Warning: A bit of cursing
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Today is a pretty ordinary day in Texas. It's summer so the weather is brutal outside with the sun and the added humidity. The sun takes the second half of its job seriously, I guess.
I have never been so grateful for air conditioning in my life, there's not one cloud in the sky. At least I don't need to suffer inside buildings too, because that would suck. It's the one thing I can brag about to my brother who now lives in New York, from moving there a few years ago.
Anyways, I doubt anyone cares about how the weather is. Small talk, am I right? I guess the reason I'm complaining about the weather is cause I need to get to work soon. But my stupid car is broken right now and is currently getting repaired. So I have to walk or use a cab.
My only option really though, is walking because I'm broke and I can't be spending money on a cab right now. But I get paid today, so I'll probably take a cab home.
I finish tying my dark brown hair into a ponytail, put some water in my dog's bowl, grab my uniform, and then leave. My uniform forces me to wear pants and there's no way in hell I am wearing pants in 100-degree weather. So I am wearing a tank top with some shorts, and a small backpack containing my work clothes.
If I stay on track, I should get there 10 minutes early, which gives me enough time to change into my uniform and make sure I don't smell gross anymore.
***
I think I overestimated myself. I am not fit at all. It took me a whole hour to walk to the place that was supposedly only a 25-minute walk! Damn, I really need to work out more. But that doesn't matter now. Now I am late, I smell gross, and I still need to change into my uniform.
I walk into the movie theater and I am met with my boss. He doesn't seem too thrilled, but you never know, I can be misjudging the irritated look on his face.
"Ashlyn Finn, you are 25 minutes late for work! And why are you not in your uniform? And-" my boss starts and then he suddenly stops. I watch his nose scrunch up in dissatisfaction! He probably smelt my oder. "-You stink! You should have taken a shower, you were late anyways."
Well, he didn't have to yell it out for the world to hear. And why was he even waiting at the door, as if he was waiting for me to walk in, just to lecture me? Doesn't he have a job to do?
"Well, I didn't expect it to take me so long to get here, but I walked because-" I start and then go on to explain my situation with my car to my boss.
He just sighs at my words, seemingly a bit frustrated. "Well hurry and clean yourself up and change, then. Chris has been complaining to me that he needs to stay longer because you're late." And then he leaves for his office.
I will need to make sure to apologize to my coworker, Chris. I nod my head to my boss and I quickly leave to the employee's bathroom.
I quickly clean myself up so I am presentable and I change into my uniform. I stuff my old clothes into the backpack I had.
Maybe five minutes later I come out and go to my place behind the counter. Chris does an overdramatic sigh of relief and says something about being so exhausted and he is so happy I am finally here because of the movie coming up.
"Why don't you want to be here for the new time-traveling movie? It's not like you are allowed to watch it anyways." I ask him.
"Haven't you heard about the rumors going around about that movie? There's no way I'm going to be staying here for that, so thank goodness you came." He tells me as if it's obvious.
Yeah, I've heard the rumors. There is this new movie out called 'Twisting Times' and it's about a woman who is forced to time-travel in this completely new invention that has never been used.
(A/N: I know the movie's name is bad, but bear with me lol)
There are rumors going around about that movie. People say that when that movie plays at a movie theater, then something supernatural and crazy happens. These rumors were made because some people claim after watching it, different types of things happened, all involving time-travel.
I've always chalked up these rumors to be lies though, because how can a movie of all things do that?
"Yeah I've heard the rumors, but honestly, it's all bullshit. How can a movie do that? It's impossible." I say as I take my spot behind the counter.
Chris shrugs a little "I would rather be safe than sorry." He says and then he leaves. I don't understand what his big deal is. But he's pretty gullible, he believes anything he reads.
My other coworker, Chloe, laughs at me for being late and having to walk. Damn, I'm being bullied by my best friend.
But then she changes the subject back to the movie.
"I thought that you were into the whole idea of time travel. I thought for sure that you would think it was true," Chloe tells me.
"Well yeah, I think the idea of time travel is fascinating, but I don't believe in it. And I'm not as naive as Chris, I don't believe everything I read on the internet. There's no way a movie can cause that," I say, a matter of factly.
Chloe nods her head in understanding and decides to drop the topic. I get the feeling that this type of stuff is fascinating for me, but boring for her. No wonder we are best friends, opposites attract.
"Well, another day of scooping popcorn and candy. I think we deserve a raise, we are the best employees here," she says, though the last part a bit sarcastically.
I laugh a little at her comment as I refill the popcorn machine. "Mr. Lloyd doesn't like you that much, Chloe, he always complains about how slow you are," I say lightheartedly.
"Well at least I know how to arrive on time to work."
"Touchē."
After that little banter, we work on our jobs, as the lines start to come in.
I do my job and everything is pretty ordinary. Right now there are a few people and families in this main area, sorting out where to go for their certain movie and a few people in line for me, waiting to get their snacks.
***
Everything is going as normal until I hear a loud thunder noise that makes me jump. I realize that the noise came from where they are playing 'Twisted Times'. That's weird, they shouldn't be playing it so loud that you can hear it from the main room.
Is something wrong with the volume? Because at first we couldn't hear it in here in the main area, but then suddenly we heard the thunder, but now we can't hear it anymore-
The power just cut off. So that means all the lights, all the TVs, and all the machines have stopped working. Well, that's strange. It must be construction nearby because there are no storms that could have caused it.
My boss, Mr. Lloyd, grabs some of the engineering crew to start working on getting the power back on. This must suck for those who were watching horror movies, cause the only source of light is from the windows, which is obviously lacking where the movies are being watched.
My boss comes up to me and asks me to help with the power because they need some assistance. I'm not an engineer, I don't know what the hell to do! But I just nod my head and decide I'll try to survive it because I don't want to get in trouble.
Apparently, the power box is outside so I get dragged outside to the side of the theater.
***
I guess they just needed me to cause shade against the glare of the sun so they can see easier.
A long 15 minutes later they finally finish. I'm sweating and I barely even did anything! Then out of nowhere I hear a loud rumble of thunder, that sounded too real and loud to be from the movies.
One of the engineers must have noticed my look because he tells me, "The noise was probably just from that one movie that we heard earlier."
"But why would we be able to hear it out here? And if volume was the problem then why would we only hear that one thing and not any other movies?"
The man just shrugs and then he leaves back inside. I should probably do the same and get back to work.
As I'm about to head inside, I could have sworn that I saw something so strange out of the corner of my eye.
I see a man appear out of thin air, right after all the thunder noises are over. He appears right at this picnic table that sits in front of the movie theater. His head is facing down onto the table and he seems to be unconscious.
What did I just see? Did that man really appear out of nowhere?
I think back to the conversation I had with Chris. Is this one of those time-travel moments from the movie? Are the rumors true? No, I doubt that.
That man was there the whole time probably. My mind might just be playing tricks on me.
I stare at the side of the unconscious man for a few more moments before my boss comes and drags me back inside to do my job.
As I'm standing inside, behind the counter I can't stop thinking about the man. How he just seemed to appear out of thin air. And if he didn't, how did I not notice him walking to the picnic table?
Also, the way he looks. He looks different. Something about his clothing makes me think. Why is he dressed up as if he is in the Revolutionary War?
(A/N: This is the first story I've ever written, so hopefully it's nothing too boring! If you made it this far through the chapter, then I wish you a good morning, day, or night, or whenever your time zone is!)
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