A Movie Night

16 A Movie Night It was late afternoon when Tony picked up Alisha from school. They were going to see a movie. Almost immediately after they began to drive away, the sky turned grey and it began to rain. Soon, the rain was falling hard and fast. Tony turned his wipers on at full-speed and drove along cautiously. Most of the drivers on the road slowed down too and turned on their lights so the other drivers would see them better. As Tony turned off the main road, a bright blue sports car passed them in a hurry. Suddenly, the car swerved and crashed into the ditch beside the road. Tony carefully pulled his car over to the shoulder and got out. Alisha quickly unbuckled her seatbelt, zipped up her coat, and followed him. “ Are you okay?" Tony asked when he saw a man emerge from the driver's side. The pouring rain made it hard for him to hear the man's response.

They walked closer to the car. “ I'm okay, " the man said shakily. " Are you hurt?" Tony asked. The man shook his head. “ No, not really, " he said. “ My car is damaged. Do you have a cellphone?" Tony pulled out his cellphone from his jacket and passed it to him. The young man called a tow truck company to explain the situation. Then he thanked Tony and Alisha for helping. " Why were you in such a rush?" Tony asked. The young man looked sheepish. “ I was trying to get to the movie theatre. I didn't want to be late. " Tony smiled. “ We were going to the movies too, " he said. Alisha looked at her watch. “ The movie is scheduled to start in ten minutes. It doesn't look like we're going to see it tonight. " " Please, go then, " the young man said. “ I don't want to ruin your evening. ' Tony shook his head. “ Never mind. We can go to see that movie another day, " he said. " And you can come with us, " Alisha added.