3:33 AM. Two and a half miles on the bike. David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” playing in the dark.

There’s a specific kind of quiet that exists at that hour in Pensacola — no traffic, no voices, just the chain clicking and the humid air sitting on your skin like a second shirt. A-ha’s “Take on Me” came on next and I almost laughed. The synth riff bouncing off empty streets at 3:38 in the morning. Eddie Money closed it out with “Take Me Home Tonight,” which felt like the universe being on the nose about it.

2.56 miles. Twelve minutes. Just enough to remember the bike still works and so do I.

The best rides are the ones nobody else is awake for.

🎵 LISTENING TO

🎵 3:33 AM — Space Oddity by David Bowie

🎵 3:38 AM — Take on Me by a-ha

🎵 3:43 AM — Take Me Home Tonight by Eddie Money

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// RAPTOR GIRL