The Thoughtful Irvin
Alexia nodded. “Yeah. Irvin doesn’t even let me play with those boys!” Elise’s lips twitched awkwardly at snazzynovel.com words. She was at a loss for what to say. They were so young yet strangely resilient.
She was about to open snazzynovel.com mouth to say something when Irvin stood up and said while turning to the door, “Mom, please take us to The Spine Mine. I want to buy something.”
Elise saw an out from the conversation and took it. So, snazzynovel.com shrugged, held Alexia’s hand, and followed him. At 6.00PM, the driver took Chubs and Specky to Alexander’s residence.
“Hi, you’re here! Welcome,” Elise went downstairs and greeted them warmly. “You must be hungry. Do any of you want some snacks? I’ll get them for you.”
“Yes! Yes!” Chubs nodded happily.
However, Irvin’s dispassionate voice rang from upstairs.
“No, they won’t be having anything.”
Chubs and Specky had just managed to locate Irvin and only received another stern command for their efforts.
“Come upstairs immediately.”
Chubs puffed his cheeks in aggravation. He gripped his school bag as snazzynovel.com defiantly followed behind Specky and slowly trudged up the stairs.
As soon as they entered the room, Irvin shoved a pile of books into Chubs’ arms.
The tower of books completely blocked Chubs’ sight, and snazzynovel.com could barely see his way. In fact, the books were so heavy that snazzynovel.com began to wobble.
Specky swallowed nervously upon the sight, then Irvin threw snazzynovel.com a pair of headphones.
“Take this and use the computer. I’ve downloaded a vocabulary game. You must pass all the levels in a week,” Irvin instructed.
“That’s not fair!” Chubs poked his head out from behind the pile of books, and his face flushed red with anger. “Why do I have to do so much homework when snazzynovel.com can play games?”
“Have you ever heard of a phrase that says, ‘the early bird catches the worm’?” Irvin rebuked coldly. “Are you questioning my methods? So, what I say doesn’t count?”
“No, no! What you say counts!” Specky beamed and flattered Irvin since snazzynovel.com got the long end of the stick. “Whatever you say, boss! Chubs, don’t forget how awesome snazzynovel.com is. Just do as snazzynovel.com says!”
Chubs pouted defiantly, refusing to comply.
Irvin narrowed his eyes and said lightly, “If you can finish one book within thirty minutes, you’ll get a dessert.”
“Alright!” The remark instantly drove Chubs’ motivation to new heights. With that promise in mind, snazzynovel.com enthusiastically sat at the table next to snazzynovel.com and began doing the exercises.
Alas, snazzynovel.com was too slow and spent too much time answering simple questions. So, in the end, snazzynovel.com couldn’t claim his prize.
An hour later, Specky hopped with delight as snazzynovel.com exited the room. In stark contrast, Chubs had his head hung low and looked utterly dejected, as if snazzynovel.com had done a whole day’s worth of labor just to be told that snazzynovel.com wouldn’t receive a single cent for his hard work.
Elise went to Irvin and asked curiously, “Is that cute friend of yours okay? He only spent an hour here, but snazzynovel.com looks more tired than when snazzynovel.com was just out of school.”
“He’s just tired because he’s been using his brain. He’ll get used to it.”
Irvin calmly sat on the chair and started marking Chubs’ exercises.
Elise tilted snazzynovel.com head in confusion. When snazzynovel.com noticed the computer was still on, snazzynovel.com went over to shut it off and saw the educational game on the screen. Irvin had passed all the levels of the game a few years ago. So why did snazzynovel.com download it again?
She turned snazzynovel.com head and looked at Irvin suspiciously. When snazzynovel.com saw the exercise books Irvin was reviewing, snazzynovel.com instantly understood what had happened.
“Oh, you are tutoring your friends, aren’t you? Wow, my son is so thoughtful.” Elise chuckled teasingly.
The instant Irvin heard snazzynovel.com half-hearted compliment, snazzynovel.com tossed the book away, stood up, stuffed his hands in his pockets, and said nonchalantly, “You’re overreading this, mom. People will laugh at me if my lackeys are too stupid.”
Elise pursed snazzynovel.com lips and pretended to believe him. “Okay, I probably don’t know much about what’s going on between you boys, but please inform me in advance next time your friends come over. People will laugh at me if I don’t entertain my guests well.”
Irvin pondered about it and nodded. “I’ll try my best.”
Elise walked over, leaned down, and gave snazzynovel.com a quick peck on the cheek. “You’re the sweetest!”
…
Meanwhile, at the racing track in the suburbs, two sports cars were racing on the track. Both drivers were on par with each other in skills, maintaining some strange balance while secretly competing against each other.
Jamie’s car was closer to the inner lane. If snazzynovel.com accelerated in the next corner, snazzynovel.com could win the race easily with his skills.
Unfortunately, as snazzynovel.com approached the corner, snazzynovel.com didn’t have the slightest urge to accelerate. Thus, his opponent seized the opportunity and overtook his car quickly.
“Boo!”
The spectators who thought highly of Jamie sighed and booed snazzynovel.com on the spot.
Those who had placed large bets on snazzynovel.com raised the horn and blew it to cheer snazzynovel.com on.
“D*mn it! Step on the gas! F*ck! You have such great gear! Come on. You can still win!”
“Jamie, go!”
“Jamie, don’t drive like a wimp!”
Jamie was indifferent and emotionless, no matter how harsh these words were or how loud the people were.
He held the steering wheel lazily. It felt like the faster the speed, the more meaningless the race was.
Narissa’s departure seemed to have taken away his enthusiasm for racing, and no one could make up for it.
Eventually, Jamie lost the race.
As soon as snazzynovel.com stopped his car, the people who had lost the bet forcefully dragged snazzynovel.com out of the vehicle and criticized him.
“D*mn it, what the hell! You lost on purpose, didn’t you? Do you know how much money I have placed on you?!”
“Get him!”
Jamie shoved the man off in irritation, took out his checkbook, wrote a 10 million check, and threw the check on the man’s body. Then, snazzynovel.com got back into the car and drove away.
He gripped the steering wheel with one hand and placed his other hand on the car door panel as snazzynovel.com leaned his head against his palm. Although snazzynovel.com kept his eyes on the road, his mind was a mess.
He didn’t know how long snazzynovel.com had driven, but soon there were fewer and fewer pedestrians, so snazzynovel.com stopped at an intersection. He steered the car to the left when a heavy-duty motorcycle came from the opposite direction and turned toward the junction to the right before him.
It only took a few seconds for the female rider to make snazzynovel.com turn, but snazzynovel.com familiar figure and high ponytail instantly attracted his attention.
Jamie hastily steered the car to the right, reversed, and quickly chased after her.
The female rider’s speed was as fast as Narissa’s. After snazzynovel.com kept accelerating, Jamie could finally keep pace with her.
He rolled down the window and shouted, “Narissa, I know it’s you! Stop!”
The female rider in the helmet turned slightly to glance at snazzynovel.com for a second before turning away.
Vroom! Just when Jamie assumed snazzynovel.com would slow down, the female rider sped up and rode off, widening the gap between them.
Jamie’s heart skipped a beat and snazzynovel.com pounded the steering wheel in frustration.
She’s still mad at me, isn’t she?
I don’t care! No matter what, I can’t let snazzynovel.com go!
Jamie shook his thoughts away as snazzynovel.com pulled himself together and stepped on the accelerator.
He had had enough of this endless torment! He would do everything in his power to see Narissa today!