reminisce | benny the jet rodriguez

11| blue slushies

Amara's pov

Sunday Night

Tonight the sandlot boys and I were going to the theater to watch a new movie. I'm not really sure what the movie was called or what it's about. All i know is that the boys really wanted to watch it.

I was in the car with Kenny, Scotty, Alan, Benny. Benny was in the front with Kenny and the rest of us were in the back.

"Sooo Benny... I heard you and your new coworker have been hitting it off." Alan smirked at Benny.

"Shut up."

"Who is she?" Alan teased.

"The new girl Florence?" Scotty chimed in, looking confused as ever.

Right when Scotty mentioned Florence, Alan's face went blank.

I knew he wouldn't like to hear that his best friend was being shipped with his crush. A few days back, Alan mentioned he wanted to get at Florence.

"So you like Florence?" Alan questioned, trying to act like he didn't care.

"I mean... i guess you can say that." I watched as Benny turned red and got all embarrassed when they teased him.

I'm not going to lie.... i wanted to jump out of this moving car.

The entire car ride i stayed silent until we got to the theater.

I purposely avoided being around Benny. I didn't even want to hear her name come out of his mouth. But from what i heard in the car, they are hanging out again next Saturday.

Good for him.

"Hey are we going to share our drink and popcorn?" Benny nudged me as he held a big bag of popcorn and a blue slushie. Every time we go to a movie theater we always share the drink and popcorn. It was just something we always did. And we always got a blue slushie for the Dodgers.

I just nodded my head at him and smiled.

Then we went to our theater and sat in our seats way in the back.

I couldn't even get into the movie we were watching because i was still sad about Florence. She was too perfect to hate and that's what made it harder.

"What are you thinking about?" Benny leaned over.

"Nothing." i shrugged. "Just bored."

"Yeah the movie kinda sucks." he admitted. We both got sleepy watching it.

He ended up resting his head on my shoulder. I didn't move an inch.

I smiled to myself as i felt him reach for the popcorn.

He grabbed a few pieces and hand fed me the popcorn throughout the movie.

Then he sat up and looked at me.

"I have a surprise."

"Hm?" i mumbled.

I watched as he pulled out a bag of m&m's from his back pocket.

"Yay." my eyes beamed with excitement as he opened them.

"Should i put it in the popcorn?" he smirked at me. We both knew the answer to that.

—

"That was a good movie." Scotty commented as we exited the movie theater.

"Not really." Squints shook his head.

I just sipped on the blue raspberry slushie as the boys argued about if the movie was good or not.

"Don't drink all of it." Benny teased.

"Too late." i opened the top to reveal the bottom of the cup.

"I'm going to get a refill. Wanna come?"

"Yeah. I'll pay." i offered.

"It's okay. Refills are free remember." he reminded me as we walked back to the food station.

"I know.... that's why i offered." i laughed as i watched him refill it.

"Benny?" we both turned to see Florence and her friend.

"Oh my god hey!" she walked up and hugged him.

I just stood there awkwardly.

"Hey. What are you doing here?" Benny looked so thrilled to see Florence.

Can you tell when someone is acting totally different around a person? Because i can. I didn't know how to feel.

Benny was getting shy and red around her. Even the way he talked to her, i sensed flirting between the two.

"Benny! Mar!" Alan shouted for us so we could leave.

"We better go." Benny waved to his coworker as we walked off.

Kenny dropped us all off at our houses and i went straight home to bed.

I had school and work tomorrow. I was not looking forward to it.

—sweeteasaint

hi