Rising Like a Phoenix

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Melanie's P.O.V. I'm sitting at the bar at Club Pink as Candy pushes another shot towards me.  It's like she's seeing through to my soul, because I need it.  I'm already pretty tipsy.  Tiffany is back out on the dance floor dancing with Chad.  They've danced to every kind of song; from slow 90's R&B jams, to grinding on each other when rap songs come on, to jumping around and laughing when pop songs play over the speakers every now and then.  I stare at them, wondering if I'll ever be able to be that happy again.  I wonder if I'll ever be able to not care about life, to not have to bare the burdens that I do.  I look over at Tucker and he's talking to some girl I don't know.  I throw my shot back and ask Candy for another one. Candy furrows her brows at me, "Honey...you okay?", she asks

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