My Theater 8 by Ashley Milano Page A

what
just happened...“Of course I did. I'm watching the same thing you
are!”
    After
people kept coming in at their own pace a few holding popcorn and a
drink, two people came and sat below us. It was a girl around Alex's
age, she was wearing a batman shirt and she was with what looked to
be her dad. Later on they told us their names; Devin and Larry.
'Oh
no, here we go..'
my
brother started chatting them up. More like flirting with Devin. Well
we had two hours to burn, so why not converse some more.
    About
an hour and a half into the waiting we also started conversing with
the people above us. We talked to around 10 people in total, New
record! A man sitting right below me and I played Tick-Tack-Toe on
our hands with some spare Eyeliner that was in my purse, and my
brother was quizzing everyone in the row below us about the batman
comics.
    I
looked around the theater, it had all these people talking amongst
each other and loads of children laughing and running around hugging
someone dressed as Batman, heck, even the one dressed as Bane was
getting hugs from them. I couldn't help but smile. Today was awesome!
    Once
the room darkened everyone started finding their seats and clapping
and whistling and shouting and screaming you can just tell everyone
was pumped! I looked around once again and noticed two really tall
guys sitting the seats I wanted.
Aw
man! I really wanted to sit there! O
h
well, couldn't be helped!
    We
watched the commercials as everyone clapped and laughed and yelled
the whole way through, until the “Man of steel” movie preview
that's when it fell silent around us, suddenly a bored sounding voice
shouts beside me, "We came to see Batman." I couldn't help
but slam my face in to my hand. “
Alex
you moron.”
I
laughed as the movie started so I tried to stop..Failing. But I
tried.
    Everyone
watched intently, staring at the screen in awe, some looked like they
were about to Jump out of their seats even! Cat woman had just given
the guy fingerprints when a shooting scene came on with the SWAT and
some of Bane's guys when we heard VERY realistic sounding shots and a
few small screams, my brother was about to clap thinking it was extra
props for the premiere but I knew better, they sounded..Off, somehow.
    I
grabbed my brothers arm and looked down only to see a screen of smoke
or fog cover the lower half of the theater as people from the right
side were starting to flee holding parts of themselves and others.
    My
brother lowered his curiosity and reassured me it was only an idiot
with fireworks, that was until a man in a white shirt came running in
looking around for a second then shouting "Hey guys, don't go
though the front exit! There's a guy shooting in the lobby!!"
Then he left, I remember my brother whisper under his breath "You've
got to be kidding me."
    Then
there was more shooting and the emergency alarm went off as the look
of realization and shock came to my brother's face. "There has
been an emergency in the building, please exit the building
Immediately
,
This is
not
a
drill, I repeat. this is
not
a
drill." said a voice over the intercom in the theater.
    Alex
stood up as I told the person in front of us to leave cause they
didn't move at all saying they wanted to finish the movie. My brother
and I watched as everyone tried to leave through the back exit and
through the main door.
    He
grabbed my bag and put it over my shoulder and he did the same, then
he pulled my arm towards the crowd but I pulled back and pointed
towards the one nearest us that everyone seemed hesitant to use, the
emergency exit in the back of the theater that leads to the lobby. He
stared at the door for a second then nodded and followed me through
it. A few people were running ahead of me as I opened the door.
    I
walked cautiously after walking out the door and glanced at the other
exit next to ours there was a women there with red on her shirt, It
didn't register that it was blood at the time. She kept screaming
"Turn