Butterflies

A short story

The screen was flickering, as it always did, proudly displaying the screening times of all the latest films. Joey couldn’t make up his mind which one to see. It was such a tough decision! In the mean time, Joey needed food.

The food court was busy, as it usually was on a Friday evening. He quickly spotted Ashley sitting with her friend Hazel, a girl he’d never met before, and went over to say hello.

Almost an hour later, after eating dinner and having every film being shown recommended to him, Joey had decided which film to see.

Two and a half hours later, he had a weird feeling in his stomach. He knew he’d eaten earlier, so it couldn’t be hunger. He’d heard about people getting butterflies when they met someone they really liked, but could it really happen to him?