The Dragon King And His Queen

Chapter Three

I jolt awake to the sound of my phone ringing. “Hello?” I answer the phone. “Good morning gorgeous!” A very familiar voice says. “Ezren? Why are you calling me it's 7 In the morning.” I say looking at the time “I want to see you today, and since we have the day off I was thinking we could meet at a cafe or something.” Ezren says.

“Why?”

“I want to see you. I just said that.”

“Why?”

“Meet me at the Enchanted Cafe at around 12:30.” Ezren sighs.

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It’s 11:30 and I’m still not ready. What do I wear? Do I put on makeup? Why does he want to see me? These questions have been running through my mind for the past 4 hours. Finally, I get out of bed and grab my hairbrush. I brush my hair and then try to figure out what to do with it. I decide to just leave my hair down and then grab my makeup bag, I don’t want him to think I’m trying to impress him or anything so all I do is put on some concealer, mascara, blush, and chapstick. When I think I look okay I go to my closet and pick out an outfit. I put on a tight turtle neck, a baggy pair of jeans, and a black jacket. I grab my favorite pair of shoes and walk out the door.

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I open the door to the cafe and look around for Ezren. It’s 12:30 he should be here.

“Xyla! Over here!” I hear a man yell across the cafe and turn to see who it is. “Oh, Ezren,” I whisper to myself and begin to walk over to him. I sit down and ask the question that has been eating my brain. “Why did you want to see me?” I say quietly. “I ordered you a sweet tea. I see you drink tea all the time.” He answers looking at the counter where you order. “Thank you. Why did you want to see me?” I ask again my eyes scanning his face. I was about to ask again when he didn't answer but the waitress comes over with our drinks. “Here you go. Would you like anything to eat?” The girl asks. “Uhm I’ll have a burger with pickles and a side of fries.” I say “Alright, just pickles? Or would you like cheese or anything else on that burger?” The waitress asks. “Oh, just pickles please,” I answer in a sweet voice. “Okay, and what for you?” The girl says looking over at Ezren. “I’ll have the same,” Ezren says with that damn charming smile. “Okay, I’ll have that right out for you guys.” The girl says as she walks away. “What's your favorite color?” Ezren asks me looking into my eyes. “I like the color pink. Or red.” I say in a monotone voice “I like the color red.” He says with a smile on his face pointing to my dark red hair. My face heats up and I look away too embarrassed to meet his gaze. “Xyla” I look back at him “You’re really really pretty,” He says with a very sincere look on his face. “What?” I ask with a confused look. “You are really really pretty.” He replies super slow this time as if I’m a child. “Thank you?” I try to say normally but instead, it comes out more of a question. “I think I should go,” I look at him with an apologetic look. “But the food has not arrived yet?” “I’m sorry,” I say as I get up from my seat and head out the door.

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I sit on my bed and sigh “What a day” I mutter to myself as I pick up my phone and start scrolling on my social media.

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My eyes widen as I look at the time on my phone “12:00” It’s super late and I didn't even notice, I can’t believe I was on my phone all day. I sigh and walk to my kitchen to grab a glass of water and sit down at my dining table. I hear my phone ding and I look and see a text message from Ezren, “Did I do something wrong today?” I don’t want to answer him right now so I’ll answer him when I finish my glass of water.

I continue to scroll through my social media for a few minutes but then I get bored, so I go to my living room and turn on my favorite show.

After I had watched 4 episodes of my show I glance at the clock on my wall and notice the time is now “3:45” I mentally curse myself for getting distracted and start going around my house to turn off all the lights. I walk into my bathroom and look at myself in the mirror, God I look like a mess I think to myself. I grab my toothbrush and brush my teeth, after I finish I put my hair up into a bun and head to my bedroom.

I walk over to my vanity and start to take off any makeup that may have been left over from this afternoon, once I make sure there is no more makeup on my face I walk over to my bed and face plant onto my pillow. I turn my head and grab my phone then plug it in and turn off my lamp as I bury my face into my pillow.