Because legality is a reason to celebrate [RP for im_afreakshow]

[notantichrist]

They were sitting in a booth in the little diner waiting for pie. It was Claire's birthday, her eighteenth birthday. They'd had dinner with Angela then gone to see a movie. Now they were having pie. Their hands were joined over the table. He'd yet to give her the birthday present he'd gotten her but it was tucked in his inside pocket. In a couple

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[thecheerleader]

"Not really," Claire admitted, smiling over at Sam. "This is a lot different than any other birthday, but the age part of it doesn't seem to factor in. It's more just being here and focusing on new things."

[notantichrist]

"Yeah, you're really making a turning point in your life with your GED and going to college," Sam nodded. "I liked eighteen. It was like I suddenly had all this freedom."

[thecheerleader]

"I don't know how much changes there," she said thoughtfully. It was hard to tell whether college meant more freedom, or Angela being able to keep a closer eye on her. "But they say it's the normal thing to do. I'm going with that. Even though...you know."

[notantichrist]

"Yeah..." Sam nodded. He smiled at her. "You want to be normal."

He leaned back as the waitress brought their pie, apple with ice cream for Sam. The waitress topped off their drinks and then went back to her station.

"You'll like college," Sam told her. "It's a lot different from high school You'll get a much wider diversity of students and the information is more in depth and tailored to what you want to study. Any ideas on majors or are you going undeclared for right now?"