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Submitted to Contest #290
Dimly colored lights illuminated wafts of smoke from tables carrying muffled conversations, a slow passionate dance creeping along the brass rails of the bar. The pungent smell of sheesha entered my nostrils. Combined with the shadowy mystique of the foyer, the hookah bar was an exotic yet deeply passionate environment. I sat across the table from Anastasiia. My leg accidentally bumped hers underneath the table. As the smoke from her exhale crept up her face in the faint blue light, we locked eyes. Her eyes were profoundly hazel. In the blue...
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