I had just arrived in the city to find my birth mother, but luck wasn't on my side as my bag was stolen right away. Feeling lost and with nowhere to turn, I wandered the unfamiliar streets, lost in thought. Suddenly, I was jolted out of my reverie by the blaring horn of a passing car.

"What the hell, miss?! Are you trying to kill yourself or what?" a voice from the car exclaimed. When I looked up, I was stunned into silence by the sight of a woman.