Black Card
But they hit hard.
He turned his face slightly, drawing in a slow breath, trying to ease the tightness building in his throat. If only he had known.
He met her a month ago—at the bar where she worked. Quiet. Reserved. Always polite. They had exchanged small conversations here and there. She mentioned studying medicine… wanting to become a doctor, just like her parents wished.
And somehow, without fully thinking it through, he had given her his black card.
She had refused. Of course she had. But he left it anyway—on the counter, forcing the choice into her hands.