Sweet Dreams
I passed by men dressed in suits, all exuding power that radiated in waves, each clutching women in their arms, whispering words of false promises in their ears, and some young boys dressed in simple white shirt and jeans with their girlfriends or girls they might or might not be cheating on with on their partners.
Once I reach the middle of the dance floor, I close my eyes and breathe in deep, chest rising, letting the music crash into me. The bass is loud enough to drown out my thoughts, to shake something loose inside my ribs. I slide the long strap of my bag over my head, freeing my shoulders, my neck, my body.
And then I stop resisting.