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.

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

go buy ten crates of beer. None of them is allowed to leave until they finish all of them," the man ordered sternly. The students gasped and looked at each other in

buy imported beer. Generally,

five, that left them

being could drink 24 bottles of beer. As if that weren't bad enough, each o them had already drunk ten cans of

came to that conclusion in her mind,

couldn't even bring herself to utter a single word to

boss' orders 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 beer must be of good quality. Be

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

face turned ashen and Jared collapsed

understand why they had reacted like that.

to drink 240 cans of

us like this.' Debbie felt it was time for her to step forward. She couldn't watch as her friends got dragged down

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

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

the armchair and slowly lit a cigarette

patience, Debbie said, "Since you aren't saying anything, I take it that you have given us your

he said casually as his fingers slid on the screen of his phone. When

is a girl. Certainly she can't drink all the beer by herself. Let me drink with her," Jared put in. When he heard that Debbie had

Debbie and Carlos had, Kasie didn't think it mattered anymore. "Mr.

blame for the party. I should be punished with

"Me too," said Kristina.

eyes shifted from one to another. "Very touching. Your friendship

before, but when Carlos said it, she couldn't help

you don't want to drink

huge relief when they heard that. But unfortunately, Carlos wasn't finished yet. "But you'll have to agree to study abroad next year,"

in management for nearly ten years, but he had mostly been managing subordinates. This girl,