Movie

These last few days of my life were also ironically some of the best days of my life. I felt....human again. The connection I made with Evana made me realize I didn't have to be lonely. Being lonely was not my fate, it was my choice. If only I had socialized more, if only I had participated in my classes more, maybe; just maybe, I wouldn't be so damn miserable all the time.

I was starting to become more positive. The frown on my face was gradually being replaced with a smile. And the cause of it all was right beside me, Evana. It had been around a month since she moved here. Our meetings that were limited to going or coming from school had greatly expanded. Now we were together most of the time. We loved hanging out with each other and really liked the other's company.

Today, was a sunny day. Evana and I were out to watch a new movie that released called 'Sin Of The Sisters'. It was supposedly a horror movie. I was scared shitless. Evana on the other hand was giggling looking that me; that devilspawn. I had recently realized how utterly scared I became when something slightly scary showed up in the screen. It felt like my soul would fly out my body. And today I was going to watch what was called ' The Scariest Horror Movie Of 2021' in a theater no less.

We reached there early and sat down in our seats. We were in the back row of the movie theater, Evana said she liked the back rows better. I, on the other hand was too nervous to even enjoy the luxury the seat provided. As if the horror movie wasn't nerve-wracking enough, I was nervous about something else as well. 'This is my first time going to movies with a girl.' Yes, this was the only experience I ever had of going to a theater with a female. And for the cherry on top, the female was Evana.

I tried to best to calm my nerves down. Then, the movie started. After it started, I had no time to even think about Evana, I was busy being scared for my life. Each and every jumpscare in that movie made me flinch or writhe in my chair. It was agonizing. I was a person who would get scared watching B-Grade Horror movies, but this, I thought I would die of a heart attack. But then, something happened, something that turned this horror movie beautiful to me.

"You're so cute." Evana said giggling watching me be scared at every jumpscare.

"....."

My cheeks flushed red. Then, Evana, realizing what she said, looked at my blushing face and also turned red. What happened after that, I couldn't tell you. The whole movie was a blur. Neither Evana nor I had any focus on the movie at all. We were both lost in our thoughts.

'Maybe, I should grab her outstretched hand or would that be too creepy?'

'Maybe I should change the topic and go back to watching the movie?'

'I should tell her I'm going to the washroom and never come back.'

Many thoughts were rushing through my head. But I didn't know which to act on. I sneakily looked over on her side, she had her hand outstreched and her face hidden. I knew then, that now was not the time to cower. If I had cowered when speaking to Evana the first time, would I be this happy now? Would I have realized that the purpose of my existence was not just misery? No.

So I did it. I grabbed her hand. It felt smooth, felt delicate. I was scared she would scream at me. But, nothing happpened. Just as I grabbed her hand, she grabbed mine. Without even looking at me, I knew what she was thinking. And I couldn't be happier.

After the movie finsihed, I told her, "Let's go, it's over."

"Mhmm."

The entire way from the movie hall to her house, we both said nothing. But our hands were inseperable. When we reached her house, it felt wrong letting her hand go. It felt terrible.

"See you tommrow." Evana said with a smile.

"Yeah, see you tomorrow." I said with what I presume was a goofy smile.

This day was a beginning of something new. I felt that my entire life was about to change from this day. I had no idea how right I was.

I reached my home. It was closed.

Knock. Knock.

"Mom, open the door, it's me Benji."

Knock. Knock. Thud.

I hit the door hard the last time. It seemed like Mom was home early today, and she even closed the door forgetting about me.

"Just what I needed to end off an almost perfect day." I thought sarcastically. I knew that we had an extra key somewhere but forgot where. So I searched. After 5 minutes, I found it inside of a shoebox near our mailbox.

I opened the door.

Creak

I wanted to walk up to my room. But, then, I stopped.

I stopped because I saw something. I saw legs. Legs in front of my face slowly rotating around.

My heart dropped. Unconsiously, I slowly looked up.

Slowly, I gazed up the leg and saw it belonged to a body. A body that was hanging from the ceiling fan.

A body that was all too familiar to me.

A body of my Mom.