“And I wake up alone...” Madeline held the last note before taking a bow. It was the final song to a late Sunday night gig she took last minute. The curtains closed up the stage and Madeline had made her way to the bar. A whole hour of singing covers was drying her throat and the bastard manager didn’t even giver her a water bottle. Again. Finding a seat at the end of the bar counter, she planted her rear end on dived her hand into her purse. “Damn you Ziggy.” she muttered under her breath. This was the second time this month he stole her pack of smokes. Looking to the right side of her seat, Madeline put on her best smile and lowered her eyelids half way.
“Hey there mate, you wouldn’t so happen to have a spare cig for a pretty lady do yo-” She didn’t finish her sentence due to the surprise of who the stranger was. The pair of mismatched eyes widened and her mouth dropped. It was the singer from her estranged father’s band. What’s a rock star doing in a dump of a pub like this?
“I’m sorry, never mind! Sorry to have bothered you.” she placed a hand on the side of her face. Hoping to hide from the man due to embarrassment. She should just order her drink and go.
“Bartender, I’ll have a round of rum on the rocks 2- I mean to drink.” She could just die now.