Bring Your A Game, Mr

“No way! Even though I was super quick, I couldn’t even secure any tickets!” Danny exclaimed in mild disbelief.

After finishing with the payment process, Jack breathed a sigh of relief and waved his cell phone at Mikayla. “I managed to get three tickets, but they’re not the VIP ones.”

“That’s good enough! H is so popular and has such tech-savvy fans, so the fact that you’ve managed to get any tickets at all means you’ve surpassed the majority of them.” Following that, Mikayla looked at Elise. “Come with us when the time comes.”

As Elise looked at them, an idea formed in her mind, so she answered, “Alright, but I might be a bit late that evening. I have a surprise prepared for all of you.”

All at once, they stared expectantly at her.

“What’s the surprise? Tell us right now!”

“Yeah, don’t keep us in suspense!”

Nevertheless, she only gave a mysterious smile. As she glanced at Alexander, she noticed him with a curious gaze before he blurted, “Can’t you at least tell me?”

Elise playfully shook her head. “I have already said that it was a surprise! If I tell any one of you now, it won’t be a surprise anymore...”

Her answer was enough to placate them and they began to look forward to her so-called ‘surprise.’

After the banquet ended, the hosts saw the guests off at the door before returning to their respective rooms.

It was just like that as Elise and Alexander were the only two people left in the spacious hall.

“Danny told me you have a birthday present for me in my room,” Elise started, to which he nodded slightly with mild amusement. All of a sudden, she was a tad bit too eager to wait. “I’ll just pop in and check it out then.”

With that, she raced up the stairs to her room.

The moment she opened the door, she noticed gift boxes of all sizes neatly arranged at one side of the room—they were presents from Mikayla and the rest of her friends. On the other side of the room were boxes of different shapes and sizes wrapped with the same kind of paper. After Elise earnestly counted the presents one by one, she discovered that there were eighteen of them.

With that, she reached down to pick one at random and began disassembling the box.

Inside was a doll with a greeting card that read, ‘Hope you came into the world with eyes bright and full of stars. Wishing you a Happy 1st Birthday!’

open the second box where there was a pink princess gown inside. Its card read, ‘The two-year-old you must have been tottering about as you

as well? I wish I

you started preschool by now? Did you have many good friends?

Being five years old must be a strange

to attend grade school! In the future, you must

the seven-year-old cutie pie have any hobbies? Can you tell me

more with

cards in them.

to meet you! Even though I have missed your first 17 birthdays, I hope to be able to spend every future one with you! Being 18 means that you’re all grown up whereby your

Signed, ‘Alexander Griffith.’

weep in earnest. When she turned around, she discovered Alexander standing behind her and gazing at her, so she threw herself into his

at her, he cupped the back of her head and asked, “Have you finished looking at the

Elise nodded.

“Do you like them?”

gaze, she told him, “This is my first time receiving so many presents at once. I’d never be able to tell from our daily life that

couldn’t help asking her with a tease,

tiptoed to kiss him on his

a moment, Alexander froze before he closed his eyes and took the initiative to deepen

only when he felt aroused that he pushed her away to maintain his distance from her. “It’s getting late.

departed and left Elise to stand there, flummoxed. As if she thought of something,

room and smiled brightly. As her heart filled with gratitude for Alexander’s kindness, she vowed to search for the right opportunity to tell him

entrance examination began to grow near

of the twelfth graders worked especially hard. Since even Danny was up early on a daily basis to cram for his Chinese exam, it was a given that Elise would dedicate

and decided to take a look at the examination hall with Mikayla before heading home. Much to her surprise, Danny had

shook her head. “No,

had been restless and uneasy for the past two days. “To tell you the truth, I am a bit nervous. That is, I

“You’re suffering from a case of the nerves because you didn’t spend enough time preparing for your exams. These are symptoms that you’ll only experience if you are highly nervous and they won’t disappear completely until the

no. What should I

patting his shoulder, she consoled, “Do you