Devon forgot the girl in the lime-green dress. His mouth went dry. He had seen Taya dance a hundred times, but never like this. This wasn't a performance. It was a séance. She was summoning every version of herself she’d been too tired, too heartbroken, or too scared to show him.
Her name was Taya. She had been leaning against the back wall, arms crossed, watching her ex, Devon, try to chat up a girl in a lime-green dress. But the moment that bassline filtered through the smoke, something in her unlocked. Shenseea - Work Me Out Ft. WizKid Instrumental
She dropped low, her knees almost touching the concrete, then unraveled like a slow-motion explosion. Her arms traced arcane symbols in the air. Work me out, the beat seemed to plead. Figure me out. Unlock the puzzle of my spine. Devon forgot the girl in the lime-green dress