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!’

card read, ‘The two-year-old you must have been tottering about as you learn

the next—‘Did you like hogging the television to watch cartoons as well? I wish I could have seen what you were like

friends? Once again, it’s

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

to attend grade school!

any hobbies? Can you tell me about

more with similar

she found different presents and greeting cards in them. By the time she finished reading the 17th

It’s nice 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 life can truly begin. I hope you have nothing but a beautiful life ahead of you and that I may be able to accompany you every

Signed, ‘Alexander Griffith.’

her weep in earnest. When she turned around, she discovered Alexander standing behind her and gazing at

back of her head and asked, “Have you finished

Elise nodded.

“Do you like them?”

able to tell from our daily life that you, Alexander Griffith, can be such a romantic. I love these gifts. Thank you

her with a tease, “Is it enough simply

hesitation, Elise tiptoed to kiss him

before he closed his

away to maintain his distance from her. “It’s getting

to stand there, flummoxed. As if she thought of something, her face suddenly reddened and she couldn’t

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

college entrance examination began to

was up early on a daily basis to cram for his Chinese exam, it was a given that Elise would dedicate all of her

the examination hall with Mikayla before heading

her head. “No,

back of his head as for the weirdest reason, he had been restless and uneasy for the past two days. “To tell you the truth, I am a bit nervous. That is, I feel

commented, “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

What should I

she