It wasn't what she expected, but it was perfect.
Her latest indie band phase blasted from the playlist she had designed just for this moment. The speakers thumped against the doors of the car, carrying the sound to the center of her gut. young voices singing along carried through the open road to be heard by no one.
The future had no worries, the past no meaning. All the troubles she had faced, all the anxious drama and stressful nights, felt nonexistent to her. She had made it. As she stood there in the present, she finally felt the definition of alive and free.
