Victor got ready for the date. He put on a nice shirt, jeans, and black sneakers. These weren't the same kind he would wear to school. These were for events that were nicer than school but not fancy enough for dress shoes. Besides, they would have to do a lot of walking. He would need something comfortable to walk around in.
He then left the apartment and went to Mia's. She lived in a building near his, so it wasn't even a five-minute walk. He walked up the stairs until he was on the floor Mia lived on. She came from a pretty wealthy family, and her dad often did work overseas so she was home alone a weekend or two a month.
He knocked on the door, and Mia quickly opened it. She was wearing a medium length dark blue dress, black leggings that stopped at her knees, and black sandals. "You look nice," Victor said.
"Thank you," she said. "You look good as well."
He then took her arm and led her out of the building. He took her to the cab, and they climbed inside. Victor gave the driver the address for the pizza parlor. "Have you ever been to Danny's?" Victor asked.
"No, I don't think I have," she said.
"Then you're in for a treat," Victor said. They arrived at the pizza place about five minutes later. It was a medium-sized hole in the wall type place. The left and right walls were lined with booths, and the walls were a shade of light yellow.
They ordered a pepperoni pizza, and they filled up their cups with sodas. They sat at a booth and began to talk about school. The door on the bell rang, and Victor looked up to see Benji and Derek enter the restaurant.
Their food came, and they began to eat. Their conversation continued. He learned that Mia had joined the yearbook committee at the high school. She had been apart of the committee in middle school.
He whipped some pizza sauce from his mouth, and he saw Benji and Derek's table. He noticed that they were holding hands on top of the table. Victor shouldn't have felt jealous because he had Mia and he really enjoyed hanging out with her. That didn't stop the feeling of jealousy that crept up his spine.
Victor paid for their meal, and they left. The gallery was about a five-minute walk from the restaurant, so they decided to just walk. Mia went for his hand, and, after a moment, Victor took it. "Is this ok?" Mia asked.
"It is," Victor said. They arrived at the art gallery, which had large windows and a modern interior. Vict or showed the man their tickets and they were allowed inside. They walked around. There was only one exhibit that was open that night.
They walked to one of the sculptures. It was of a dead raccoon. "That's morbid," Mia said.
"Maybe the next one will be better," Mia shrugged. They walked to the next exhibit, which was a dead deer. They quickly noticed that all of the sculptures were of dead things. They read a sign that said that this exhibit was about the 'Beauty of Death.'
"And this is why you don't just pay attention to the title and the stars of a review," Victor said, before biting his cheek. He had a sour forming there since he had bit his cheek a lot this week. "I'm sorry. I know this isn't the idle first date."
"It's ok," Mia said. "I've actually had a good time."
"Really?" Victor asked.
"Yeah," Mia said. "I would actually like to go on a second date."
"Same here," Victor said. They then walked out of the gallery and relocked their hands. Mia leaned her head on his shoulder. Victor kissed her forehead, and then Mia kissed him on the lips.
A/N: Thanks for reading! I know this book has a lot going on right now, but next chapter two of the storylines are going to merge. Goodbye, my friends! Have a great evening!