#Chapter 31: Control Freak

Rowena “Here’s your ticket, Rowena.” Adrian held my ticket out to me with a smile on his face. I took it, still ignoring Eric’s looming presence beside me, and felt my heart leap a bit. It was a scary movie. It was actually a genre that I enjoyed, but the thought of leaping into my date’s arms during a scary scene with my overbearing older brother right next to me felt… Weird, to say the least. “Scary movie, eh?” Eric said as we made our way to the theater, popcorn bags in hand. “Rowena doesn’t like scary movies.” Adrian raised an eyebrow. “Oh, you don’t? I can—” “I do like scary movies,” I said, shooting Eric a warning glare. “He’s just messing with me.” “Oh.” Adrian looked back and forth between the two of us, but said nothing. The three of us made our way to our seats, and of course, I got stuck in the middle. Eric leaned over as the trailers began to play, whispering in my ear. “Sorry for crashing your date,” he murmured. I whipped my head around and glar