Heartbreak

She is in the bar, after hours of course. It is empty, only four people are left sitting, and watching the football game on a Sunday night. The bartenders are cleaning up, preparing to leave as soon as the clock strikes one. Danielle is just twirling her drink around with a small red plastic straw, sobbing in her own misery. It is so silent you can hear her straw clinging against the ice in her glass. The cold winter air is circulating through the tiny unheated bar. She is heartbroken. She often goes to the bar when it is extremely quiet to escape her own reality. She feels empty and lifeless. She continues to drink Vodka mixed with seltzer and lime, one glass after the other. "Love on the Brain" by Rihanna is playing quietly in the background. She is four glasses too deep, and pondering about the man she desires. She is sick with love.