Thresholds

For some reason I remembered this morning the day I turned fourteen. I was so unholy excited I told EVERYONE. By everyone, I mean everyone. The train conductor, the ticket checker at the train station, the waiter at the coffee shop where I had breakfast, and all my classmates and teachers. It became a joke for my teachers, because I had been telling them about it for DAYS.

In retrospect, I have absolutely no idea why. I mean, it was a nice birthday. I had my friends over. I got several books...