A surprising night out.
“I wonder what’s on at the cinema tonight” said my wife suddenly. “It’s ages since you took me to see a film”. We were sitting at home with the TV on but not watching it, and both a little bored. I went online and found a film that we could watch. The cinema was only a 20 minute drive away and we could get there in plenty of time. We quickly washed and changed, then headed out. As we entered the cinema, my wife asked if she could buy some popcorn. While she was at the counter the man standing next to her started chatting to her. He was in his 40s, the same age as us and looked to be on his own. When my wife came over she said that he’d been talking …