Turn the engine but the engine doesn't turn.

I was moving to Eureka. I was going to share an apartment with a good friend of mine. It had been in the works for some time. I was finally going to get out of this house and be put into a situation where I would be able to work to better myself, without my family getting in my way. Then, just a couple days ago, someone else swooped in and took my place in the equation. Back to hopelessly rotting in filth, I suppose.