BARS AND SOLITARY SCREAMS

The neon signs buzzed, a kaleidoscope of color against the bleak city night. Inside, the air throbbed with a mixture of laughter and sadness. At the gritty bar top, a figure sat alone, their face lost in the shadows. A lonely laugh escaped their prison lips, a sound that echoed through the room like a cry for help. Each scream released, an unbearab