Darkness

The Evening Where Everything Started

It was a Saturday and I always loved Saturday's because it meant one more day before having to go back to school. I always thought weekends were good because, so much could happen in such a short span of time. Movies, dinners, crying, homework, seeing family or friends, even traveling somewhere. It was a way to escape everyday life and try to be different before returning into reality.

I was cleaning my room like I normally did on a Saturday when my phone did a soft chirp from across the room. I looked to make sure my path was clear then completed a side backwards roll to reach my phone. A smile spread across my face when I hit the home button and saw the name that appeared on my phone. It was her, the one that I always looked for in the hallways, and the two classes we had together my eyes would always wonder to her. We talked on occasion, but it was usually just for homework help. When I read the text, I didn't think that it was really meant for me.

"Do you want to go to the movies with me tonight, and stay over afterwards?"

That was the start; I knew it. The first step into many that would lead me falling into the tunnel of love and heartbreak.

Waiting a few minutes before texting her back, I figured out what I wanted to say. No matter how much I wanted to see her, and be alone with her I didn't know if I was actually cable of it. Wait, would we actually be alone?

"Was that for me?"

A second later she was typing back which kind of scared me, "Of course silly. Do you want to go or not? We can pick you up."

"I'd love to go. Thank you so much."

"Yeah, no problem. It'll be fun."

A smile spread across my face and I dropped my phone. Tonight, would be fun; one I would never forget and hopefully I wouldn't want to.

Crap, I still hadn't asked yet. Dad better say yes. I think my heart may shatter if he doesn't.

The text was sent, and now waiting for a response I started to pack my bag. For one night I wouldn't need much, but I wanted to make sure that I would have everything. My phone chirped again, and I clanced over to see that my dad had responded,

"Yeah, I guess. Be safe; take some money out of the jar, and don't get in trouble."

Wonderful! Everything was going well; now I would just have to make it through the whole evening and night to see how well it would really go.

"Which showing are we going to?" I texted to my new favorite person in the world.

"The 9:30 showing because watching scary movies at night are always the best ones. My grandma and I will probably come over around eight, so we can get some food then make it to the theater in time to get some good seats."

The butterflies were starting to form in my tummy and my stress levels were raising. You can do this, I told myself.

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It was 7:30 now: the dogs had been fed, water, and let out. Bags packed; I went out to sit on the couch. Gosh I was needy. I wasn't waiting long before the sleek gray car pulled into my lonely driveway and I headed down to the door.

We went to a small café around the corner of the theater, so the parking lot would be easier to get out after the movie. My nerves were still going wild, and by the time my salad come out I had twirled my ring around my finger more than five dozen times. How did people do this so causally? Was this a date? Just two friends going to the movies? Did I even want to ask?