Mr Carlos Huo, She's Your Wife

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?

again at the cans on the floor, Carlos asked,

nodded while the others shook their heads.

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

to leave until they finish all of them," the man ordered sternly. The students gasped and looked at each

was doing math in her head. To match his status, Carlos would only buy imported beer. Generally, there were 12 bottles in a crate. Therefore, they

with 24

As if that weren't bad enough, each

in her mind, the smile

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

leave, Carlos added, "These kids are having a nice get-together. It's a pleasant occasion. The beer must be of good

luck under his breath, after he closed the door

ashen and Jared collapsed

had reacted like that. Actually it was because Kasie and

drink 240 cans of

let him treat us like this.' Debbie felt it was time for her to step forward.

"Carlos Huo, I invited my friends over and I take full responsibility for the party. If you want to punish

to help Debbie when Kasie grabbed her hand

special relationship? Debbie

armchair and slowly lit a cigarette while Debbie was

of patience, Debbie said, "Since you aren't saying anything, I take

as his fingers slid on the screen

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 taken all the responsibilities,

it mattered anymore. "Mr. Huo, they will die if you

also to blame for the party. I

too," said Kristina.

one to another. "Very touching. Your friendship

said it, she couldn't help shivering. "Of