Mississippi Rule — [s2e10]

When the floodwaters rise, you don't drown. You learn to swim. And if someone tries to pull you under? You claw your way back to the surface and make 'em bleed. You are a diamond, Keyshawn. Stop letting that man treat you like gravel.

Neon pink light bleeds through heavy cigar smoke. Bass from a distant track rattles the liquor bottles on the shelf. [S2E10] Mississippi Rule

I was going to run. I had the keys in my hand. But the law, his skin, his lies... they boxed me in before I could even start the engine. When the floodwaters rise, you don't drown

KEYSHAWN stands by the stage door. Her makeup is flawless, but her eyes are glassy, screaming a truth her lips won't utter. You claw your way back to the surface and make 'em bleed

(Standing up, towering and protective)Then you listen to me very carefully. Down here in the Delta, we don't live by their rules. We live by the Mississippi Rule. KEYSHAWN And what rule is that?

(Voice shaking)I did everything they told me to do, Clifford. I smiled. I danced. I built a whole world out of glitter just to hide the bruises.

(Stops counting, looking up)And you let that boy turn your crown into a collar. Chucalissa will raise you up, baby, but the world outside these doors? It’ll eat a pretty thing like you alive if you let it.