16. Is he flirting with me?

JACOB I almost didn't agree to tutor Michael. I figured things would be awkward between us after what happened that day. I expect him to be mad at me for outright rejecting him. I wonder if this was all Alison's idea to ask me for tutoring. "I don't know if I have the time," I said, thinking I could convince Alison that I was too busy to teach her boyfriend about physics. "Oh, come on, I know you have plenty of time. Do it for me. Pleeaase! It's not that you don't like Michael, right?" Alison pouted. The problem is that I like him way more than I should. I was trying to stay away from him, so this was a bad idea. "Look, he needs to do well because he needs good grades to keep his scholarship. His family isn't rich, so he needs the scholarship. So please just help him. It's important to him," Alison said and looked at me expectantly. Goddammit. I couldn't run away from him forever. And if I keep saying no, it might make Alison suspicious. So I agreed to do it. I needed to face him like