In the lecture room, an intense battle of wits was ongoing. A lone white knight and a king, stood on the checkerboard surrounded by a black bishop, a rook, and a king.
"I believe this is... checkmate." Alexander, suggested calmly.
I inhaled deeply. "Just a minute."
"Okay."
I could hear the subtle smirk in his voice. This was our fourth match and I hadn't even gotten close to winning. Except for now, and that one time he wasn't looking so I moved the pieces to my liking. I didn't think he'd be that observant...
"So... how's May?" He asked.
"What?"
"I mean Maria. Whoops."
"Oh..." I nodded in understanding. "She's fine. Actually doing pretty good. She owns a boutique in Esteban's District earlier this year."
"Business is booming?"
"Wonderfully." I smiled as I remembered when M
