Chapter One Canceled The screen went dark The lights The screen went dark The lights went on Maddy sighed stood up and stretched That was so good She looked at her best friend Did you like it Darcy was curled up in the seat She unfolded her legs I loved it Can you believe he found the dog in the boat I know said Maddy She scooted out of the aisle and headed toward
the exit They were the last ones in the theater Maddy always liked to stay till the end of the credits She didn’t want to miss anything The girls left the dark theater They blinked in the bright lobby The red carpet shone bright Globe lights encircled posters for upcoming films The soft sound of popping and the smell of fresh buttered popcorn made everything cozy Licking salt off her fingers she followed Darcy outside There’s my
mom Maddy said Her family’s blue car pulled up in front She and Darcy climbed into the backseat Hi girls said Mom smiling over her shoulder as they buckled up How was the movie It was great but we didn’t see Coco or Ava said Maddy They were supposed to be there That was our plan Oh yes said Mom She pulled away from the curb and headed toward home I saw Coco’s dad after I’d dropped you girls off
He said he was just too busy and didn’t have time to drive them over I was so sorry If I’d known I’d have driven everyone Ohhhh Driving The one thing kids couldn’t do on their own Maddy Darcy Coco and Ava had planned this whole night They were going to have their parents drop them off at the theater then watch the movie by themselves Darn Mom turned a corner and drove past the pumpkin patch It was October 2 and just yesterday the field had filled
