The Movie Theater Was Empty Except for Us — She Put Her Hand on Mine During the Sad Part.

You know those nights where the universe seems to be personally mocking you? Where every decision you've made in the past six months feels like a wrong turn in a maze that keeps getting darker?I was having one of those nights.Actually, let me rephrase: I was having the grand finale of those nights. The kind where you're sitting in a nearly empty movie theater, watching a drama so sad that even the janitor peeked in, took one look at the screen, and decided to mop somewhere else.I had chosen this film deliberately. After my third date in a row ended with my date's face accidentally meeting my elbow — long story involving a waiter, a tray of drinks, and my complete inability to handle romantic tension — I needed to watch someone else suffer for a change. Misery loves company, and this movie was offering a two-for-one deal on heartbreak.What I didn't know was that the universe had one more plot twist left for me that night. And it was sitting three rows behind me, holding a bucket of popcorn the size of a small child.