Movie

I was always excited when I heard the advertising car pass through the village telling about the outdoor movie. They would usually come in the late afternoon, around four or five o’clock.

They would tell the time of the movie and where it would be shown. Often it was on my school’s soccer field. At that time nobody had electricity, so the movie was very special.

I would ask my Mom if we could go see the movie that night. She would say I want to, but I think we can’t because my father will not allow it.

So I would sneak away and go with people from the village. We had to walk to the outdoor cinema show, and I carried the mat we sat on.

Tickets were sold on a table next to the field. For me it was free because I was only five or six years old.

Usually I went with another family. We all sat on the mat I had carried. Many people came to watch the movie. Some sold nuts, sweet water, and sweet corn.

For me, I could not buy anything because most of the time I didn’t have any money.

When the movie started, some people enjoyed watching it while some people fell asleep.

I never fell asleep!