I met Lexi working a crappy overnight shift at a convenience store. She started on the day shift and I remember being intimidated by all the BLACK and the DREADS and the PIERCINGS, Oh My! I finally got the chance to get a conversation going when she bought a $1 lottery ticket and said she was going to be mad if someone won on the next ticket. She asked me to text her if that was the case and lo and behold, someone won $50 on the next ticket and I was excited to have an excuse to talk to her. With my newly acquired introverts avenue for communication I began to conjure up a new winner whenever she bought a ticket until she caught on to my scheme. After that we started chatting on a regular basis and from there I discovered she was sweet and kind and never had a negative word to say about anyone unless they’d made the unfortunate mistake of raising her ire. In which case the BLACK and DREADS and PIERCINGS are all too fitting. And thus began a relationship that pulled me from a difficult place and given me a source of happiness and stability that makes my life one worth living.