Monroe being a small city (barely big enough to even call itself a city) in central Louisiana was supposed to mean it was calm and safe. That turns out not to be the case. Sable is walking to the grocery store, in boymode, when the passengers of two nearby cars start shooting at each other. She runs toward a car to duck behind it, but doesn't quite make it there.

A stray shot hits her in the neck.

She falls to the ground.

Everything feels so... cold.