It was oh-dark-30, and I was on an unlit road to nowhere, heading to a town I hadn't even known existed. How the hell did this happen?

It was oh-dark-30, and I was on an unlit road to nowhere, heading to a town I hadn't even known existed. How the hell did this happen?
I had a decision to make. Obey the law or help a mom and her kid out.
My keys were missing. Magically, mysteriously gone. The problem was, I was already driving when I realized it.
Before I launch into my day of indignity, I just want to say that I hate to tell you, but as a species, we're doomed and there's no way around it. The culprit? It's not climate change; it's not nuclear weapons; it's not a worldwide pandemic; it's not even an asteroid of doom heading our way. Oh …
I got more than I bargained for when I picked a young woman up one morning.