Rose said that his date would meet him at the bistro in the less populated area of the town. What was his date's name anyway? Rose had told him. What was it? Hmm... John? Yes, it was John. She had also told him bits and pieces about John, too but, of course, Dave wasn't listening.
The bistro wasn't too far from his and Rose's apartment so Dave decided to take his vintage black 1946 Schwinn B.F. Goodrich Challenger. What a hipster.
Dave rode in silence to the bistro, thinking about his date the whole way there. What if ends up as a disaster? Would he just leave? What this "John" is gross or ugly? Or he's a total prick that looks good? But what if everything goes well? Then what? Do they keep talking and hanging out? Do they kiss? Dave was very, very confused since he'd never actually been on a date of any kind.
He reached his destination at last and parked his bike beside the entrance of the small restaurant. He entered the bistro and was greeted by one of the three chefs, Aradia. She and Dave were pretty good friends; they hung out at school together a lot. The other two, Tavros and Feferi, he didn't know that well. The three part-time chefs often saw Dave at their little-known bistro to get a small meal or to just hang out.
"What brings you here so early, cool kid?" Aradia asked in her monotone voice.
Dave groaned. "I have a blind date and Rose set us up to come here." He responded with a dramatic eye-roll, not that she would have been able to see it.
A high-pitched squeal came from the back of the kitchen. "A blind date?!" The voice asked, entirely too excited. The owner of the voice, Feferi, came out into the sitting area. She was a very enthusiastic girl, always finding the best in everything and everyone.
Dave chuckled and nodded in response.
"Is there anything you know about them? Is it a boy? A girl? What's their name? Oh, tell me everything!" She shrilled.
"It- uh, it's a... blind date, Feferi. He isn't... supposed to know a lot... about the other person." The owner of this voice was Tavros. He came out of the back after Feferi. Poor Tavros was crippled and mentally challenged. His legs were paralyzed and his mental handicap made him talk slower and to think about what he was saying, which is why he often said "uh" when he talked.
"Well I know a bit. He's a dude named John. He's my sister's best friend's friend. And I also know that he's supposed to be meeting me in about two minutes. That's it."
"Ohh! This is so exciting! I just can't-"
"Alright, Feferi. Let's leave them alone until we're needed." Aradia said pushing Feferi and Tavros back into the kitchen then turned and gave Dave a thumb up before turning into the kitchen herself.
He let out a sigh and sat at a table next to the window. He put his ear buds into his phone and listened to music while he waited for John.