The Complexity of a Perfect Date

Complexity of Trust

"Kuya may nakita ba kayong tumatakbong lalaki dito kanina, matangkad tapos naka kulay brown na parang polo?" Vivian asked the person selling hotdogs.

"Ah sorry ma'am wala po akong napansin." The seller told her so she thanked him and went to Tate again.

Tate and Vivian have been pacing back and forth into different places they could possibly go inside the park but they couldn't find a trace of the man nor Adelaide. She tiptoed and looked around but she still couldn't find them. Tate even stepped in the bench just to spot them in the crowd but they couldn't find them.

After he met Vivian in the cafe, the man suddenly ran away from them and Adelaide ran too, following the guy, whoever he is. Vivian also dragged him and they tried to follow both of them but they couldn't find them so they're currently searching the whole amusement park just to look for the guy so Vivian could apologize to him.

Tate just followed her but he didn't know what was happening or why does Vivian want to apologize to him or how did that guy knew Adelaide or why everyone is running. Vivian told him that she'd explain what happened once they find the guy but they still can't and it has been over half an hour since they started looking for Adelaide and the guy.

They sat at a bench and Vivian sighed loudly and clearly, she was a bit exhausted. Tate handed her the water he bought a while ago when they're searching and Vivian immediately drank all of the remaining water from the bottle.

"So." He started speaking catching Vivian's attention. "Are we good?" He asked her in a soft voice.

"Are we?" Vivian asked him back.

He just sighed and shrugged his shoulders. Even with the talk he had with Adelaide, he still wasn't sure if he's really on a proper mind to talk this out with Vivian. He accepted his mistake and had a plan when to talk with her but now that they're talking, he's not sure what to say or what to do. He doesn't want to piss off Vivian but he can't let this day pass with them still quarreling.

Vivian, on the other hand, was confused at her actions. A while ago, at the cafe and she had a talk with that guy, she made up her mind to talk to Tate and fix their problem right away. She now realized what her mistake was and was willing to fix their conflict but she didn't know how to start. 

"Hey, what happened to you and that guy? Kilala mo yun?" Tate asked her, trying to divert their topic to something else as he felt the tension between them when he tried to ask if they're okay.

"Bago ko sagutin yan." She faced Tate. "Alam mo ba kung kaano-ano nung lalaki yung kasama mong babae? Ano na ulit pangalan nya?" 

"Adelaide yung pangalan nya. Nakatira din sya sa Daffodil Village, and we're very close friends. 9 years na rin kaming magkasama." He told her and she tilted her head in confusion.

"So paano sila magkakilala nung guy? Taga doon din ba sya sa inyo?" She asked him.

"No. Ngayon ko lang nakita yun. Hindi ko nga alam kung magkakilala sila ni Adelaide eh." 

She nodded in response and thought about what happened earlier at the cafe. Before she can speak, Tate faced her and asked her again. "Paano mo nakilala yung lalaki?"

"Sa cafe lang kanina." 

"Bakit ka umiiyak na lumabas ng cafe? And hinahabol ka rin ata nung lalaki. Anong nangyari?" He asked, worry visible in his voice.

She sighed and started talking. 

"After I left you, medyo matagal ako tumambay sa cafe to cool my mind and then...."

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"Can I sit here?" 

Vivian was looking at the guy ever since he entered the cafe, and she was praying so bad so the guy won't sit beside her. Seeing how a bit crowded the cafe was, there's a big chance he'll sit at the long table, beside her.