Some bets aren’t worth taking.
I realized this the moment I saw the smug expression on Alex’s face the next morning.
“Good morning, Sophia.”
I didn’t respond. Not because I was really playing the game but because I wasn’t sure I had it in me to hear his voice and not react. I wasn't sure that my resistance power was firm enough to withstand him.
Unfortunately, my silence didn’t deter him. He pressed forward with whatever he had in mind.
“How are you feeling today?” he asked as he leaned on my desk and became close…in fact, he became way too close that it was all I could think about. “Rested? Tense? Perhaps thinking about how you only have a few hours left before this bet ends?”
I clenched my jaw and forced myself to focus on the screen of my laptop which was hard if I must admit. “I
