Episode 12: "We're Adults Now"

This is Drabbletober, the podcast of tiny fiction.Hello, and welcome to Drabbletober. This is episode 12, for Saturday the 12th of October 2024, and I'm Elizabeth Guilt.Your one-hundred word story for the day is:We're Adults NowWe were around ten, I guess. The summer was hot, bakingly hot, and no-one noticed us building a spaceship behind the greenhouse. We used old plywood, the gears from Emily's bike, and a car battery, and blasted off for the Moon.We were back in time for tea, of course.Years later, worn by a messy divorce, I bumped into Emily. We went for a drink, then another. She remembered!"Want to build another spaceship?" I asked. "Revisit the Moon?"She shook her head. "We're adults, now."I nodded, stupid with disappointment.She smiled. "This time, let's aim for Mars."---Did you build a spaceship when you were little? We did. And we dug a treasure mine in the front garden, and figured out a machine for talking to aliens.I think we could all do with a little more of that energy in our adult lives.---Take care, everyone, and I'll see you tomorrow for episode 13.https://www.elizabethguilt.com/drabbletober/episode12