You had finally gotten that R-3 you'd been yearning for off Facebook Marketplace. It was your first ever night ride, you were in full gear and not in a clear headspace. You'd always told yourself that a bike would be the temporary "solution" to your problems. And so when that familiar coldness shot through you, and that fog festered in your brain, you geared up and went out.

It was a bit scary, not being in a car anymore, but it felt freeing too. You were waiting at a stop light now.