“Huh?” Carlos was confused. ‘Why is it my fault?’


    Debbie bent over the desk listlessly and told him, “I had a bet with


    Kasie and I lost…”


    “A bet on going hiking?” Carlos guessed and he was right.


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    “Yes,” she answered.


    Carlos was amused. with Kasie. Okay?”


    Come to my office for lunch Later. I’ll sort it out


    “No. I Lost the bet, so I’ll buy Kasie Lunch for a month. We had a deal,” Debbie dered.


    “Deb, I was kidding. It doesn’t matter you buy me Lunch or not. Don’t take it too seriously,” said Kasie.


    They were good friends. Even if Debbie broke her word, Kasie wouldn’t mind.


    “Put Kasie on the phone. I’d like to talk to her.” Carlos knew how much friendship meant to Debbie. And


    her word was her bond. He decided to help her out.


    “Er… what do you want to say to her?” Debbie got tense when Carlos said he wanted to speak to


    Kasie. ‘What in the world does he want to say to her?!


    Carlosughed, “Rx, honey. I’m just trying to help. Don’t worry. I won’t tell her how greatst night


    was.”


    Debbie blushed and exined hurriedly, “No, no. That’s not what I mean. Why do you want to speak to


    her? Never mind. I’ll put her on the phone right now.”


    Then she handed the phone to Kasie. It was only then that her friend realized that Carlos wasn’t joking


    earlier. Kasie stared at the phone, scared, as if it would bite her. Gnawing her index finger, she asked,


    “Carlos…Carlos wants to talk to me? For real?”


    Debbie blinked with a nod.


    “Yeah, for real.”


    Kasie immediately put her phone down and before taking Debbie’s, she wiped her hand on her clothes,


    as if afraid that the phone would be stained.


    “Hi, Carlos,” she greeted him respectfully.


    Watching her friend’s dramatic reaction, Debbie was rendered speechless.


    Carlos said something over the phone and Kasie exined nervously,


    “No, Carlos, I was just joking. It really didn’t mean anything. Please don’t take it seriously. I’ve barely


    spent a dime of the card you gave mest time. Debbie and I were really just fooling around a moment


    ago.”


    Hoping to convince Carlos, Kasie used the word “really” repeatedly, stressing it every time she said it.


    Then she paused as Carlos responded to her exnation. Debbie couldn’t hear what he said easily.


    This time, Kasie nodded resignedly, “Okay then. Thank you, Carlos.”