It was the second time I celebrated my birthday. After having lunch at Sangam; and cupcakes at 'Cupcake Delight', we wanted to watch a movie but when we got there, I was the only one who wanted to watch a decent movie instead of just walking around doing nothing. Everyone else was like "Oh we should go out for ice-cream"! I don’t mind going out for ice-cream but the movie was about to start and I didn’t want to miss the beginning.
"Yeah that’s fine, I guess I’ll see you guys afterwards?" I said.
"No way, Eden! We're not letting you watch the movie alone! It's your birthday - why would we ditch you?" Gaby said.
"Then come with me..." I said, walking towards the counter.
"Uff Eden, I’m sorry but the movies all suck. Let's go out for ice-cream and just walk around Bole. I promise you, it'll be fun because we're so many" Arielle said, persuasively
I looked at everyone, Lotte, Matty, Hannah, Marianne and Gaby – They all kept quite so I assumed they all wanted to go out for ice-cream. But here’s the thing, I can be stubborn sometimes, If I decide on doing something, I’ll do it straightaway. I was staring at this guy who just purchased his ticket and was now making his way to cinema 2, through the crowd of people. My eyes cautiously followed his every move, for a moment I forgot about my friends. Literally everyone was waiting for a response.
“Eden – so what’s it going to be?” Arielle spoke, impatiently.
"No guys, I’m sorry but I really want to watch the movie"
"Why?" Marianne asked "Did you see some Indians going in or something?"
Everyone giggled. That wasn't the reason - I just wanted to watch a movie. Of course no one would believe me. I’ve never been asked WHY I’ve wanted to watch a movie. You just do.
“I don’t know, I guess I’ve always wanted to watch this movie and I love the guy in the movie. I swear – I’ll call you guys when I’m done, promise”
“No Eden, this isn’t right. I feel bad” said Gaby.
“Its fine, bye anyways guys, movies about to start”
“Eden you can’t watch this movie” insisted Marianne.
“Why not?”
“Because I’m your ride home and if you watch the movie then I’ll ditch you”
“Oh my god, are you serious?”
“I am. See, now you can’t watch the movie.”
“Eden, its fine – I have the DVD at home; I can lend it to you anytime.” Hannah spoke, thoughtfully.
“Ugh, guys you’re being unfair!” I had to say it, Marianne was blackmailing me and Arielle was annoying me.
“Look, the movie probably began by now, so let’s just go for ice-cream and next week we’ll all go out together to watch the movie. Okay?” Said Arielle.
I didn’t say anything. I stood there biting my lips, thinking. I nodded slowly, didn’t think they would notice but they did.
So, we went to Bruno's to get ice-cream. It was so much fun - when we were walking back to Edna Mall, everyone decided to go to Bole Rock. Everyone had already been there, except for me. I felt so stupid going inside the building, since I had no idea where to go or what to do. We went to the 1st floor.
"So what's 'Bole Rock'?" I asked Arielle, before, as we were walking towards the building.
"Oh it's just this place that has a gym, a swimming pool, and fun stuff like pool, ping-pong and fuzzball" she said.
'Sounds pretty interesting' I thought to myself.
I was the last person to walk inside this room we had come across on the 1st floor. Gaby, Arielle and Hannah looked back at me, smiling awkwardly.
"You must be really happy you came" Gaby said, standing by the door.
I was too scared to go inside. "What..? Why...?" I said, worried.
I looked inside, and on one pool table, there were about 4 indians playing. I smiled and walked slowly past them to hear their accent. All of my friends started laughing.
"Eden, go talk to one of them!" Gaby said.
"What? No way. What would I say? Hi, my name is Eden and I love India" I said
She laughed.
"Yeah sure, whatever, just go say Hi or something. I dare you!"
"I will, but not now, they're playing. When they finish or something" I lied.
"Fine, but you have to, ok? Promise?"
"Promise" I said.
"No way, Eden! We're not letting you watch the movie alone! It's your birthday - why would we ditch you?" Gaby said.
"Then come with me..." I said, walking towards the counter.
"Uff Eden, I’m sorry but the movies all suck. Let's go out for ice-cream and just walk around Bole. I promise you, it'll be fun because we're so many" Arielle said, persuasively
I looked at everyone, Lotte, Matty, Hannah, Marianne and Gaby – They all kept quite so I assumed they all wanted to go out for ice-cream. But here’s the thing, I can be stubborn sometimes, If I decide on doing something, I’ll do it straightaway. I was staring at this guy who just purchased his ticket and was now making his way to cinema 2, through the crowd of people. My eyes cautiously followed his every move, for a moment I forgot about my friends. Literally everyone was waiting for a response.
“Eden – so what’s it going to be?” Arielle spoke, impatiently.
"No guys, I’m sorry but I really want to watch the movie"
"Why?" Marianne asked "Did you see some Indians going in or something?"
Everyone giggled. That wasn't the reason - I just wanted to watch a movie. Of course no one would believe me. I’ve never been asked WHY I’ve wanted to watch a movie. You just do.
“I don’t know, I guess I’ve always wanted to watch this movie and I love the guy in the movie. I swear – I’ll call you guys when I’m done, promise”
“No Eden, this isn’t right. I feel bad” said Gaby.
“Its fine, bye anyways guys, movies about to start”
“Eden you can’t watch this movie” insisted Marianne.
“Why not?”
“Because I’m your ride home and if you watch the movie then I’ll ditch you”
“Oh my god, are you serious?”
“I am. See, now you can’t watch the movie.”
“Eden, its fine – I have the DVD at home; I can lend it to you anytime.” Hannah spoke, thoughtfully.
“Ugh, guys you’re being unfair!” I had to say it, Marianne was blackmailing me and Arielle was annoying me.
“Look, the movie probably began by now, so let’s just go for ice-cream and next week we’ll all go out together to watch the movie. Okay?” Said Arielle.
I didn’t say anything. I stood there biting my lips, thinking. I nodded slowly, didn’t think they would notice but they did.
So, we went to Bruno's to get ice-cream. It was so much fun - when we were walking back to Edna Mall, everyone decided to go to Bole Rock. Everyone had already been there, except for me. I felt so stupid going inside the building, since I had no idea where to go or what to do. We went to the 1st floor.
"So what's 'Bole Rock'?" I asked Arielle, before, as we were walking towards the building.
"Oh it's just this place that has a gym, a swimming pool, and fun stuff like pool, ping-pong and fuzzball" she said.
'Sounds pretty interesting' I thought to myself.
I was the last person to walk inside this room we had come across on the 1st floor. Gaby, Arielle and Hannah looked back at me, smiling awkwardly.
"You must be really happy you came" Gaby said, standing by the door.
I was too scared to go inside. "What..? Why...?" I said, worried.
I looked inside, and on one pool table, there were about 4 indians playing. I smiled and walked slowly past them to hear their accent. All of my friends started laughing.
"Eden, go talk to one of them!" Gaby said.
"What? No way. What would I say? Hi, my name is Eden and I love India" I said
She laughed.
"Yeah sure, whatever, just go say Hi or something. I dare you!"
"I will, but not now, they're playing. When they finish or something" I lied.
"Fine, but you have to, ok? Promise?"
"Promise" I said.