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movie—well, with Connie, we were late for most things, so I had come to accept this. I didn’t allow it to upset me. Besides, these theatres set up a lot of sneaky advertisements before the movie actually started, so the only penalty for being late was finding your seat in the semi dark. We found a couple of seats and settled down to relax.
     
    I really enjoyed the show, then we joined the mob as we made our way out, being pushed as other shows also let out. This was one of the weaknesses of the design for these theatres, as there were eighteen screens. Several of them let out at the same time, so there was this press of people to one side to leave while the front was full of the entering customers. Most of these big multi units could let people out both sides, but due to parking problems, this one had only one side exit area. It was large with several glass doors for exits, but it did create a jam at times.
    Then, I had one of those Michelle warning signals . Was there danger in here? I stopped as several people bumped into me. One guy swore at me for blocking the way. I took a step forward, but looked around. I could see Connie’s head bobbing along about ten feet ahead. I was beginning to feel panicky because there were so many people who were packed so tightly. The warning feeling of something wrong was here, making me feel like a sniper was watching me in his crosshairs. I knew I was breathing too fast. I needed to control this or I was going to hyperventilate. Another man pushed me roughly, shoving me into someone else who mumbled at me. I was just stumbling along, in the way and being jolted on all sides by people in a hurry to get out to find their cars. I needed to reach Connie, but I also needed to get away from this push of bodies.
    Then, a hand reached out and closed around my upper arm, pulling me sideways through the crowd until I found myself shoved up against the wall away from the rush. I took a breath, then looked up into the dark eyes. He stood in front of me, protecting me from the moving river of people. He reached down to lift the little jade hanging from its chain. He then looked from it to my eyes. I wasn’t sure I wanted to look into those dark eyes this close. He only looked at me for a second, then let go. He then moved away, disappearing in the river of people moving past me.
    I leaned against the wall just trying to catch my breath. I took a minute to decide what had happened. I noticed that the crowd was thinning out. I knew that Connie would be looking for me. I pushed off and was surprised that my legs moved properly because my hands were shaking. I found Connie on the sidewalk, talking to a couple of guys, as usual. They all looked over at me greeting me with a smile from all three.
    “Michelle, these nice gentlemen have invited us out for a drink. What do you say?” Connie accompanied this with a flutter of eyelashes at the guys.
    I hesitated, then tried a smile again. “Sorry, everyone, but I ate something that didn’t agree with me.” I just pushed past them, heading for my jeep. I was almost to the jeep in the large parking lot when Connie finally caught up with me. I was still shaking inside and knew I needed to sit down before the shaking reached my legs.
    “Hey, that was pretty rude. Are you really sick?”
    Connie tried to keep up with me, but I didn’t slow down. I got to the jeep, slid in, fastened my belt, and started the motor. She fumbled with the door, taking a moment climbing into the high step to get into her seat in that tight short skirt of hers.
    “Michelle, are you mad at me? What happened?”
    I pulled out impatiently into the traffic lines of the cars, leaving the movie parking lot to the main road. Finally, I realized I really was gripping the wheel too tight. I needed to get some control. I tried some deep breaths and I deliberately drove slower. I felt myself calm down, but I knew I was still scared. Okay, this guy was following me, not Connie. It was me