Explanation

Just as he was about to dig in ,the beeping of his cellphone resonated through the room.

"Here",Mia handed the phone to him. Checking the ID caller it was Mark and he picked it up immediately.

"Have you found her ?",Lucian asked and Mia glanced at him curiously.

"Yeah",mark answered from the other end of the line glancing at Emily who laid quietly on the bed her whole being covered with the duvet.

She had told him several times to leave that she wants to be alone but how could he leave her to be alone in such a situation after all what had happened.

"Is she okay, where did she wander off to, is she with you?",Lucian barraged him with lots of questions as he sighed in relief.

"Hmm . . about that, it'll be better if you can come over here", Mark replied cautiously.

"What exactly happened, is she okay ", Lucian asked worriedly.

"She's okay but you should come over", Mark replied assuringly.

"Alright, I'll be there in a minute", Lucian replied and ended the call.

"What happened, who's missing?",Mia asked witnessing his tense expression.

"It's Emily, she had been missing for over a day and now Mark had just found her but he sounded overly worried on the phone so I'll go over",Lucian explained.

"I'll follow you too, where does she lives I'll do the driving ",Mia replied flustered as she took the car keys on the drawer.

"No need, she lives just few blocks away",lucian answered and they both made their way outside.

Few minutes later, the duo arrived at Emily's blocks only to see mark pacing around nervously.

"What happened to Emily, is she okay".

"What happened to Miss Emily".

They both chorused worriedly.

Mark nod in acknowledgement and began.

"Emily, she was . . She was raped", he dropped the bombshell.

What!", both Mia and Lucian chorused in shock.

"Did you fish out the bastard?",Lucian asked engulfed with rage as he clenched his fists tightly.

"Is she alright?",Mia asked. " I mean, how's she right now?".

Mark glared at her almost scolding her to shut up but then he swallowed his words remembering he had promised Lucian earlier to get along with her .

"She doesn't looks good, she looks pale and sick and even told me to leave saying she wanted to be alone and even refused to eat", Mark explained.

"Let me check her first",Mia replied and made her way in.

Just as Mark had said, Emily looked deathly pale and was covered with the duvet.

"Miss Emily",she called gently.

"Get out!", Emily reply without raising her head.

"Miss Emily",Mia held her hands sitting on the bed besides her . "Am also a woman and can vaguely relate to how you feel I don't even dare to imagine what had happened to you but don't worry the rapist had been caught and will not be allowed to go scot free".

"Actually, I wasn't raped", Emily replied sitting up.

"Huh!",Mia was confused.

"What actually happened was that I got drunk at the pub and in my moment of vulnerability, I mistook him for Lucian . ."

"This . ."

Emily chided her softly. " I hate been interrupted, so I mistook him for Lucian in my moment of vulnerability which he denied saying I was drunk and got the wrong person, when he was leaving I ran after him in the drizzling rain tripping in the process then he took me to his house the . . "

Mia watched her gently caressing her hands as a form of encouragement.

"Thereafter. . Well let me put it this way I seduced him and that's how yesterday occured", Emily continued after a short pause.

"This evening I wasn't quite myself, due to the hangover i was unable to remember a thing clearly and now that I do I feel ashamed of myself, I don't dare to face anybody u don't dare to come clean to anyone nor do I dare to allow him to suffer for my actions".

"This is all my fault, perhaps. ."

"There is no perhaps Mia", Emily interrupted mia grabbing her hands. "This is fate , a game of destiny, no one can escape from it's claws , it's inevitable.

I sincerely want you two together so why should I still harp on the past, sulking and pinning the blame on you".

"Ever since that day we've met, I've put an end to the hopelessly romantic chapters of my life and move on", Emily added.

Mia embraced her. "If I must say, I truly adore you, every inch of you is worth my admiration brave, kind, thoughtful".

"I'm flattered", Emily blushed . "I'm just an overrhinker who weighs every pros and cons.

"So. . friends",Mia suggested.

"Sure",Emily giggled, her eyes brimming with happiness unlike her gloomy expression. "Ever since I've been here, I've only been sticking around Mark and Lucian not knowing anywhere now there's someone I can hang out with.

That was the scene the two worried mean witnessed as soon as they entered, the two ladies in each other's embrace whispering and giggling and they both sighed in relief.

"You seems to be better now",mark sighed in relief.

"Hmm", Emily mumbled smiling brightly.

"What's the secret discussion and celebration all about",Lucian teased.

"Hmmph, what do you want to know", Emily snorted and Mia burst into laughter.

"As long as you're okay, that's all that matters",Lucian noded. "Or I wouldn't know what to tell your father, how would I explain what happened to his dearest daughter".

Emily smiled at them gradually regaining her palor. "Mark",she called Mark who was standing behind.

"Yes".

Emily stammered nervously not knowing how to approach the subject and Mia held her palms gently caressing it and nod at her then she continued . "The man from. . "

"Which man, oh you mean the man from the penthouse",he replied and Emily noded affirmatively.

"No worries Emily, he is being taught the best lesson of his life, I will surely take justice on your behalf",he answered.

Emily stood up abruptly. "Don't touch him".