Chapter 23: Double Date (1)

~Third Person's Point of View ~

Max and Sophie walk around the comforting park. Even flowers bloom, at the right time and moment.

"Sophie! You want to eat some ice cream?" Max looked at her enthusiastically.

Sophie slightly shook her head and replied, "Of course, I would love!"

Max helped her to sit for a while as he buys two ice creams for them. "Just sit and wait for me, Sophie! I'll be right back."

Sophie smiled sweetly as she heard Max's step into the ice cream booth.

"Woooah! Why do I'm feeling so uneasy when I'm with him?" She murmured and sighed.

From afar, Max can see Sophie who's sitting on a bench. However, he saw a very familiar face that walks closer to Sophie.

"100 pesos, Sir." The vendor lends two cones of ice cream that made him come back to his senses.

Max get his wallet from his pocket and pay for it. "Thank you!"

On the other side, Sophie wonders why it took for him to come back. She felt bored and her drowsy, sitting alone.

"Babe, I want ice cream! Can you please buy me some, please?"

Sophie heard a woman's voice at his back. The park was designed by benches and you can walk anywhere, even in the middle of the whole park.

"Why? You have your own feet and mouth, so, buy for your own!" A man said.

Sophie was eavesdropping with their conversation since she can't avoid to listen to them.

However, as she heard the lovers' voices; she realizes that they seem familiar with her.

Sophie acted like she wasn't listening by playing with her hands and feet.

The girl said, "You asked me for a date and now you're acting like a stubborn and a jerk guy, Xian!"

From then, Sophie turned her head even though she can't confirm it.

Xian turned his back out of frustration. Accidentally, he saw Sophie sitting on a bench and was facing him.

"Sophie?!"

Yna heard it. She then looked behind her and too dumb that she didn't recognize Sophie.

"Xian? Yna?" Sophie exclaimed.

Out of nowhere, Max showed up with two cones of ice cream on his hands.

Yna widened her eyes and faced him. "Max? You are here too!"

"What are you doing here? Are you stalking us?"

Yna burst into a loud and whimsical laugh upon seeing Max's epic reaction. "Why would I do that? Are you an artist or are you Hyun Bin for me to stalk you?! Come to think of it, Max!"

Xian put his hands in his pocket and said, "Come on Yna, don't waste your time arguing with a guy like him."

Yna said, "No! We are not going anywhere, Xian! Look, I think the four of us were destined to convene." She pauses for a while and turned her gaze at Max.

"Max, are you and Sophie are dating?"

Sophie meddles between them and replied, "No! We aren't!"

Max came closer to Sophie and give her one of them. "It would be better if we will look for another place to eat something else, Sophie."

Xian smirked upon eyeing Sophie and Max. He felt irritated and annoyed every time he saw Sophie with Max. "Don't force her. Let her decide for her own, fella."

Max twitches go his jaw and replied, "I'm not forcing–"

"Aha! What if we do a double date since Sophie is paired to Max and Xian is paired with me. Do you guys agree with my cute suggestion?"

Sophie, Xian, and Max were dumbfounded with Yna's idea. It would be the advent of World War III if Xian and Max will be in one place together.

"I don't think it's a good idea, Yna. Anyway, thank you for inviting us but we can't accept it. Let's go, Sophie!"

Sophie forgot to eat the ice cream right away and so it was melted. "Here, you need it, Sophie."

Xian gives his handkerchief to her as he saw Sophie struggling to move her sticky and moist hands. "Next time, don't give Sophie something like this! Look what happened into her shirt!"

Max was about to punch him, fortunately, Yna moved and needles between the two furious lions. "What's wrong with the two of you? You look like a kid because of your actions! Grow up, Max, Xian!"

Sophie stood up and said, "Yna is right. Xian, please calm down! You are too aggressive and hostile!"

For the first time, Yna and Sophie agreed. The two boys took a deep and long sigh and kept their mouth shut.

Max stared sharply at Xian. He can't understand why he felt uneasy and uncomfortable with him. Like, Xian is negative energy that would always switch his mood.

"I'm sorry for my actions Yna, Sophie. Nonetheless, as my peace offering. Sure, let's have a double date–" Max paused.

He lifted up his head and glare at Xian intently. "Let's use my car, at least we can reach your preferred restaurant, safe and sound."

Yna clapped her hands as she stared at Xian's poker face and Sophie who's shocked and stunned.

She said, "Alright! Let's go, babe?"

Yna clutched her arm around Xian. She was too happy and hilarious when Xian didn't bother to push her away.

On the other side, Sophie was nervous when Max accepted Yna's offer. She just wants to be alone; to stay from Xian's life but it seems like faith is making a way to find them, again.

"Let's go, Sophie. Don't you worry, I'll take care of you. Alright?"

Max guided Sophie into his car when she accidentally stepped on a rock. She stumbled and fall into the ground without anyone's intention.

Max immediately helped her to stand. "Sophie!"

"I'm fine Max. Don't worry, I'm just nervous."

Sophie's knees were shaking and her whole system was shaking. It made her overthink and forgot to focus on walking.

Yna and Xian saw Max helping Sophie to stand. He was then about to help Sophie but Yna stopped him. "Don't you even dare to help that blind girl again, Xian. Can't you see, Max is in love with her."

Xian turned his back at Yna and leave her alone, watching Max and Sophie.