The Importance of Laughter

At 17, I don't have anything like as much to say about my life. And she's 35, after all. So I tell her mainly about my dreams and ambitions to be a singer or an actor. But I'm excited about trying for an Oxford scholarship next year - but crapping myself about the entrance exams. That evening I put my clothes back on, and this time when we hold each other by the front door, not sad or frustrated, everything has changed again, but it feels good. See you at school, I grin.