INTERIOR: ABIGAIL JIN's APARTMENT in BINGHAMTON NEW YORK

ABIGAIL and BEN are about to leave for ABIGAILS work at the YMCA where she cleans the facilities for $6 an hour. She works part time afternoons.

ABIGAIL: Ok, you have your keys?

BEN: Yeah,I got them, oh Whoops!

Ben picks up what he dropped as he tooko her set of house keys off the keyholder: a small harmonica key chain.

ABIGAIL: Oh, Mom gave that to me, hehe.

BEN: HAHA!

ABIGAIL: Ok, now let's see if you can lock the door.

BEN: (slightly annoyed) Gee Jin, I can lock a door, I am 25 you know. I'll be 30 in four years...

ABIGAIL: I know,

BEN: (annoyed but with a smile) Gosh, you always treat me like Im 5 or something!

ABIGAIL: I wonder why...

BEN: Ive locked doors before, I can managethis one! Im not some kid!
(thinking) I wonder what part of my life after school youve seen as being 5 years old? Is it cause I take jobs you don't think of as adult? Should I stay in school for 4+ years of my life? Is that more grown up? Im just tired of being seen as some young kid when I dont think I am. And certainly not by someone whos still in school and three years younger than I am

ABIGAIL: Let's go.

BEN: Ok


I wonder after reading this, and I was thinking on the way back from dropping off my sister at work hwo Iwould write this entry but now I feel like it might seem a little defensive. I wonder how I can slow down this mechanism. My sisters cell phone is making all these noises. There was a funny moment after this one too. Jin said, you can pick me up after work around 7. And I was like oh ok, Ill park out in front. Shes like no! You can walk! Its only 2 blocks. I was like, really? Hahahaha