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Sneak peak of All My Words for You

Chapter 1

He walks into my family’s gaming cafe with a smile, four friends, and a brightness that would put any shooting star to shame.

“For how many?” my mother asks. She observes them from behind the counter, reserving her usual warm demeanor. I guess she’s trying to decide whether they’ll cause trouble in our precious business.

There’s five of them, obviously. But it’s not in my cards to speak today.

Four of them mutter amongst themselves, and I step closer around a computer booth to make out the words. Korean. But the bright one answers my mother in perfect English. “Five. We’re having a League of Legends tournament. Things could get bloody.”