> take out my much more powerful bike headlight from my pocket [take a moment to appreciate my Very Shiny Rock for courage]
You wish you had rode your bike to the office, but your parents would likely have noticed it missing from the garage when they got home. You had instead taken the bus to a lot near the office, a location you've been meaning to explore for months at this point.
You take out the shiney rock in your pocket. It reminds you of the girl that gave it to you, an old friend that you last saw many months ago. You stare at it in the light of the crescent moon and your flashlight, and steel your courage.