The neon lights of the bar flickered like distant stars, casting an alluring glow over the room. The buzz of conversation mixed with the clink of glasses, creating a chaotic harmony that somehow felt like a refuge. The soft strains of music played in the background, a constant hum that was just loud enough to drown out my thoughts. I needed this tonight. I needed to escape.
After everything that had happened, after losing Ram and being left in the wake of a relationship that had crumbled like dry leaves in the fall, I felt empty. My emotions spiraled endlessly, and I couldn’t seem to find solid ground. The pressure of it all left me restless, as if my soul were a storm waiting to break free. And that’s why I was here, standing in the doorway of a bar I’d been to countless times before, bu
