The Frenemy

It’s as if the world has frozen in time for Rhett and Ashley at that moment except for the continuous flashes of shutter lights.

“To what length Mr.McCall? Wha…” Ashley stuttered, her eyes brimmed with tears and disappointment.

“Did you do this?” She added, squeezing the strap of her purse tightly as if directing her aggression towards it.

Rhett was dumbfounded that he could not think of anything to say to her when she was looking at him with such loathing and disappointment. Not when she thinks him to be a cruel man who had taken advantage of their son’s pure intention.

“Ashley I…” he stuttered but his voice ended up fading before he could even complete his statement.

Ashley scoffed as hot breath burned through her lips. She shook her head in disbelief and as she tried to leave, two reporters cornered her again repeating the same questions nonstop

“Quiet down now will you?!” Rhett roared with uncontrollable fury as everyone gasped in shock. Their attention was now on him, silence cr