Apologize! Say sorry. You didn’t mean for this to happen. Believe me, you didn’t.
I stood up quickly and muttered, “Sorry. I – I have to go.”
I grabbed my bag and left the theater.
I rushed straight for the Starbucks that was there and ordered a tall hot caramel macchiato. I sat down on the comfiest chair I could find and tried to calm down.
Suddenly, though, Mallory came through the doors and spotted me immediately. She sat down and waited a few seconds.
“Hi,” I finally said.
Silence.
“I’m sorry,” I apologized again.
Silence.
“Please say something,” I told her.
“I thought you liked him!” she questioned.
“I know. I do,” I lied.
She raised her eyebrows and looked at me.
“Okay, I don’t know. I don’t know what happened,” I admitted.
“Well, you can’t go back in there now,” Mallory stated.
“So what now?” I asked.
Mallory just sat there with me.
“Do you like someone else or something?” Mallory asked.
I shook my head.
“Then what is it?” she asked again.
I really didn’t know.