Chapter 58 - All Seeing (3)

"Hmm."

Nida held her hair in one hand because the cool night breeze was making her hair fly.

The two are silently walking down a dark path that is surrounded by trees. The tree branches, interwoven with each other, created a canopy overshadowing the moonlight. It is the only way to the city light park from the restaurant they came from.

It was a narrow path that gradually widened as they walked through it.

The City Light Park is a park meant for couples who have a romantic walk together. Food and other things are also sold in the park.

Although it is a well-known place for couples, it is not too crowded that it makes the couple have their privacy in their chosen place to have their own romantic dates.

It's a park with different types of trees that are decorated with lights and ornaments that make the whole place joyous and romantic.

As the narrow path became wider, the lights from the park also luminated the dark path they were walking on.

"Oh my goodness!"

Her expression brightened and her eyes sparkled the moment she had a full view of the glowing decorated trees.

She doubled her steps to closely see and appreciate the scenery. 

"What's wrong?" She turned her way towards Lito, who had stopped entering the bright part of the park. He remained silently in the dark while tightly clenching his fist.

He seems to be hesitating for a moment while keeping his gaze on the ground.

"Do you always come with strangers?" he asked with an obvious upset tone.

Nida stared at him for a moment, then slowly approached him.

"Not really?" Nida smiled sweetly, then peeked into his lowered head.

"I told you, I love pretty faces."

Nida could see more of his expression becoming more complicated the more she teased him. 

Lito is a pretty boy, as per what Nida keeps saying.

He has large, innocent-looking dark eyes that can be very adorable every time he blinks because of his long lashes.

He has viking gold shoulder-length hair, fair skin, rosy cheeks, and thin lips, as if dolls will not be able to compete when it comes to being the prettiest. 

His build is slim, which is too feminine for a man, and the feature that attracts Nida's attention is his pretty thin fingers. 

"Am I not your type?" she asked, still in a teasing manner.

"Of course, I like you!" He shouted loudly, making the people around him look at him.

Nida just giggles. 

"Haha, people may think you're confessing to me right now."

"No, I, I am, I," Lito panicked, not knowing what to do.

"Relax, I came to this date not to date anyone." 

Lito's expression turns bright once Nida says she doesn't have any intention of dating.

"Then why did you join the group blind date?"

"I want to meet new people. Maybe a new friend?"

Nida just gently talked to her date since she knew the reason behind his timid reactions.

She was being honest with Lito, even though this was only their first meeting.

"Come on, let's not waste our time here. The place is too beautiful. " Nida dragged Lito's hand, which was still tightly clenched into a fist.

Due to his thin and slim body, Nida doesn't have a problem dragging him inside the park.

As if time turned slow, Lito just looked ahead of him while watching a beautiful lady hold his hand, and her sparkling image glowed with the lights and her long hair bounced with the wind as he could smell her sweet perfume. 

He bit his lower lips as he could feel his cheeks flush.

He feels like he is being enchanted.

The warm color of the lights gives a warm touch of coziness to Nida.

"I should have discovered this place a long time ago. This is a great place to relieve stress." She commented while the two were now calmly walking side by side while looking around the romantic scenery.

The two stopped their walk once they reached a band performing openly in the park.

Nida finally let go of his hand and closed her eyes as she appreciated the music being played. She admires the music by clasping her hands together and swaying her body along with the music.

The band played a passionate ballad song that made all the couples listening more intimate with one another.

Lito, who was not paying attention to the band but was fixated on Nida, finally spoke,

"You really are beautiful." he mumbled.

"Of course I am." Nida responded with a smile.

She actually hates her goddess for needlessly giving her a power she never asked for, but the beauty that she naturally develops after awakening is something she is thankful for a little.

"Sadly, you're too eccentric." Lito added that made Nida laugh loudly, it disturbed the soothing and low music of the band, which made the other couple look at them as if their moment was disturbed.

"Oops! Sorry!" She covered her mouth and they moved away from the band to avoid the deathly glares.

"See, you're too eccentric." Lito commented again.

"But it's nice that you're talking to me now. I thought you had become muted. " Nida teased him again.

Lito furrowed his brows, but he was not upset or angry; he just didn't get why the lady in front of him was acting this way.

"I just don't think strangers can talk as easily as you do," he said, playing with his thin fingers.

"Well, I'll be quiet as well if I end up sticking with someone else in the group."

"Why is that?"

"I am just lucky that you attended. You're insanely pretty. I'm pretty weak at this face." She remained playful as she squeezed his cheeks together.

Lito feels strange about Nida's fascination with pretty faces.

He thought girls would dislike pretty boys since they get easily envious of other people's beauty.

On the other hand, Nida fawned over it instead of handsome men with masculine features.

"Even pretty faces could be dangerous. You need to be cautious." He warns her.

"Aye, Aye captain." she replied without getting offended of his nosiness.

Despite her tired eyes, Nida is in a good mood and has been smiling since she met the pretty boy.

"Are we done with this serious talk?" She grabbed his hand again and forced him to walk to where she wanted.

Lito just let out a sigh because Nida didn't seem to be taking his words to her heart.

....

Near the exit of the park, there are a lot of stalls selling different souvenirs and foods that match the visitors' dates.

They looked around the stalls without letting go of their hand.

Lito was distracted the whole time and only focused his gaze on their hands and worries on his sweaty hands that touched Nida's soft hand.

"Hey, let's have a picnic under the tree. Let's buy food over there!" She happily suggested dragging Lito again and forcing him to buy her food and other things they needed for the sudden idea of a picnic at night.

She even bought beer, despite Lito's rejection of the idea.

Since he did not have any chance of winning from Nida's suggestions, Lito just followed everything Nida said and just silently observed her, letting her enjoy the night.

They bought a blanket and laid it on the grass carpet under the maple tree that is also decorated with golden lights.

They chose the tree since it was the only available tree that had a great distance from the other couples.

They don't want to disturb someone else's date with Nida's loud voice and sometimes scandalous laugh.

"The light is the same color as your hair, as if you camouflage at the lights." She lightly laughed at her own comments, while Lito just awkwardly brushed his golden hair.

Nida stared at his hair for a moment before she turned her attention to putting ketchup on her corndog.

"Am I the only one enjoying this night?" she asked now in a more serious tone.

Lito looked at her worriedly, thinking that he had offended her with his lack of social skills.

Her bright aura suddenly dissipates now that she's being serious.

"I actually think I don't deserve to enjoy a peaceful time like this, since my entire life is a mess. But I just want to forget it all for a moment." She shared.

Lito tilted his head, acting as if he didn't get what Nida said.

"You deserve to be happy. You don't have to think of anything else but yourself," he shared while watching her take a bite of the corndog they bought.

"Yes, you're right. Also, I want to give myself a chance to breath," she said as she shoved the corndog in Lito's mouth, where he had already taken a bite.

"And you should do the same as well."

She looked straight into his eyes, and that made him look at her exhausted, deep coffee-colored eyes.

"We deserve to be happy, Randell."