Going to the movies alone wasn't unfamiliar to Tom. He went whenever he wanted to see what was on, even if he didn't have a date and his friends were busy. This outing, he would be glad he was not accompanied.
He arrived at the beginning of the trailers and sat in the back as usual. After watching the clips, he glanced around and noticed only one other person in the theatre--a woman. All he could see from behind was her long, straight blonde hair.
She was several rows in front of him, so he threw a couple kernels of popcorn to get her attention. She turned around to look at him and their eyes met. She smiled and turned back around, only to toss some popcorn back his way.
"Hey now, you'll get us thrown out of here," Tom said.
She looked at him and said, giggling, "Hey, you started it!"
"It's not my fault. I couldn't help myself."