"How can you support me to date him while I'm troubled by him." Alana was confused by Christina.
Christina giggled, "But I think you're a great match."
Alana sighed, "I don't want to be in a relationship, especially with Jamarion."
"Just level with him, or it would be a drag on both of you."
"I think so. After all, he has much academic pressure; he would be more focused if I turn him down."
"And he just hit 18 when his love could be nothing but a whim. He will get over me if I make it clear to him."
Alana didn't reckon Jamarion was serious because she thought he did it on the spur of the moment.
She invited Jamarion over to her home considering she needed to level with him. She would make dinner for him and he accepted it happily.
But she didn't expect that he would bring some gifts–a pen, a fine notebook, and a mug.
She thought of the mug he gave her before. She still used it, not because it was given by him but because she didn't like to change things frequently and the mug was of good quality and fine.
"Why do you give me another mug, The old one is still in use," She took the gift politely and said.
"It was too old; I made you a new one." He explained.
It reminded her of Christina's words when she talked to Christina about the mug.
Back then, Christina said, "I thought it was nothing odd when I didn't know he loved you, but now I found him cunning."
"You use the mug every day, right? And that means you will think of him every day, so the mug represented him accompanying you there."
Alana didn't think there was anything special with the mug, but now she realized it was not that simple.
It was true that she thought of him now and then. She wondered how he was doing academically or whether he was fine at the Capital from time to time.
Now she knew Jamarion's real intention of giving her the mug.
She took the gift calmly and invited him to the living room.
"No, I'll help you with the dinner." Jamarion walked to the kitchen with her.
She didn't finish preparing dinner because he came much earlier than she thought; she planned to have him sit there himself while she made dinner. But he offered to help her.
Alana agreed seeing that he insisted. He seemed to be in his element and the dinner was finished soon with their work together.
"So delicious." He heaped his compliment after merely one bite.
"Thanks. You also helped a lot. We will not be starved." Alana made a joke and Jamarion was amused by it.
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