Saturday, August 18, 2012

Strangers on a Train


            Paul instantly felt a surge of relief to escape Brad Pitt. He secretly wished he could escape Brad Pitt forever. Paul rose quickly to his feet only to receive hisses and muffled threats as he blocked the screen for the couples in the rows behind. He glowered back at the hissers but quickly realized that he could see non of them in the dark theater.
Jerks! Paul thought- Brad Pitt isn’t even in this scene, but he stooped anyway as he sidestepped towards the aisle. Reaching the aisle, Paul quickly strode for the lobby and certain freedom. He was just about to push through the doors when he ran right into someone in the darkened aisle. Surprised he began to apologize when he stared into the frightened eyes of a woman.
It was Caitlin Marshall.
Paul reached out and grabbed Caitlin’s left arm and yanked her towards him then pushed out the door. They both burst out into the spacious lobby of the theatre. Paul angrily held onto her arm as he walked into the lobby as if he intended to throw her out. She struggled ineffectually to get free. She must have realized she was trapped in his momentum. Paul felt a surge of power and sexual arousal at the idea that he had this power over her. With a burst of energy and inspiration he pulled her up to him then all but hurled her forward in front of him as they neared the front doors.
 “Just what the Hell?” Paul began, turning on the woman. He saw a man in a maroon blazer and tie spin around from the concession counter even as he heard the words echo off the walls.
“Is everything okay?” A voice questioned over his shoulder.
How had he gotten there so fast? Paul thought in frustration.
“Would you mind your own business!” Paul snarled without turning, still glaring at Caitlin- who stood like a girl needing desperately to go to the bathroom.

for some reason I can see Paul realizing this need and imagining it

This is probably closer to what he was thinking later
bot pics are from Strangers on a Train

[It's curious what comes to my mind as I rewrite this so many movies (and years) later.]

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