When Bathrooms Begin Smoking

     This weekend I went to a late showing at a movie theater in the Provo mall on a date. The movie was witty, silly, and just to the important life changing part, when sirens began squealing, lights blinking, and an automated voice saying, "Please exit the theater calmly."  There was a long awkward moment when everyone looked at each other, wondering if it was a joke, or maybe even part of the 3-D experience. Well.... turns out it wasn't a drill.
     We left the theater and went down through a tunnel leading to the underground parking lot and out into fresh air. The smell of smoke drifted through the air and ironically, that just brought everyone back up the hill into the main part of the theater again (I don't know why the doors weren't blocked from people going back in) to see what was going on.  The manager came out and we heard him say there was a fire in the bathrooms and a smell of gas.  He shooed us all out back down the hill again.  Down we went, until we saw the fire trucks coming, and then up the hill we went.... again.  The hill was super slick and steep so there were a lot of falls going up and down, but college students are apparently like cats and can't control their curiosity.
     In essence, it's a good thing it was not a bomb because we probably would have all died from our lack of being smart when we smelled smoke and getting far away. But we got some sick pictures with the firetrucks! And in the commotion, we got to keep the 3-D glasses-- what a steal!