The Silver King

King Interrupting A Date 2

"Oh, yes of course!" I took a risk and offered her my hand. She gladly took it.

The Park was fairly large. The path cut through dense woods. Once you got off the trail you could get lost easily and could walk for hours without getting out and back into town. It was also a popular place for homeless to set up small living areas. As clean and maintained the trails are, it wasn't a good idea for a single lady to go walking along them at night. Once I got on the other side and she was home safe I could spend a little bit of money getting a cab back home. The coffee shop we met in was within walking distance of my place. I honestly didn't want to walk through the park alone and hope we didn't run into anyone wanting trouble. Vicky was a few inches taller than me. If a fight came up, I think she would have a better advantage in one over myself.

Due to my lack of experience, I didn't think she was asking me to walk her home to keep the night going longer and possibly invite me in once we arrived to her place. I'm glad I didn't assume that. I would be very disappointed.

On our walk my phone pinged. It was another text from my father asking to borrow money. He always paid me back but had a hard time paying bills the start of the month.

"It's nice of you to help out. I bet your mother doesn't appreciate being so low on funds the start of every month though." Vicky commented after I explained what the text was about.

"My mother isn't around. It's just me and him." I told her feeling a bit bad bringing down the mood of the walk.

"Oh, I'm sorry. So, you're pretty alone, huh?"

It was a bit of an odd question but I didn't even notice. I wondered if I clued into things sooner, I could have avoided a bad situation.

"Hey, so, let's say I invited you to stay over, would you?"

We were only halfway along the trail when she spoke up again. Vicky's question made my face flush in the darkness of the trail. I tripped over my own feet and desperately tried to think of the right answer.

"I uh... I don't have any kind of experience with that kind of thing, I don't think I could bring myself to take you up on hat offer even though I do like you." I answered honestly. Most likely not the answer a girl wanted to hear.

After a few seconds Vicky let go of my hand to walk in front of me to face me. I stopped walking to let her take a couple of steps ahead. I knew I was getting dumped.

"You're cute. I never get to go out with guys like you. But I don't think your type is going to do well on an app that is made for people to just hook up on." She told me with a kind smile on her face.

I guess I was stupid and assumed a dating app was for just dating. And not to find who else it ready to get freaky with. It was a little disappointing but I would recover from this. Vicky was a nice cute girl. However, if I wasn't what she was looking for I needed to accept it. This first date was some experience though. Maybe the next girl I go out with I might not be as nervous when the same question comes up.

"Let me at least walk you out of the park safely." I offered her.

"Oh, you don't need to worry about me. You should really worry about yourself right now."

I looked at her confused. The sudden idea of her planning this and having some guys to jump me came to mind. I only had my phone on me and fifty bucks in my bank account if they got my bank card. I wouldn't lose much and saying I got robbed on a first date would be a great story. Hoping I wasn't about to get a beat down I looked around trying to see if there was anyone hiding in the bushes along the trail.

"Uh, alright? Should I just give you my wallet right now or...?" I asked not seeing anyone in hiding.

"Toby, I like you; I'll offer you a deal. If you can run from me until sunrise, I'll let you live."

What kind of weird joke was this? During our date she hadn't acted weird or quirky. This sudden shift made me so confused on what was going on. I was alright with jokes but I wished if this was one, she would have waited until we gotten out of the park. Vicky wasn't carrying a purse. Her jean pockets could barely fit her phone and some spare change for the coffee if I didn't pay for it. If there weren't any guys waiting to jump me, I didn't think she had anywhere to hid a weapon. I opened my mouth to ask her what she was thinking and please not kid around so we can get her back home when she did something that just made my entire body freeze.