“I think I just met the happiest person in the world,” Maisy said, as she flung her keys onto the table and plopped into a chair.

Considering she just met the happiest person in the world, Maisy looked quite the opposite. Her eyes filled with tears and drifted to the window overlooking the street. She bit her lip to keep the tears from falling, but they betrayed her.

“Whoa, Maisy!” Nikki took a seat beside her. “What happened?”

Maisy swatted at her tears, “Sorry, I don’t know what came over me. I just don’t -I don’t remember the last time I’ve seen someone that happy. Honestly, I don’t remember the last time I’ve seen _anyone_ happy.”

Nikki followed Maisy’s gaze to the window. Dark sky peeked out between the tops of buildings. Anymore, the only light that illuminated the sky came from street lamps and the faint glow of homes. For kids born in the last decade, this scene was completely normal. But, for those Nikki and Maisy’s age who remember the pre-Dark Days, a sunless sky in the middle of the afternoon was everything but normal.

Nikki felt a lump quickly form in her throat as her eyes threatened to betray her as well. She swallowed hard, “Maisy, where did you meet this person? What were they doing?”

Maisy looked up, “It’s hard to explain, you just have to see for yourself.”