Going
to the Movies—Susan Allan Toth
I
Para #1: Aaron takes me
only to art films. That’s what I call
them…
Para #2: When Aaron and I
go to the movies, we drive our cars separately…
Para #3: After Belle de Jour, Aaron
said he wanted to ask me if he could stay overnight…
II
Para #1: Bob takes me only
to movies that he thinks have a redeeming social conscience…
Para #2: When Bob and I go
to the movies, we take turns driving…
Para #3: One night after The China Syndrome, I asked
Bob if he wouldn’t like to stay for a second drink…
III
Para #1: Sam likes movies
that are entertaining…
Para #2: When Sam takes me
to the movies, he pays for everything…
Para #3: When Sam takes me
home from the movies, he stands outside my door…
IV
Para #1: I go to some
movies by myself…Wearing saggy jeans so I can prop my feet on the seat in
front, I sit toward the rear where no one will see me.
Para #2: If I can’t find an
old musical, I settle for Hepburn and Tracy…
Last line: In the movies I
go to by myself, the men and women always like each other.