XLIX | Movie

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I don't particularly like
romance movies

but I want to see Rowan's reaction.

I bet she's never
watched an NC16 show
even though she's 17.

I close the door.

The curtains.

Turn off the lights.

There's the faint whir
of the air-con generator.

I open Netflix.

Type 'The Notebook'.

(It's NC16 in Singapore, okay?)

Start the film.

Lean back,
my arm
brushing
hers.

Which R18 film should I pick after this?

She shifts away,
leaning closer

to the screen.

I guessed this before
but now I know for sure

that her eyesight
isn't very good.

'Have you heard of this movie before?'
I ask.

It's a rhetorical question
but she shakes her head.

What?

'Take notes.
'It's a classic.'

She nods her head
absently.

She's already
immersed
in the story world.

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