"Do you mind if I sit here?"
The redhead startled Mark Robbins with her accent and her smile; she was so pale her body lit up the otherwise dark movie theatre. He thought it was a little odd that she wanted to sit next to him, since the theatre was half-empty.
"Sure!"
"Thank you," she said, sitting down. Her long, curly hair was gorgeous, and her body looked good in her white lace blouse and black jeans. She smelled great, but it wasn't from any perfume, just the beautiful scent of her body.
It was January 22, 2013, an unusually warm winter day, and in about ten minutes, the theatre would show "The Dark Knight" as part of a day-long retrospective honoring Heath Ledger on the fifth anniversary of his passing. Mark was curious about this beauty sitting next to him, so he set aside his usual shyness.
"So, which film of his is your favorite?"
"Oh, I loved him in 'Brokeback Mountain'-it was such a courageous performance! It made me cry."
"I see. He was really good in that movie."
"I loved Heath-we grew up in the same city in Australia."
"Wow-you're from Perth?"
"Yeah."
"Damn, I always wanted to visit Australia! Such a beautiful country."
"Thank you. I moved here a couple of years after he passed away. I wanted to be an actor just like him. Still trying to reach that dream, though."
"Well, don't give up."
"Trust me, I won't! So how do you become a fan?"
"That movie where he played Mel Gibson's son..."
"'The Patriot'?"
"Yeah. He was so awesome in that movie. That and 'Monster's Ball,' the one with Halle Berry."
"Yeah, he was great in both. I'm sure you were happy when Halle won Best Actress for that one."
Mark smiled. "Well, don't tell anybody, but I wanted Nicole to win for 'Moulin Rouge.'"
"Really!"
"Yeah. I was so happy when she won the next year."
"For 'The Hours'?"