tap and splashed some cold water on his face. Asher raised his head and looked into the mirror, he looked more like a ghost with the dark circles under his eyes. He grabbed his face towel and wiped his face.

Asher got out of his bathroom and went through his phone, five missed calls from his mum, probably calling to ask him to come over and spend the weekend with them. He dropped his phone on the bed and left the bedroom, with the face towel hanging around his neck.

“You startled me” Asher said pouring some water into the glass.

“Wow! You look like a ghost” replied his nanny who had brought some home made dishes prepared by Asher’s mum.

“Who let you in?

“C’mon, Morgan your gate keeper did”

“Damn it. Let me guess. You brought food from home? I’m not starving”

“I already made breakfast. Honestly, I can bet that you don’t eat healthy”

“Keep nagging me, just like mum”

“Breakfast” she placed his breakfast before him on the table inside the kitchen. “Eat here. You look like one who won’t be able to make it to the dining room”

“Okay, thanks for the meal”

Nanny continued with what she was doing while Asher enjoyed his breakfast.

Asher is the finest gentleman in LA, founder and CEO of ASB game company, after successfully launching two games while in high school. He founded the game company after he turned twenty, his second year in the university and a lot of foreign and local investors.

Asher is usually the quiet type, with an emotionless face, not good at expressing his feelings. He is introverted in nature, hates the outside world, world of party and fun, loves being alone and indoors during holidays.

Asher is about 190cm tall, well built with broad shoulders, fine chiselled jaw, dark blue eyes, brown soft hair, long vein fingers and huge chest muscles and perfectly laid six packs, attractive bicep with very deep and hoarse masculine voice that could turn any lady on, married or single.

Long fingers that are enticing, leaving ladies lost in the world of imagination, red hot lips.

Despite having a messy morning hair, he looked hot in his black vest and white shorts.

Asher placed the plate in the sink and washed it off, placing it back on the plate rack.

“Such a perfect gentleman” His nanny flattered him.

“You love flattering me. Do get going

“You ain’t going anywhere today?

“Yes, why?

“It is weekend”

“Yes, that’s why I am not going anywhere and that’s because I’ve got nowhere to go to”

“Maybe it is high time I hook you up…”

“I refuse. I’ll pass”

“What’s with you Asher? You’ll be thirty soon and you are very single. I could have forced my way into your heart if I was your age. Unfortunately, I’m a granny now”

Asher laughed. “So unfortunate…granny nanny”

“C’mon Asher. Well, I’m done arranging everything. I’ll be off now. I would love it if you could go out today and have fun with your friends”

Asher snickered touching his eye glass.

“I’ve got no friends, remember? Or did the granny thing do something to your memory?

“I still doubt that you’ve got no friends, such a fine gentleman. Oh yes! I almost forgot. My daughter will be having some simple party to officially welcome her new born baby. I would love it if you would attend, it is this evening”

“Wow! I’m honoured, such and early invitation”

“I apologise. You know her house right? I’ll put down the address real quick!”

Asher smiled and left for the living room with a cup of coffee. He grabbed the tv remote, sat down and crossed his legs while he scanned the tv channels.

His nanny appeared with a piece of paper in her hand which she forced into his palm,

“That’s address. Be there. I bid you goodbye.” She lifted the basket and off she went.

Asher read the address on the and placed the paper in his short’s pocket and leaned back, taking a sip from his coffee. “Let’s see what’s on tv today”

Asher finished up with his coffee and returned back to his bedroom. He had a quick look at some unfinished files from last night before leaving for the bathroom.

Asher stopped half way to the bathroom, contemplating whether to attend the event or bail out on it. He has always had a had time fitting in events like that. The events he only attends are family gatherings, yet likes being on his own.

Always a busy, known as the busy bee in the family. His life has always been that way, alone, lives alone in his mansion consisting of 1 master bedroom which could pass off a living room or more, quite spacious, decorated with brown drape curtains, painted white with floral 3D wallpaper on a side of the wall, his desk facing north, a large bathroom having a bathtub, a shower cubicle and the other door leading to his closet which is room of it's own, with different outfits if different colors, designer shoes and accessories, and the third door leading a room which no one dares goes into , which is his room, a nice balcony with two chairs and a table for nice morning and evening tea,four guest rooms, the large dining room, furnished with a long royal dining table, sets of royal chairs, decorates with drape curtains, a tall cabinet designed with art works, a sink by the side , the kitchen, an indoor jacuzzi, indoor and outdoor swimming pool, basketball court, a movie Cinema for himself, his study room, a huge library that could pass off as a highschool library, two living rooms, one downstairs and the other upstairs, and he lived all alone. He wasn't good at making and keeping friends, no love life, just him.

He's working days are always hectic for him as he always occupies himself with work, up early to work and back home late, exhausted and weekends, he spends alone unless he's being forced over to his family's mansion by his mum or his siblings decide to pay him a surprise visit. This weekend, he's received an invitation from his nanny to attend an event. Would he attend or just lie on his bed and stare at his celling, or probably bury himself with work and doze off on his work desk?

Asher finished up with his bath and walked out of his bathroom on towel. He's definitely every lady's dream man, tall fine perfect gentleman. He stared at himself in the mirror and smirked.

"I sure do look handsome just as Miss Dorothy said this morning" he smiled

Asher went into his closet and grabbed a black polo shirt and black joggers which he wore, grabbed his laptop from his bedroom and left for his study room. He was working on a project, a new game he was developing.

He walked into his study room which was as big as his bedroom, with books stacked in shelves one side, his work desk close to the window facing the garden, a game set at the other side of his room, toys placed in shelves, which often use to develop the characters of his games.

He placed his laptop on the desk and rolled out his yoga mat at the centre of the study room. He sat down and crossed his legs, getting into the meditation mood. After an hour of meditation and yoga, he returned back to his laptop and started off with work.

Asher was so buried in his work that he didn't notice the time fly. He decided to step out and get some water from the kitchen as he was thirsty when his phone rang, his nanny, Dorothy was calling to know if he would attend the event. After the call, Asher checked the time and realized that the time flew so fast. It was 4pm in the evening and the event starts by 4:30pn. He rushed back to his study room and tidied up his desk and hurried to his bedroom. He walked into his bedroom and stared at his clothes, confused.