Tempus Fugit
by Purry

"Ohhhhhh, no!"

"Hey, what's wrong, Johnny?"

"Ohhhhhh, no!"

"Johnny?"

"Ohhhhhh!"

"Johnny, what's wrong? Are you sick?"

"Ohhhhhh, my! I just didn't realize it."

"What?"

"What am I gonna do?"

"About what? Johnny, what's gonna on?"

"Damn!"

"Johnny!?"

"Roy, you wouldn't understand!"

"Understand about what?"

"My life as I know it will be over."

"What?! What's wrong!?"

"I knew it was gonna happen, I just never thought too much about it, you know?"

"No I don't know! What are you talking about?"

"My life."

"What about your life?"

"Man! I just didn't realize..."

"JOHNNY!"

"Oh, Roy... Ohhhhh...."

"Johnny, I swear if you don't tell me right now what has gotten you so upset....."

"Ok, ok you don't have to get your shorts in a wedgie."

"ARGH! Junior!"

"You won't understand."

"Try me!"

"Well, uh....."

"Yeah?"

"I...I'm gonna be....I can't...I can't say it out loud. It'll make it so."

"What is it? If it's gonna happen, it's gonna happen and I'll be here to help you through what ever it is."

"Ok, you're right. Nothing I can do to stop it."

"What is IT!"

"I just realized that in 364 days I'm gonna turn 30. Oh God!"

"Is that all?"

"Is that all?! Roy, are you kidding me? Is that all?!"

"Yeah, so. I've already turned 30 and I'm no different then I was when I was 29."

"Yeah, but...."

"But what? And why did you think I wouldn't understand?"

"Roy, you're not ME! I'm gonna be OLD!"

"Hey, 30's not old. It's a milestone."

"Huh?"

"A milestone."

"Yeah, I guess."

"Hey, don't get all in a tizzy you have a whole year left to be 29, so enjoy it."

"Yeah, sure."

"What is it now?"

"I was just thinking that 40's not that far off. Ohhhhhhhhhhhh no, just 10 years and 364 days and I'll be 40."

"JOHNNY!"

"Tempus fugit, Roy. Tempus fugit."

"Huh?"

"Time flies."

"Oh!"

The End
 

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