Fallen

Chapter 3 - Movies with Derrick

          I pull up to the theater before Derrick and parked out at the road.  While I sit there waiting for him I take a good look at myself and realize I am not even dressed for a date.

          Here he comes pulling up beside with a great big smile on his face.  He looks as if he just won the lottery.  He looks so happy I hate to tell him I need to go.  I can’t go on a date dressed like this.  My jeans are torn at the knee, my shirt has a hole in it, and my sneakers are raggedy because they are five years old.

          I get out of my car and meet up with him at his truck.  His truck looks like one of those monster trucks and it towers above me.  I have to tell him, even though I wish that I didn’t have to, only because I have been dreaming of this day for awhile now.  I never thought it would ever happen but look at where I am.  And I have to wimp out on our first date together.

          I get up the nerve and I tell him “I am so, so very sorry but I have to go.  How can I go on a date looking like this?  I just can’t do it.”  His smile turns into a frown as he thinks about what I just said.  He looks like he lost his best friend and as if he was going to cry, until he finally says, “I don’t care what your clothes look like as long as I am with you.  When I saw you for the first time it took me this long to get enough courage to actually ask you out.  I don’t want to wait another minute to be with you.  As long as I get to see you and your beautiful face I could care less about what you are wearing.  Besides I sprung it on you in short notice.”  He made me blush for saying that.  So we walk together to the movie theater to find what we want to see.

          As we are walking up to the theater he grabs my hand and holds it all the way there.  When he does, he startles me but I hold on to his as tight as he does mine.  It’s as if he never wants to let go.

          Now we find out that they have quite a few to choose from that are pretty good sounding and it is hard for us to choose what we want to see.  But we finally choose one that is a Romance/Comedy and so we buy our tickets and head inside.  He asks “do you want anything from the snack bar?”  I replied “no I’m good.”

          We take our seats all the way at the top in the very corner.  We are a few minutes early, so we just sit and talk.  He is telling me about his brother who lives in Phoenix, Arizona when the lights dim and the previews start.  His brother is only two years older than him but he says “he is so much smarter than me.”  I tell him “give yourself credit because you are in a great college and you would not have been accepted if you were not smart.”  He just flashes a shy smile and the movie is ready to start.

          They cut the lights off and the only light is coming from the screen.  Since we are in the far corner it is pretty dark.  He wraps his arm around me and pulls me close to him.  I can feel my heart speed up.  After all, this is what I was hoping for.  No one else is close to us except a couple 3 rows down so he leans in and puts his tender lips on mine and for that moment the earth stood still.  We never even really paid much attention to the movie because we were embraced in each other’s arms throughout the whole thing.  We lost track of time, before we knew it the lights were coming back on and the credits were rolling.  We looked at each other and we didn’t want to leave that moment behind.

          We walked back to our vehicles and he kissed me goodnight.  He had that sad look again and I believe I did too.  It was so good to be in his arms that it just drained me thinking it was over for the night.  We made plans to see each other the next day.  Before he got in his truck he said “see you tomorrow.”  I nodded in agreement and got in my car.  He waited for me to leave first, as a real gentleman should, and I waved goodbye as I passed him.  My thoughts still locked in the moment when we first kissed as well as his warm embrace.  I never thought it could happen to me, but tonight was the best night I have ever had.  I never even told him that was my first kiss.  Maybe I will tell him when I see him tomorrow.  I would never trade that first kiss for all the money in the world.

          I pull into my driveway and walk into the house to find my mom is waiting for me on the couch.  I thought to myself ‘Oh no, I totally forgot to tell mom I was going out tonight!’  We were supposed to eat dinner together tonight like we always do on Friday nights.  It is our night together as mother and daughter since she works hard and puts in long hours at work.  She works at the hospital if I never did tell you that.  So you can imagine that on her night off and I skip dinner with her and forget to tell her that I am going out how she is feeling.  My mom looks at me and asks, “You know its late right?  And I thought we were having dinner tonight?”  I said, “yes and I am sorry for not calling you, but I was so excited when Derrick asked me out today at the café.  We went to the movies!”  My mom seemed OK after that and said to me, “Really?  That is so amazing.  It’s exactly what you were waiting for.  But you still should have called at least.  Was it as much fun as you had imagined?”  I told her that it was the most amazing night of my life.  We just sat there talking for a couple of minutes and I told her a little about my first date with Derrick.  We were both tired so we said we could talk more about it tomorrow.  We said goodnight and went to our bedrooms.

           That night I had the most amazing dream.  It was all about Derrick and me together.  Most definitely the most amazing night EVER!! 

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Well that was invigorating!  This story is turning out even better than I first imagined.  Now I have writers block and I don't know what my fourth chapter will even be yet.  Stay tuned to find out what I come up with next. :)