Shadows Of Deception
Inside the car, Austin kept the atmosphere light, throwing out jokes and stories, trying to pull me out of my funk.
I appreciated the effort, but my mind kept drifting back to the mess of my life, the marriage that was more of a cage, the career that was no longer fulfilling, and the ever-present ache of loss that I couldn’t quite name. I was like a person helplessly drowning but making no effort to grab at any straw.
We pulled up to the club, the neon sign glowing above the entrance, casting a surreal light over the line of people waiting to get in.
Austin didn’t bother with the line he knew the bouncer, of course and we were ushered inside with ease.
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