TEXAS STRONG,

selene rosewood, twenty6, pogue + tattoo artist @ halo studios. ( maggie lindemann ) levi hartley, thirty, pogue + mechanic @ high gear auto. ( lewis pullman ) olandria "dria" lewis, thirty, kook + actress. ( meg thee stallion )

“ well, to humiliate yourself the people here would have to remember the performance and something tells me with how many drinks i’ve seen in hand they probably won’t remember much of anything besides their hangovers in the morning. “ a teasing tone within her words. it was nice having a friendly conversation with someone who didn’t take themselves too seriously, a welcome change for her evening. “ fair enough though, some performances are meant to be saved just for ourselves, so i get it. “ eyes glanced towards the current patron on stage, an interesting rendition of you give love a bad name being sang throughout the bar making a smile now grace maroon painted lips. but his next words immediately shifted her attention back to him, “ now how did you know i had a whole thing planned? i was going to pull out some aerosmith, really rock out and maybe even dance up on the bar a bit, you know really get people into the karaoke spirit. “ she joked, with a genuine chuckle escaping her.

“ can’t say i blame ya there, fun as karaoke is think it takes some solid liquid courage to want to get up in front of a bar filled with people and hope you don’t sound too pitchy. but trust me you aren’t about to catch me poutin’ over something like that kid, not really my style. “

after a day filled with appointments, the karaoke event was the perfect unwind type of night to her. it meant alcohol and free entertainment, which there was actually some talent amongst the drunk patrons. but as the night carried on, she needed a small break from the overwhelming crowd now piling into the bar. grabbing her purse, she slipped through the crowd and made her way through the front doors and immediately inhaled the fresh air, but the familiar scent of a freshly lit cigarette was not lost on her. eyes shifted to the man a mere few feet away from her, his words earning a scoff, “ wow, and who said chivalry was dead? “ a sarcastic tone within her words, as arms crossed over her chest, “ don’t strain yourself, i just came out here for some air since it started getting a little crowded in there. no knight in shining armor necessary. “

dark optics rolled playfully, shaking her head slightly, “ c’mooon don’t be a buzzkill, that’s the whole point of karaoke night is to have fun with it! “ bringing her glass to take one last sip of her drink before setting it atop the bar, she continued, “ you’re telling me there isn’t a favorite song of yours that you’re dying to jam out to? “