A Trip to the Moon

Dearest Sophie,

I could not help by thinking the experience we had yesterday. I must confess, I was skeptical when you asked me out to escort you to a screening of a film, although I do not know what you were talking about. Being the gentleman as I am, there was no way I could refuse you.

I remember walking to your house and seeing you in that gorgeous green dress, and you looked so stunning - almost as stunning as what we witnessed yesterday.

We went to the house you were referring to, and when we entered, I saw many chairs facing a blank wall, and there were some faces I could recognize in that room, one of them was my cousin. We sat beside him with her pretty girlfriend, although I see you prettier. You looked so excited on this event, and I shared your enthusiasm.

A couple of minutes later, a man entered the room with a peculiar-looking box. He went behind the seats and placed it over the table. He flicked a switch and light came out from the mysterious box and hit the white wall in front of us. He held a handle or something, and then turned it in a circular motion. To everyone's surprise, moving men were in the wall! Or it seems like it. I had to stand up and reach out for them, but the light just transferred to my hand. I sat down in embarrassment and the man with the box explained that the men were not trapped in the wall, instead, we were watching a "motion picture" if I remember his term exactly. We had to smile - grin even - for this is a really exciting invention.

In this film, there was a group of men who travelled to the moon by using a cannon as transportation. They made no sounds whatsoever but their gestures and movements explained the story well. They encountered some monkey-looking aliens which they killed and they immediately turned into smoke! They were captured but escaped, and went back to their country and a celebration was prepared for them. I tried to call out to the men in the film, but they won't respond, even just turn their heads to my direction. Snobbish fellows.

Everyone clapped their hands when the film ended, and it was one heck of an experience, right? I enjoyed it, and I think you did, too. I just could not get the mysterious box out of my head, and it amuses me everytime I think of it. I was hoping to watch more films with you and I heard there is going to be another film this coming Saturday on the same place. Maybe we could go there together? I'll pick you up at five if you do want to join me.

Love,

Paul

Reyes, Paollo Deo R.

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