All Bets Are On

s store. Since then, they both agreed to exchange numbers, and h

ich means more pressure about keeping her grades high. She wants to graduate on time, and with a consistent grade. This is so

gh not as tender and warm like her mother and sister, she knows that he’s doing his best to give her all the attention she needs, whenever he can. Her brother is starting with his own life and is spending time with his fiancee a lot, but he still makes sure to be there for his younger sister every time she needs him. Her Auntie Lydia, Ate Esther’s mother, and al

ool to check for the new titles of books that she can read. She loves reading. She thinks it keeps her from getting insane since it makes her feel t

ng

her stationery down and searched for her phone in her bag. When

? Say you wait for me too and we could grab a bite toget

rejected three of Jacob’s invitations to hang out, on three different occasions. She didn’t really find that hard to do since the invite was only through text. But now that he’s about to really meet her face to face, she doesn’t

ady past six o’clock, and I have to h

I’m at the parking,

the door of the book store. She waved her ha

reathing heavily in an effort to calm himself down. She just watched him while grinning from ear to ear, trying to tease him, as he makes his way to her. Jacob got a gist of it and smiled back to express

s him funny, sensitive, and considerate. He can also make a good conversationalist once he feels he can be himself, well, that’s what she noticed so far. And not that she looks at facial value, but one cannot ignore the fact that he is really dashing. The way he carries himself, the wa

t more. I can make you read more of my books.” Jacob

ry genuine with his intentions and will catch you off guard with his humor, which you won’t expe

to glance upon a certain book that she has been planning to read for a while due

ttered as if he was talking

m about to pick up the book that she was also looking at. Seems like

flashing the book with a picture of a

book too!”, she exclaimed af

ms to want to tease her by initiating tha

een a lot of good reviews about that. But I thought

icularly more interested that it was inspired by

ore… Ugh! Why do they only have to h

astically, while she rolled he

vie,” he continued but paused when he s

’t seen it. I si

010 or 2011, I’m not sure. Bu

erent when you imagine t

ke”, trying to be the gentleman

she declined as they

t’s actually pretty common for men to do this kind of gentlemanly deed. However, she was startled when he suddenly took his wallet fro

rom doing so and threatened t

at? What ar

g, of

my stuff? Stop it! Ugh

et’s just p

Alexandra is starting

me. It’s my treat, please?”

the school materials. It’s not that her family can’t afford things. In fact, they can still afford things. Her father always asks her for things she wants. He keeps offering her extra money since she doesn’t really ask for anything, unless she, herself can’t afford it. She simply does

like being indebted to people, so, please. If you pay f

though she appreciates his intentions, it gives her the impression that he thinks lowly of h

he said, or if it’s because she threatened to not go out w

out that. I’ll choo

sket at end of the counter an

wait for your outside?” he sa

.” as she flashes

*

Jacob on the other hand stopped with her, and curiously watched her. She heard another call again and tried to look on the other side. The call is getting louder now, and she saw a guy, wearing

you doing here?” she sm

he area. I actually messaged you that I was

okstore after class. I haven

omewhere near?” Albert eagerly asked her as s

n’t. I have to have

k her phone outside and read t

ry, I didn’t hear it. J

Still looking at her phone as she is trying t

surprise you that I’m here, you won’t be able to say no. Haha!”

e, I’m also on my home since no dinner for us.” A

s he’s all eyes on her when Jacob made hi

! Cou

a bit, Alexandra started introducing Jacob and