The Bar Confrontation

MAEVE

The deafening bass of the club vibrated straight through the thick soles of my shoes, rattling my teeth as I stood firmly on the sticky, alcohol-stained floorboards. The air was thick with the scent of cheap perfume, sweat, and poor decisions. I slammed another empty shot glass onto the scratched wooden counter, gasping slightly at the raw, fiery burn of the cheap liquor sliding down my th