The Bureau of Dreams to be Continued by Edward Drobinski - HTML preview

The Bureau of Dreams to be Continued

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opening the door a woman of about sixty entered the lobby from another door, trailed by a man of similar age. She had long gray hair and dressed younger than her years. His countenance was more of a disheveled acquiescence to his time, wearing proper attire that was maintained as well as the parking lot. He also had long gray hair, though much of the middle was now missing. He seemed somber. The old woman smiled at the venturesome couple and said; “It’s already started, so go right in and enjoy it.”

Kelly said; “We really should pay you something, shouldn’t we?”

The older woman replied; “No. It’s already playing and it’s too much trouble for me to start handling money right now. We’ve got other things to do.” She looked at her companion and smiled. He silently followed her out through the same door previously used as the entry.

He and Kelly simultaneously said “Thanks” and continued through the door which led to the screening room. No one else seemed to be there, though they couldn’t be sure in the dark. He followed her down the center aisle to furry seats about 10 rows from the screen, right in the middle of it.

The movie was at a point where the actions and dialogue made no sense to them. If there were any way to succinctly describe what they saw and heard, it would probably be worry, combat and