Off The Hook
May 4, 2018

The movie that wasn’t

By Melanie Behrens

It was just going to be a simple girls night out. Seven of us were getting together to go see the movie “Red Sparrow” and then have dinner. I was in charge. I don’t mind doing that because I like to organize things and generally all goes smoothly. I usually reserve the tickets and pay for them...

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