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!’

out loud, she immediately began to tear 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 learn how to walk by

next—‘Did you like hogging the television to watch cartoons as well? I wish

many good friends? Once again, it’s your birthday.

you like collecting toys? Being five years old must be a strange new world for

about to attend grade school! In

any

more with similar

one by one, she found different presents and greeting cards in them. By the time she finished reading the 17th card, tears were already swimming in

I hope to be able to spend every future one with you! Being 18 means that

Signed, ‘Alexander Griffith.’

to make her weep in earnest. When she turned around, she discovered Alexander standing behind her and gazing at her, so she threw herself into his arms without the hesitation

the back of her head and asked,

Elise nodded.

“Do you like them?”

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 you, Alexander Griffith, can be such a romantic. I

softened even further, Alexander couldn’t help asking her with a tease, “Is it enough simply

tiptoed to kiss him on his

moment, Alexander froze before he closed his eyes

was only when he felt aroused that he pushed her away to maintain his distance from her. “It’s getting late. You should get some rest! I’m

to stand there, flummoxed. As if she thought of something, her face suddenly reddened and

the gifts in her room and smiled brightly. As her heart filled with gratitude for Alexander’s kindness, she vowed

entrance examination began to

examination, all 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

pass and decided to take a look at the examination hall with Mikayla before heading home. Much to her surprise, Danny had appeared out of nowhere and inquired, “Exams are

her head. “No,

been restless and uneasy for the past two days. “To

“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

should

patting his shoulder, she consoled,