As the movie gradually progressed and the plot thickened, Rudy and Elena became immersed in watching the movie. It was also Rudy's first time watching it, so he was excited.
They both had forgotten about the date, the mountain forest, and the sunset. The movie was about mysterious murders happening in a hotel, and one of the hundred people staying there was a killer.
However, the twist was that none of that was actually a killer; it was the ghost that possessed a new body each time it committed a murder. Of course, the viewers were made aware of it in the first half of the movie.
But there was another twist. The ghost didn't kill anyone other than the body it had possessed, and every time a murder occurred, the people voted on who was the culprit. And that culprit died next, forcing everyone to choose another culprit.
There were two detectives, two doctors, two lawyers, two teachers, two chefs, two electricians, and many more pairs of different people from various occupations.
The smart ones had realized the patterns of the deaths, so they voted for those they didn't like and got them killed by the ghost. They thought it was a death game where the last one to survive would win, but that obviously wasn't the case.
The movie continued, and the first part ended on a massive cliffhanger before revealing the true identity of the ghost who was walking amongst them. Hence, Rudy played the next part and watched it together with Elena.
Before they had realized it, the sun had already set, and the night arrived. Unfortunately, that was the night of no moon, so they had no light source.
When Elena noticed it was already night, she freaked out and hugged Rudy's arm. Of course, Rudy had noticed that the time was passing, but he didn't bother to do anything as he was also curious about the movie.
"It's already night! What should we do?!" Elena exclaimed in surprise.
"The movie still has twenty minutes left to end, excluding the credits. Let's watch it first," Rudy suggested.
"But… I am scared…"
"There is no need to be scared. This movie has become more of a mystery movie rather than a horror movie," he chuckled softly.
"How are you not scared?! We are alone in the mountains, and there is no moon in the sky! We have a long way to walk back, and you still want to watch the movie?" she panicked.
"We are not alone. Can't you hear the buzzing of the insects who are keeping us company?"
"This is not funny!"
Rudy somehow managed to convince Elena to watch the movie."
Twenty minutes later, the movie ended.
"Wow, who could have seen that coming…" Elena muttered.
"Yeah, that was a nice twist. But if we think about it, there were a couple of hints here and there."
"Still… the main character turned out to be the villain."
Rudy helped Elena stand up and asked, "Did you like the movie?"
"Yes! It was awesome. Everything looked so real, even the blood and the ghost. I was surprised!"
'Of course, there would be a huge difference in a 2008 movie.'
"Good. There are a few more movies, but we will watch them later."
"Yeah, now is not the next time to watch horror movies. I am already scared. I don't know how I will sleep tonight," she said while trembling.
Rudy and Elena slowly walked down the mountains, carefully considering their surroundings.
"Do you live alone?" Rudy asked curiously.
"No, I live with my grandparents. They are from this town, so I ran away from home and came here to live."
"I see."
"Why did you ask?"
"Maybe I would have come to your house to comfort you at night," Rudy said jokingly.
"Aren't you moving a little too fast?" she asked with a grin.
HOWL~!
Suddenly, there was a loud howl in the forest.
"Eek!" Elena jumped and hugged Rudy tightly. "I am scared!"
"Why are you scared? It's just an animal doing what it's supposed to do."
"Seriously, how can you be so calm after watching a horror movie?! Especially in the mountains?"
"A movie is a movie, and reality is reality."
Elena grabbed Rudy's hands and said, "So you don't believe in ghosts?"
"I didn't say that."
Rudy took out his phone from his pocket and turned on the flashlight.
"If you had this from the start, why did you use it before?!" Elena hissed and glared at Rudy.
"Be careful, miss. If you glare at me like that, I will turn it off, and you will have to walk in the dark again," Rudy teased her with a grin on his face.
Elena puffed her cheeks and said, "You are evil."
"Humans are evil."
"Hmm?"
"Are you scared of ghosts?"
"Obviously! They are ghosts!"
"Why? Do you think they are evil?"
"I don't know…"
"What were ghosts before they became ghosts?"
"Humans…"
"Exactly. Humans are the monsters here. There are all types of people, so why don't you assume that an evil human would become an evil ghost and a kind one would be a good ghost?"
"I will still be scared of both types of ghosts…"
It took them fifteen minutes to get off the mountains. And nothing had changed. The streets and their surroundings were still empty, with little to no light to see.
Rudy could easily feel how scared Elena was because of her trembling hand and shaky voice. She was trying to act tough, but that would never work in front of Rudy.
Rudy looked up at the sky and thought, 'It's hard to tell the time without the moon, but it's almost eight. The girls would be waiting for me, but I cannot leave Elena here or let her go alone in this condition.'
"I will drop you off at your house," he said calmly.
"There is no need… actually…" She squeezed Rudy's hand and said, "Please drop me off at my house. I am too scared to go alone."
In the end, the date ended with what Rudy had feared.
