The liquid made them become something they weren’t, but what they hoped to be. With a look in the mirror and a final smile to their reflection, they left their room and headed downtown. On the way there, they wondered if the driver realized what they had just swallowed - the droplets that made them feel like their true self while robbing them of the present moment. But they didn’t need to think of that. They felt on top of the world, and their new persona brought them great joy. People loved who they became when they drank the potion; some people lived their lives wondering who they would be each time they drank from the vial. On the other hand, some people lived their lives wishing they had never drank from it in the first place.

As they walked into the bar, they ordered another shot of alcohol.