I finished my meal quickly, watching the red clock on the wall in the kitchen. I was pretty sure the movie started at 7:15 but perhaps it had been changed to seven and I didn’t want to miss it either way. I left a few bites of pasta on my plate and all of the dirty dishes in the sink. It was more of a mess than I’d ever left before, the sort of mess one leaves on a Saturday night before going out, and this seemed quaint to me as it was Saturday night and I was going out but it was just me and there was nobody to know about the mess or worry about it but me.
I took time to brush my teeth, and in my closet I took time to find the blue jeans I wanted to wear. I put on a soft brown shirt and left both my phone and my wallet, taking just a $20 bill, and then deciding to take my driver license as well, in case the movie were rated “R” and somebody actually asked to verify my age, or—better yet—in case I met some people at the theater and we all went out for drinks together and I thought how I would only have enough money to buy one drink but that was just fine. Finally I decided to wear a jacket, as the air was cool and maybe I would walk after the movie.
It took me three minutes to walk to the theater, and the sun was going down and I felt good in my new blue blazer and my fancy watch and not carrying my phone or my wallet. I passed a few people in the street, and I felt at the shoulders of the corduroy jacket and thought that it was a bit too wide for me, and I thought about having it tailored and perhaps I could have the sleeves let down on my suit coat as well.
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