Prompt 6 – Saturday
Darcy Lewis
Rated T
How do you know when you're technically all grown up? Is it when you get laid for the first time, or when you pay the very first month of your rent all on your own? Is it when you buy more fruit and vegetables than cookies and frozen dinners? What is that magic line in the sand that grants you access to all the important events, like being taken seriously, eating at the adult table at Thanksgiving, and being offered a drink with real alcohol in it, instead of just a Coke?
"Good morning, Miss Lewis," the guard calls after you. You're late and you're juggling – your life, your coffee, your phone, but you still hesitate long enough to say hello while you dig out your badge. The guard smiles and waves you through without checking. "People could take a lesson in ambition from you, coming in a weekend and all."
You don't respond, just smile and keep on walking, right past that arbitrary line between childhood and maturity, and you keep on trucking.