17:24

17:24 is what it says on my birth certificate, it's official and written in patronisingly important black letters

4th March 1998 at 17:24 is what it says

That was the moment everything began, the first breath, the first feeling of air, the first dazed glance at the world. It all happened then, and everything was new, everything was blank and clean

Untouched.

And this Sunday the 4th of March 2018 at 17:24 i will be exactly

not kind of or just about, i will be exactly 20 years old.

And i can resume the messy haze that has been the last 20 years, i can continue living and ticking off the days

So cheers to 20 may you be the best year yet.