We queued outside the cinema, hoping to get a ticket for The Rosary, the latest horror movie. I wasn't afraid of watching horror movies, since what happened to me was even more terrifying than a movie. But horror movies were a season pass to a girl's heart. Carson probably thought I was like them.

Carson bought the ticket and then we walked towards the snacks section to get popcorn. He asked me my preferred flavour, and I answered him I was fine with anything. We decided on a mix of ...