I had lost everything over the past few months. My home. My parents and older brother. I walked into that empty convenience store, doubting I would find much. There wasn't much left on the planet anyway, all the electronics that could be used had gotten wasted within the first year that hell began.

But my eyes, oh, my eyes shown with a brightness that hadn't been seen since this whole mess with the moon began, you would think it was a pre-moon Christmas and I had gotten everything I wanted. Actual, AAA batteries right there in front of me, for the first time in about two years. I could listen to music again. After all that had happened, after all that I had lost, I could actually have some hope, or at least, forget about all that I had lost. If only for a little while.

I felt around in my pockets for the small device. It was a full package of AAA batteries, I could have music for years if I wanted to. As I unwound the earbuds from around music player, I couldn't help but wonder. Why had I kept it? Was there just a part of me that was just so unwilling to not let go of something so dear? Whatever it was, my hands were shaking just from the thought of being reminded of what life had been like. I took out the battery and replaced it with one of the batteries in the package, and I crossed my fingers and hoped for the best.

I put the earbuds in and waited, and the device turned on, music playing in my ears. I curled up on the ground and sobbed tears of joy.

Finally, some humanity in a world that had gone so wrong.