As soon as 8:00 pm, Arthur got up to bathe and get dressed.
The time agreed by the two in the Sender (application) was at 21:00. Not so far from midnight to eat something, but close enough to watch the fireworks.
His best clothes, even if they are still worn, matched Arthur well. He wore a white shirt, white coat and black details on top, black jeans and a 3-year-old All-star.
'Better than barefoot.' he said, looking at his sneakers.
As soon as he got close to Thomas's bed, he tickled his ear.
"Who when where !?" Thomas looked a little disturbed and tearful, but when he saw it was Arthur, he calmed down "What do you want, idiot?"
"You could say that I'm looking elegant to a first date, but only if you want me to bring you some souvenirs."
"The old bribe, isn't it? Well, I would say that you are presentable for a date during the new year." Thomas spoke, examining the outfit.
"Yeah, that's good then. I won't be long after midnight, so if you want to be awake so I can show you the fireworks, feel free." Arthur smiled, reaching for his cell phone and wallet.
"I will stay. Good date, and make sure you don't mess up" Thomas waved at him 'It's good that you get there early to show me the fireworks, otherwise I'll punch you in the face!'
***
"Good night, Edna. How late is the gate open?" Arthur spoke as soon as he approached the reception.
"Until 01:00 am, but if it goes past the time, feel free to stay outside!" She looked at him with disgust 'What a most unbearable boy! If I could, I'd already removed him from here. That leech! '
The only reason Arthur is still in the orphanage is his age and the law that protects him. Always, the only thing he brought to the orphanage was trouble. Together with Thomas, they were excluded by all employees and children. They were allocated the back room, the worst room. Whenever someone was going to adopt a child, they would always be the last to be introduced, if not excluded.
"Come on, Edna. You don't need that ugly frown on your face when you look at me. Or are you going to tell me this is your normal face?" He smiled at her, running through the gate.
"IDIOT!!!" She yelled at him, even though she was already too far away to hear it.
***
9 pm
As soon as Arthur arrived at the meeting place, he soon saw Patricia. She was wearing a white dress, with a light brown low heel. Her hair was in a ponytail and side braids.
As soon as she saw him too, she said "Hello. Where are we going now?" Your smile lighter than the dress.
'If my heart beats a little more faster, it will come out of my chest!' Arthur locked his vision in the beauty that was in front of him. Taking courage to speak, he continued "I think we can have something solid for now. There is a sandwich stand near the Park."
"So let's go!" She took his arm, placing it between her breasts.
'If you fall now, you're ashamed. Hold those legs, Arthur! ' thinking to himself.
***
9:15 pm
As soon as they reached the stall, they ordered two sandwiches. One of bacon for Arthur and another of chicken for Patricia.
Most impressive of all is that Silva was the owner of the tent, so the situation was more usual and even had a discount, 10% in exchange for the two promising to try to avoid smoking as much as possible.
After searching for a while, they found a seat near the tent.
"So, like all dating clichés, could you tell me a little about your life?" Arthur took the initiative, curious about what such a beautiful girl would be doing in that environment of ex-smokers.
"In life nothing is as we want it. As you probably heard from me at the meeting, my parents are in the process of divorce, and I was also in my senior year, so it was a little pressure on me. Cigarette was a way to separate myself for a moment from all that. " She spoke in a solemn and sad tone at the same time.
"Ah. Sorry to do that now, but I just didn't have much time to tell you I'm sorry about your situation" He gave a silly smile.
"No problem" Her sweet smile once again showing up to blow Arthur's heart "But what about you? What's your story?"
"In addition to everything I told you earlier, I think there is nothing more interesting. I also graduated from elementary school this year, but I will continue attending the same school for high school. Decision of the orphanage. About smoking, it is about more personal matters. " He spoke in an honest tone, managing to hide the sadness that weighed in his words.
They continued talking about various subjects until it was close to midnight.