Emperor of Hearts

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en living in New York for th

and family back home greatly. Now that I had graduated, my plan was to go back

day after tomorrow, I want

uldn't join me, but I wasn't

round. It was only about half full, so it wasn't

rom a man in a baggy black tshirt and a black cap tha

ashamed of by being in this

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hair sat down a few

ave been older

and for either option there was also the option that she liked diamon

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me?" She

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d pretty down... Almost

se and she rested her elbow on the

't look v

I was already

my drink and started

l held out money

drinking and a

I stared at her before

te owing people things." I said and cros

me back." She said and

y wallet and she held

y." I raised an

tly do thi

t have realized how her words coul

What is your name?" She asked

king for co

really

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arting to be more int

entionally leaving

ld her hand out as if sh

locking eyes with her and bri

d when I realized that her

Royal." She said an

to know yours?" I asked, quickly retracting my hands

amara." She even soun

laugh a little at h

ve planned this

e you lau

imply and looke

s changed?" I asked, already making assumptions that once she heard my name

iled as she looked

you were almost hiding from something. I just wanted to make sure you

r, I still had my suspicions she was a

stranger just to check on th

sip of her drink

n me. I just wanted to be friend

dropped in

recognize me?" I a

y it shocked me that someo

oked co

" Her confusion

class together

my head in respon

" I let out a laugh and sh

tched back to

know. The past two years of my life have been filled with classe

for?" I asked, trying to steer the

has heard her and saw most people whe

inoring in linguistics." She said and

ew York for university when you can take those

I mean, I get to mix up with other cultures. The first year was

of our drinks were

ate?" I flagged the bartender do

." She shrugged and fi

sferred from my Un

I looked up at

." I held out the money for him a

he asked and I returne

t? We are celebrating." I smiled

mar

night contin

other and finding new reasons t

nth drink, my memor

sual conversation turn

l." Royal said to me and

aid shyly and as soon as the words left my

bartender called out to the crowd, which I hadn't not

ong had we

nds before finishing of

wd raised their hands

ome but you can't stay here."