Jackson’s Cinema – by Acfex

“Bye then, see you next time,” she replied.

“Bye,” I waved as I walked out of the store.

Diana had not gotten back from the toilet yet when I got back to the lobby. I sat at the register and was trying to remember what I had to do. I remembered that I had to do something but I couldn’t remember what it was exactly. I began cracking my head at what it was I had to do exactly. I drifted into sleep.

When I woke up a few hours later, I still could not remember what exactly it was I had to do. Just then, two people came in and bought a pair of tickets to a screening that was about to start. Diana was not back yet so I prepared the popcorn for them. Just like any other screening, there were very few people, this time not even twenty. I was rushing around, making sure everyone had their drinks and popcorn while manning the ticket register. It was a mad rush. Well, as much as a rush as it could be.

When the screening finally started, I slumped into my chair, taking deep breaths and feeling grateful that the day was coming to an end. This was the last screening and after helping Katlyn clean up the cinema, I would finally be able to head home.
Katlyn! The new posters. I was supposed to get them from her but I had completely forgotten. Now that the movie had started, she must be in the projection room, so her office would be empty. But that would mean that I would have to wait until the movie ended. I’m sure she wouldn’t mind me going in her office and getting the posters. I decided to risk it and headed towards her office.

“Yes!” I whispered to myself when I got there and the door wasn’t locked. I crept inside and turned on the lights. Her office was small. There was a desk, with a computer on it, neatly kempt and a small office chair. Behind the desk was a bookshelf, full of books. In the corner of the room, there was a bench press and a small cupboard. The projection room-turned-office was painted lime green and was illuminated with white light. I did a quick scan of the room to see if there were any posters. I couldn’t find anything.

I sat down on her seat and opened the top drawer of her desk. Nothing there, just random papers and stationary. The second drawer was filled with files of upcoming movies, which from the looks of things, Katlyn was in charge of scheduling and choosing. I closed the second drawer and pulled open the third drawer.

By God, was I surprised.

It was filled with sex toys. Mostly dildos and butt plugs. There were all kinds of dildos, most of them really big. Most were made of silicon or rubber but there were some odd-shaped ones made from metal. There were also many butt plugs, most of them with shaped like teardrops. She also had a harness dildo. I picked it up and examined it, putting it back down and examining another toy, an extremely long dildo made of pink silicon. Just as I was about to put it down, I realised someone was standing at the door.

“What the hell are you doing in here?” Diana asked, standing at the door.

“Uh,” was all I could come up with. She had caught me with a dildo in my hands.

“Katlyn will kill you if she finds you in here,” Diana scolded, walking in, “what do you have there?”

“It’s, it’s a… dildo,” I replied.

“A what?” she asked, snatching it from me, “Holy fuck, it’s a dildo.”

“Yeah, I found it in here,” I shivered, pointing to the drawer.

“Holy hell!” Diana exclaimed, squatting down, “Katlyn is one kinky bitch.” Diana picked up a few of them and put them on the table, in utter bewilderment.

“What are you going to do with them?” I asked.

“What do you think SHE does with them?”

“I don’t know… Probably masturbate?”

“I can already see it now. She’s lying down naked on the floor, sweating from the heat, butt plug inserted, thrusting her handy dildo in her wet pussy as her other hand massages her boobs, moaning in ecstasy, yearning to be touched by a real man.”

“Oh, stop it. What are you going to do with those?”

“I don’t know, put them back I guess,” she replied, sweeping them into the drawer.

“Then, why did you take them out?”

“Shut the fuck up, we’re not supposed to be here.”

“Yeah, I was just looking for the posters that have to be put up but I found these instead.”

“Well, the posters are always behind the door,” Diana walked towards the door and pushed the closed the door. True enough, they were rolled up there, just waiting to be taken. She grabbed them and left. I followed her to the lobby.

We spent the next hour changing the posters and I was so relieved that we were done.

“By the way, where were you just now. I had to man the register and the snack counter. I almost died,” I said, walking back into the lobby.

“Don’t be so dramatic,” she replied, “I was with Erik, business was a little slow today so I went over to give him some encouragement.” She winked at me as we returned to our seats at the counters.

“That’s disgusting and I don’t need to know,” I replied, making a grossed-out face.

“Hey, you were the one who asked,” she defended.

