(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.
KEYSHAWN stands by the stage door. Her makeup is flawless, but her eyes are glassy, screaming a truth her lips won't utter. [S2E10] Mississippi Rule
Keyshawn stares at her reflection in the cracked bar mirror. Slowly, the fear in her eyes hardens into cold, unforgiving steel. (Stops counting, looking up)And you let that boy
(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. KEYSHAWN stands by the stage door
(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?