The cartoon character...

 The cartoon character was spinning the firepit,

his form, a blur of magnified pixels.

He wore a mischievous face and a fixed smile,

his voice loud and  clear.

I approached him, worry and confusion dripping off me

like sweat on a workout day.

My question trembled as it escaped my lips:

"Will my life turn out good or not?

Without hesitation, and with the same fixed smile,

He turned to me and said,

"Your life is pending right now".

A giant square materialized before me,

its bold red letter screaming PENDING,

Like checking a job application status

and finding no resolution.

I understood.

The realization hit me

like ocean waves slapping my freckled face.

"He doesn't even know", I thought.

It's up to me.

It has always been up to me.