Walking closely together that afternoon, Rosetta and Yuri looked around the small park, where small children were playing. Some enjoyed the slides, the swings, the merry-go-rounds and monkey bars while their parents observed nearby, ready to rescue if there was a mishap.
Quezon Park had different types of trees around it—from the youngest Talisay (tropical almond) trees to the oldest acacia trees. At the center of the park was a small clock tower with statues in front (a woman, facing the cathedral across the street) and the back (the Philippine national hero, facing a junction near a city government building and the post office across the street). The clock told them it was already four thirty. Not far from the clock tower was a gazebo-like structure, with a red roof and dull yellow-pai
