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Frankenstien , two of my favorite movies. Unfortunately their goal fell terribly short and the movie consisted mostly of poorly executed physical comedy. It would have been a total bust if I had come by myself, but with Clarissa bouncing in her chair and snorting out laughter, it was still a fun evening. I looked toward the entrance, expecting Jaron to be walking in any second, but he wasn’t there.
“Maribel! You missed it—” Clarissa laughed. “He just put a fork in a power outlet!” She bent over in laughter and slapped her leg. “Oh, Frankenstiens…”
I glanced at the screen in time to see smoke coming out of the monster’s ears. “Yes, hilarious. Hey, don’t you think Jaron should be back by now?” I asked.
“Don’t worry about it. It hasn’t been that long. Just watch the show. You’re missing all of the good stuff.”
I tried to get into the movie so that I didn’t offend her, but the longer Jaron took the more nervous I got. The movie was more than half over; he had been gone at least thirty minutes, maybe more. Would those three boys have tried to jump him? I didn’t think so; they looked scared and put in their place, not ready to fight. But, what else could make him take that long?
I stood up swiftly. “I’m going to go and check on Jaron. I’ll be right back.”
Clarissa grabbed the popcorn bucket from my hands. “Okay, if he bailed, bring me back some Dots,” she said, her eyes never leaving the screen.
“Bailed?” I asked under my breath.
“I’m sure he’s out there. Maybe there’s a long line.”
I shrugged, hoping that was the case, but I knew in my gut that even if every person in the theater had decided to get refreshments at the same time, it still wouldn’t have taken that long. I walked down the aisle, and when I made it to the stairs, it seemed darker than it should have been. I hurried out the door, wanting to get into the light of the hallway. I went straight to the popcorn stand. The sweet girl who had given me my bucket was still running it. There was no line, and no Jaron.
“Hey, have you seen the guy I came in with?” I asked her, attempting to keep my voice nonchalant.
She put on a frown that was all ‘poor girl’. “Yeah, he was getting some candy when some guy met up with him.” She looked over her shoulder. “I couldn’t pick up all that they were saying, but from what I did hear, I think that he left with his friend to go on a road trip or something.”
I tried to shrug off the pitying look she was giving me, like I was some weepy woman left at the altar. It wasn’t a big deal if Jaron had bailed to go see someone else. Who was he to me, anyway? I knew it shouldn’t matter. He was a stranger. So why did it feel like someone had knocked the wind out of me?
“Are you okay?” the girl asked.
“Yes, I’m fine. He wasn’t sure if he’d be able to stay all the way through the movie,” I lied. “I just wanted to come get our candy.” I grabbed the box of Dots and Junior Mints and put my money down, turning to go without waiting for change. I went back to the dark theater and sat next to Clarissa.
“Where’s Jaron?” she whispered.
For some reason, my first instinct was to lie to her and say I'd met him in the lobby and he'd told me he had to go. But I wasn’t normally a dishonest person, and Clarissa was the one non-family member I could be one hundred percent honest with. I had never been rejected and was embarrassed that she was here to experience it with me. “He’s gone. An employee said he left with some dude to go on a road trip.” I felt her tense up.
“What? Well, maybe it was something he forgot about and had to leave right away,” she reassured.
“Well even if it that’s the case, how am I supposed to read into the fact that he just totally ditched me without saying anything at all?” I asked, trying to keep the hurt out of my voice. Even if Jaron had forgotten about a prior engagement, him leaving like he had
“Maribel! You missed it—” Clarissa laughed. “He just put a fork in a power outlet!” She bent over in laughter and slapped her leg. “Oh, Frankenstiens…”
I glanced at the screen in time to see smoke coming out of the monster’s ears. “Yes, hilarious. Hey, don’t you think Jaron should be back by now?” I asked.
“Don’t worry about it. It hasn’t been that long. Just watch the show. You’re missing all of the good stuff.”
I tried to get into the movie so that I didn’t offend her, but the longer Jaron took the more nervous I got. The movie was more than half over; he had been gone at least thirty minutes, maybe more. Would those three boys have tried to jump him? I didn’t think so; they looked scared and put in their place, not ready to fight. But, what else could make him take that long?
I stood up swiftly. “I’m going to go and check on Jaron. I’ll be right back.”
Clarissa grabbed the popcorn bucket from my hands. “Okay, if he bailed, bring me back some Dots,” she said, her eyes never leaving the screen.
“Bailed?” I asked under my breath.
“I’m sure he’s out there. Maybe there’s a long line.”
I shrugged, hoping that was the case, but I knew in my gut that even if every person in the theater had decided to get refreshments at the same time, it still wouldn’t have taken that long. I walked down the aisle, and when I made it to the stairs, it seemed darker than it should have been. I hurried out the door, wanting to get into the light of the hallway. I went straight to the popcorn stand. The sweet girl who had given me my bucket was still running it. There was no line, and no Jaron.
“Hey, have you seen the guy I came in with?” I asked her, attempting to keep my voice nonchalant.
She put on a frown that was all ‘poor girl’. “Yeah, he was getting some candy when some guy met up with him.” She looked over her shoulder. “I couldn’t pick up all that they were saying, but from what I did hear, I think that he left with his friend to go on a road trip or something.”
I tried to shrug off the pitying look she was giving me, like I was some weepy woman left at the altar. It wasn’t a big deal if Jaron had bailed to go see someone else. Who was he to me, anyway? I knew it shouldn’t matter. He was a stranger. So why did it feel like someone had knocked the wind out of me?
“Are you okay?” the girl asked.
“Yes, I’m fine. He wasn’t sure if he’d be able to stay all the way through the movie,” I lied. “I just wanted to come get our candy.” I grabbed the box of Dots and Junior Mints and put my money down, turning to go without waiting for change. I went back to the dark theater and sat next to Clarissa.
“Where’s Jaron?” she whispered.
For some reason, my first instinct was to lie to her and say I'd met him in the lobby and he'd told me he had to go. But I wasn’t normally a dishonest person, and Clarissa was the one non-family member I could be one hundred percent honest with. I had never been rejected and was embarrassed that she was here to experience it with me. “He’s gone. An employee said he left with some dude to go on a road trip.” I felt her tense up.
“What? Well, maybe it was something he forgot about and had to leave right away,” she reassured.
“Well even if it that’s the case, how am I supposed to read into the fact that he just totally ditched me without saying anything at all?” I asked, trying to keep the hurt out of my voice. Even if Jaron had forgotten about a prior engagement, him leaving like he had
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