TITLE: Legality
AUTHOR: Ragna (writinggoddess@aol.com)
SPOILERS/CLASSIFICATION: Post-"Chosen," Dawn-fic
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Waiting for the age of eighteen was a rite of passage, Dawn decided, a rite of passage she’d much rather live without. It was only a minute until the clock in the apartment would strike midnight, and then she could relieve herself of the shackle of childhood and be an Adult, complete with capital A.

60 seconds of waiting, wondering…45 seconds of hoping, wishing…30 seconds of torment, frustration…15 seconds of anxiety, worry…now five, now four, now three, now two, now one…

Dawn jumped up off the couch, letting out a yelp. “I’m legal! I’m legal! Finally, I’m a frigging adult!”