Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Elora knew that letting Alonzo sleep in would only set a bad precedent. If he got used to being late, it would become a habit-one she refused to let him develop.

"Sis, I won't be late. When I get to school, there are still lots of classmates who aren't there yet. Just ask the driver to drive faster," Alonzo suggested, pouting.

Elora shook her head firmly. "Absolutely not. It's not safe to speed. It doesn't matter if your classmates are late; you can't be late. Now, get up. If you don't, I'm going to get mad." Alonzo groaned but didn't move.

With an amused smile, Elora gently pinched his cheeks. "Come on, buddy. It's just two more days of school, and then it's the weekend. You'll have two days to rest and do whatever you want."

"The holidays are always too short," Alonzo muttered, reluctantly sitting up. "It feels like winter break just started, and now school's already here. Summer vacation is way better-it's so much longer." Elora chuckled. "Two months of summer vacation, and you still think it's not long enough. No matter how much time you have, it's never enough for you, is it?"

Right now, I'm letting you enjoy your childhood. You've got a couple more years to play and have fun before you'll need to focus more on studying. Next week, though, we'll need to reschedule your enrichment classes. Compared to some of your classmates, you're taking very few right now.

"Sister, can I skip the enrichment classes for one more week? Just one

with her finger. "What

again, muttering under his breath, "Why do

time with Tatum,

knows everything and always has new games and ideas when he takes Angelo and me out to play. Sister, can you give Brother Tatum two days off? Let him take us to the playground! Please?" Elora couldn't help but smile at his enthusiasm. She knew

get dressed. I'll be waiting for you downstairs. Don't keep me waiting too long," she added,