True Love Waits

Chapter 49 Having A Headache

Tristan prayed for the students in his heart.

Intimidated by Carlos, they were already half sober when they saw him standing at the door. One by one, they took turns and greeted him politely.

"Good evening, Mr. Huo," said Jared. 'This is creepy. What's Mr. Huo doing in Debbie's home?' he wondered.

"Nice to see you, Mr. Huo," Dixon and Kristina chimed in. Dixon had sensed that Carlos and Debbie had a personal relationship when he had seen Carlos in the dean's office, but he had kept that knowledge to himself all along.

"Mr. Huo?" Kasie couldn't believe her eyes. 'Who am I? Where am I? Why am I seeing Carlos Huo in Debbie's house?'

Then the same question popped up in Debbie's friends' heads. 'Why is Carlos Huo here?'

"Mr. Handsome!" A crisp voice caught the attention of everyone in the room.

'Whhhhhhat?

Did Debbie just call Carlos Huo Mr. Handsome?'

The living room grew deafeningly silent, while the air was too thick to breathe. Jared's legs were shaking like dry leaves. He felt as if his bladder was about to let go. Even his father didn't scare him as much as Carlos did. Who would believe the man at the door was only six years older than him?

Jared shook his head in disbelief. Nothing else mattered anymore. The most important question in their minds was, 'What is Carlos Huo doing in Debbie's house?'

By this time, Debbie's head was a lot clearer. Carlos glanced at her with a straight face and then walked inside.

The rest were scared stiff. They could feel their hair stand on end. Everyone held their breaths. Before Carlos said anything, they all lined up against the wall. Jared kept his head low, like a horrified turtle. "Have you been drinking?" Carlos asked. The line of people nodded in unison, like a flock of birds bobbing their heads.

Debbie clutched the corner of her clothes. All she kept thinking was why Carlos had come back unannounced, all of a sudden. How was she supposed to explain their relationship to her friends? After glancing again at the cans on the floor, Carlos asked, "Did all of you drink this?"

Some of the kids nodded while the others shook their heads.

was one of the latter. She wasn't dumb enough to admit in front of Carlos that

they finish all of them," the man ordered

match his status, Carlos would only buy imported beer. Generally, there were 12

five, that left them with

beer. As if that weren't bad enough, each o them

that conclusion in her mind, the smile

a single word to beg for

and turned around. When he was about to leave, Carlos added, "These kids are having a nice get-together. It's a pleasant occasion. The

Mr. Huo." Tristan wished the kids luck under his breath, after he

turned ashen and Jared collapsed

reacted like that. Actually it was because Kasie and

were 24 cans in a crate of Amazon Beer. Therefore, they would have to drink 240 cans of

felt it was time for her to

the party. If you want to punish somebody, punish me. Let my friends go." Kristina

Kristina not see that Debbie and Carlos have a special relationship? Debbie

and slowly lit a cigarette while Debbie was waiting for his

remained silent. Having run out of patience, Debbie said, "Since you aren't saying anything, I take it that you have given

crates of beer yourself," he said casually as his fingers slid on the screen of his phone. When he

Certainly she can't drink all the beer by herself. Let me drink with her," Jared put in. When he

Carlos had, Kasie didn't think it mattered anymore. "Mr. Huo, they will die

blame for the party. I

"Me too," said Kristina.

eyes shifted from one to another. "Very

when Carlos said it, she couldn't help shivering. "Of course. We're old friends," she

to drink

wasn't finished yet.

been