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Independence Day

========== February 6th, 2020 Seattle, Washington Off Camera ========== The bar is hundreds of conversations told in loud voices, all of them competing with the rock music that dominates the atmosphere. The crowd is young, mostly students from a nearby university for the most part.  Kimberly winds her way through the warm bodies to find a spot at the bar where she sits down on a soft red cushioned stool.   The Woman Scorned flags down the bartender, a brown haired woman who slowly approaches… “What do you want to drink?” The bartender asks. Kimberly ponders the question for a moment before finally shrugging her shoulders. “Uh, just surprise me.” “Repeat that, miss?” “I’ll take anything.” Kimberly says pointedly, with more emphasis this time.  The bartender sighs as she turns to prepare a drink for her strange new patron. Kimberly rests her hand on the rough paintwork that coats the door and push. Rough wooden splinters cut into my palm; shards of black