"And we have gone through good and bad times, but your unconditional love was always on my mind. You've been there from the start for me and your love's always been true as can be...." The voice carried through out the bar, bringing it with a solemn emotion of calmness, that swept over the patrons. Before this man had gotten up on the stage with his guitar, the bar was loud, crazy, someone had even smashed a shot glass over another man's head. But as soon as this man had began to play, the bar had calmed down, you couldn't even hear the clinking of pool ball's in the corner where they had been playing before.
I looked up from serving two men pints and held my tray under my arm. He seemed pretty scruffy, I wasn't sure if his messy hair and untamed beard was a style choice or if he just didn't have the money for a haircut. His guitar case was propped open at his feet and people were placing bills inside, so I took my assumption as being correct.
"He's got some pipes on him, don't he?" The older gentlemen who I had just given a beer spoke up. I nodded in silence, giving him a smile before I returned to behind the bar. I was just a server tonight, thankfully not a bartender. Lora had her work cut out for her tonight, but thankfully she was getting a little break since everyone was mostly quiet, whispering if they were talking. How did this man gain the control over this tavern? I had been working here for almost two years and had never seen this place so calm and quiet.
"I give my heart to you, I give my heart 'cause nothing could compare in this world to you..."
I let myself listen to his song finish, even after I had clocked out for the night. When his song was done and he was packing up his guitar, I turned to Lora to wave goodnight. "I doubt it, but I hope the crowd stays calm." I chuckled. "My day off is tomorrow, so I'll see you in a few."
She pat my back and I grabbed my purse and walked out in the frozen wasteland that was Louisville and zipped up my jacket that was lined with fur. The weather here had been unpredictable, just three days ago you could walk out in shorts and a tank top and now there was snow as far as the eye could see. Winter for you, here in Kentucky.
It was late, probably two in the morning, and I had decided to walk to work, so here I was walking home in this freezing weather, late at night. In a huge city like this one, where drunks were at every corner, it wasn't the safest decision at night.
May 17th, 2017 at 06:47pm