Love at the Movies

The Cinema

Chapter 1
We were going to watch one of the movies in the cinema. They were debating wither we should watch a horror or a comedy. Noemi, Caitlín and Felix really wanted to watch a horror, where Séan, Saoirse and Mark wanted to watch a comedy. "Your just chicken!" Felix joked, poking Séan on the arm "I'd never be a chicken. More of a roaster."Séan laughed. I don't know if he thought that was a good come back or not. "Guys, we need a good laugh," said Mark "and this one's supposed to be hilarious." "Or we could watch an axe wielding maniac." Noemi responded. Matt was getting impatient. He wanted to get in, get popcorn and watch a movie. He really didn't care which one.

They continued to debate. I decided to grab some sweets from the vending machine. I didn't mind, as long as we have good seats. When I was putting the coins in the slot, 2 hands from behind cover over my eyes. I'll admit, it kinda shocked me. Then a familiar voice began to speak.
"Guess who?" he said.
"Ethan?" I asked.
"Didn't take you long. Better hide my voice next time." He said, taking his hands off my face. I turned around. He was smiling, from ear to ear. His smile is infectious.
"Finally," I joked, "thought you weren't gonna come."
"Never, I'm always on time, yer just early." he said, as we walked back to the group.

They decided to watch the horror. We sat up at the back since there was like 9 of us. I was near the middle, with Saoirse and Ethan sitting either side of me.
Just before the movie started, me and Saoirse went to the bathroom.
"I'd give it a month." she said as she was washing her hands.
"Until what?" I asked, having no clue what she was saying.
"A month until he asked you out." she smiled.
"Me and Ethan aren't a thing. We're just friends. That's all." I answered.
"I believe ya." she said. "Friends with benefits?" She was only messing with me.
"I'm not sure where you got that information from." I joked as we left the bathroom.
"I've seen the way you two look at each other," she said, "and that twinkle in your eye when he walks in the room."
"I think your hallucinating." I joked.
"You're a terrible liar." Saoirse always knew if someone was lying to her somehow.
"Look, if somethings going to happen, it'll happen, but for now we're just mates." I said as we walked back into the room.
"A month." She winked as we walked up the steps. I couldn't help but giggle. I admit, I have been thinking about Ethan a fair bit, but I doubt he feels the same way. Besides, he's one of my best friends, I couldn't risk that.

The movie started and you could see the excitement on Noemi's face. She was dying to watch this movie for ages. She absolutely loves horror movies. At this point, I don't think they scare her at all. I can't count how many times I jumped. I even screamed once. The rest of them broke into laughter. A girl getting chased by a serial killer, and we were just back here in fits.
A few minutes later, my mind started to drift. I started to think about Ethan. I started to relax a little. I started thinking, what if Saoirse was right? Did he feel the same way about me? If we did start a relationship, would it work out? What if I'm in the friend zone or something and he sees me like a sister? I took a glance at Ethan. He was just staring at the movie, none the wiser. What am I doing. Saoirse got in my head. I managed to stop myself from thinking about him, by focusing on the movie. I zoned back in right as one of the characters were getting their hand cut off. How lovely.

About half way threw the movie, I was on edge of my seat. I was waiting for the jump scare to happen. Ethan held my hand. I looked up at him. He whispered "It's okay. I've got you." He gave me a caring smile. He managed to calm me down. For the rest of the movie, I didn't really jump. I just squeezed Ethan's hand whenever I got scared. I felt safe. I guess I always did around him. No Kat, stop thinking. You got to focus on something else. I couldn't help it. The harder I tried to stop myself, the more I ended up thinking about him. He is sweet and kind, and funny. He always got me in a way most people don't. We just understand each other. But he's my friend. He's really special to me. Would I be willing to jeopardize that? I don't know if it was just Saoirse getting in my head, but I started dwelling on the idea of me and Ethan. I looked over to him again, he had the same goofy expression on his face. Before I knew it the movie was over.

Afterwards we decided to head over the arcade. They were teasing me about me being scared the whole night. I know I'll be hearing this for a while. We played some of the arcade games and some pool. Mark started getting frustrated with the claw machine. He really wanted to win that teddy bear. I was wondering if I should tell someone. It is probably going to be fine, and in the morning, I'd feel normal again.