Okay, so she was early, but it wasn’t because she was nervous. Eli had just not slept well last night because she had been so excited, that was all. Well, maybe not all, maybe only a little bit of the all was because of that, but nervousness was a sort of excitement wasn’t it, so it wasn’t just because she was nervous! Why would she be nervous just because she was going to the movies with her friend. That was a normal thing to do with friends so why did her heart feel like it was trying to take up permanent residence in her throat?
Eli plucked at the hem of her jacket as she waited next to the door. She hadn’t felt overdressed when she left her apartment but she did feel overdressed now that she was waiting. People dressed up when they went out with friends, right? That seemed like it was normal. And it wasn’t, like, super fancy, right? Just a purple jacket over a cute blue dress she saw in a store window and probably shouldn’t have bought because she didn’t really need a dress, but it was really cute and she wanted to be cute today.
Probably best not to push her too hard on why she wanted to be cute today, Eli’s brain was doing its very best to maintain its cognitive dissonance so why spoil it?
Still, she arrived early because that let her get tickets for the best seats (actually was this a problem, it’s the middle of the week isn’t it?) and miss the midday rush on the public transportation (doubtful this was also really necessary), and certainly not because she kept herself awake until one in the morning scared that she might’ve been late. Well, we all deal with denial in our own way.
A handful of others loitered in the lobby proper, discussing snacks. Perhaps if Eli was less nervous she would have thought to purchase some popcorn while she was waiting.
Eli plucked at the hem of her jacket as she waited next to the door. She hadn’t felt overdressed when she left her apartment but she did feel overdressed now that she was waiting. People dressed up when they went out with friends, right? That seemed like it was normal. And it wasn’t, like, super fancy, right? Just a purple jacket over a cute blue dress she saw in a store window and probably shouldn’t have bought because she didn’t really need a dress, but it was really cute and she wanted to be cute today.
Probably best not to push her too hard on why she wanted to be cute today, Eli’s brain was doing its very best to maintain its cognitive dissonance so why spoil it?
Still, she arrived early because that let her get tickets for the best seats (actually was this a problem, it’s the middle of the week isn’t it?) and miss the midday rush on the public transportation (doubtful this was also really necessary), and certainly not because she kept herself awake until one in the morning scared that she might’ve been late. Well, we all deal with denial in our own way.
A handful of others loitered in the lobby proper, discussing snacks. Perhaps if Eli was less nervous she would have thought to purchase some popcorn while she was waiting.