it was the fourth of july, and you have had a shitty day.

your boss humiliated you, your girlfriend dumped you yesterday and things in general were just shitty. so your friend dragged you to the karaoke bar. you’re pretty sure she just felt pity for you, and you were just excited to get blackout drunk.

but then they walked onto the stage. two girls singing alanis morisette. the one on the left was blonde with glasses, clearly a little shy and quiet. but the girl on the right? she was singing loudly. headbanging. dancing around the stage. she looks happy.

but also sad.

it’s her eyes. they look dim. like they’re trying to be in the moment, but her head is somewhere else entirely.

you felt a weird feeling. a draw towards her.

you’d never felt anything like that before. never felt so drawn to a girl so much that you felt the urge to go and speak to her. to buy her a drink. and maybe it is the drink speaking, but you want to know everything about her. so the minute the song ends and they sit at the bar?

you make your way over. you’re a little drunk (more than a little) and today has been god awful, and you have nothing to lose, except maybe your dignity. she glances as you approach in your mini skirt and american flag shirt, and you slide onto the bar stool beside her.