Some writing prompts are harder than others, and I felt sorry for most writers when the random number ‘Fifty-Four’ came up after we had been writing every day for over a month. Coincidentally, it had a special significance for me as 54 on Bath is a lovely hotel in Rosebank, Johannesburg where my son, Sébastien chose to spend his 18th birthday, so what else could I do but give my 120 words over to that evening.
When asked where he wanted to have dinner to mark his 18th birthday, my first born chose the roof top restaurant at 54 on Bath, a beautiful boutique hotel in Rosebank, Johannesburg.
My heart sank a little. We had marked a number of wonderful occasions there as a couple, which is perhaps why Seb chose it. He had heard from us how good the food was, and to him, it represented the epitome of being grown up.
It would be our first attempt at being grown up ourselves, post divorce. I wondered, could we be civil long enough to make the evening special, one for us all to remember.
We drank champagne, smiled at each other and toasted our son.
