On days like these

Life is always different in the movies.
When crisis comes there's always a hero.
When the underdog has it rough,
he somehow manages to find the kind of friends that everyone wishes they could have.
When someone dies it's always more dramatic than in real life.
When the shy, quiet kid starts singing, their voice always sounds perfect.
Suddenly the quirky kids are the cool ones.
Everything seems so obvious.
You've figured out the mystery before the main character has, because they're always the last ones to know.
You love the characters and their stories,
But then there's some you hate. 
If you care enough you'll always end up feeling sorry for someone in the end.
I wish you could do that in real life,
That you could know everyone's side of the story.
That you could have best friends like Ron and Hermione,
Or a family as cool as The Incredibles,
Or have an adventure like Meg's from A Wrinkle in Time,
Or a story like Katniss Everdeen's.
So yeah, it's always different in the movies.
But, I like it that way.
It's how I escape, every time.
On stormy days,
Or on days with no school,
I am immersed in hundreds of stories
That I'm always happy to remember exist.