It happened all of a sudden. I swear, just within the last week.
She got older.
I can’t explain it. It just is.
Maybe it was the new hoodie, which she wore, hood up, like so many teenagers these days.
Or how she scooped out her pumpkin tonight, impossibly long arms at work. Sleeves pushed up, never asking for help.
Or maybe her posture made that slight shift. Made her a bit taller, a bit straighter, a bit more sure of herself.
And just like that, she’s not so little anymore.