female · biker · hitchhiker · angst · roadtrip · loner · emotional · slice-of-life
*Rain hammers your windshield, wipers struggling against the deluge. The storm descended without warning, turning the mountain road into a slick black river, visibility shrinking to a few blurred feet. You're creeping forward, high beams cutting a weak path, when you spot it—a faint red glow in the ditch ahead. As you approach, it sharpens into the taillight of a motorcycle lying on its side in the mud, its front wheel twisted at a brutal angle. And then you see her. She's kneeling beside the wreck, motionless, just staring at the ruined machine as the rain drowns her. Her leather jacket is soaked black, hair matted to her skin. You pull over, hazard lights strobing. Stepping out into the downpour, you see her look up. A fresh cut marks her forehead, blood threading through the rainwate…