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I look at my watch and realize theoutside the building ready to grab me and throw me in a van

I can’t help but shake le character volunteers to go down in a dark baseets killed off…to the surprise of no one

Those characters drive me crazy and are literally too stupid to live

At least that’s what I’ve always thought Until the movie became real and that character became…me

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I scoop out another handful of popcorn, trying to look nor

I know she’s going to come I just know it

And right on cue I see a sirl slide in the side door, head down as she quickly moves up the stairs until she reaches the top row

I don’t turn, instead holding ers up and down to confirm it’s me, as if it would be anybody else Luckilyand there’s ten people in the entire theater, max, and they're all here for the sa between each of us

Until she sits down next to me

“This better be good and you better not try anything I’ve got s ready in case you do”

I flattendown her volu her knoe need to keep this quiet Movie theater acoustics are good for sound co from the movie, fortunately, and nobody seems to have heard or have noticed

“Have you seen this one?” I ask,toward the screen

“Why are you wasting my time with this? Just say what you need to say”