It was then that the movie was over and the people began streaming out of the cinema. Diana and I grabbed a trash bag each and headed inside, cleaning up the cinema as the patrons left. Not the most glamorous job but it had to be done.

Suddenly, as I was picking up some trash, Katlyn pulled me back and landed a punch on my face.

“What the hell was that for?” I shouted, putting my arms up to defend my face.

“You fucking retard! I told you not to go into my office without me!” She shouted, trying to punch me again. I manage to stop her attack, letting her grab my arm instead

“Katlyn! Stop! It was me. I went into your office. Dave wanted to get the posters but you were already in the projection room. You showed me where it was so I got them for him,” Diana shouted from across the cinema.

Katlyn lessened her grip on my arm, allowing me to slowly lower it.

“Next time… Next time wait for me,” she let go of my arm and turned around, walking away. Before she left the cinema, she gave me one of her death stares, warning me not to cross her again.

“Thanks for saving me,” said I to Diana when she was slightly closer.

“Are you hurt?” asked she.

“No, I’m not, thanks for saving my ass again.”

“Don’t mention it,” she said, “You’re made of tough stuff.”

We finished up in the cinema and headed to the lobby.

“Still want to invite her to my welcome party?” I asked Diana.

“Don’t need to, she’ll come. She knows it’s happening, she’ll come. It’s her way of saying sorry. You’ll see, she’ll come,” Diana reassured me. I wasn’t sure if I wanted her to come. She was pretty tough and we hadn’t really gotten to a good start.

We packed up the cinema counters and Mr Jackson came down to check everything was alright. Soon, I was on my way out, driving home on a Thursday evening. As I pulled out of the parking lot, Erik pulled up next to me on his bike with Diana behind him.

“Take care Dave, and see you tomorrow,” Diana managed to get out as Erik sped away.

When I got home, mom had made dinner. She was worried about the bruise on my face but I told her I had fallen down while carrying some heavy boxes. She seemed to believe it. We watched a movie together and I headed upstairs to play my games. Katlyn really surprised me that day. In the morning, I saw her nearly naked and I found out she was one kinky girl, bringing sex toys to work.

I tried my best to forget her and it was not long before I turned off my computer and floated into sleep.

Friday went by pretty normally. I could tell that Katlyn was still mad with me, well, maybe not mad but suspicious. In the evening, Diana’s sister, Julia came in to help out. Diana and Julia were half-sisters. They had the same dad but different moms. Julia had graduated with me and I had dated her for a very short time in sophomore year. I was really into her until I found out from her best friend that she had cheated on me. I immediately broke up with her and we hadn’t spoken since that day. I never shared any classes with her and I always avoided her in the hallways. It was because of her that I never went to parties or hung out with many friends at the mall. Till this day, I could not find it to forgive her.

Just like her sister, Julia had a hot body. She was taller than Diana but still shorter than me. She had long legs, which she would always show off. Wide hips and a thin waist, she very clearly took good care of her body. She had curly hair and had a beautiful brown clay hue to her skin. Her eyes were deep brown and her features sharp. When she got in that Friday evening, she was still in her mechanic’s attire. She wore a short denim shorts and a loose plain white tank top which had arm holes which were way too big. This gave me a glimpse at her side boob, thanks to the fact that she hated wearing a bra. As she walked in, she saw me at the counter and headed over to me.

“Diana said you were working here. How have you been?” she asked, putting down her bag.

“Yeah, I work here now,” I replied, in a flat, slightly upset tone. She heard it and she sat down next to me.

“Look Dave, what happened all those years ago, I was hoping we could forget about it,” she said, in a sweet, somewhat cute tone.
I kept silent.

“Ok then, I was really hoping I could make it up to you. I’m really sorry for what I did. I was drunk and I didn’t know what I was doing. I was young, we were young, I made one mistake. Don’t let me suffer for it anymore. You were always so nice to me and now you won’t even look at me,” she said, getting up, “I just hope you’ll forgive me.”

She walked towards the back of the cinema, heading towards the employees’ room. I could not help but stare at her swaying buttocks as she walked further away from me. I could sense from her voice that she was truly sorry for what she did. Maybe it was time to make amends with her?

I let her go. I saw her leave the employees’ room and head towards the projection room. She had broken my trust and my heart, well, maybe not my heart. I’m still young and I don’t know anything about love.

I spent most of Friday night in a daze. My mind kept drifting back to Julia and what she had said.