Ribbed

I wanna be a part of somebody else's story.

Saturday, 1:00 pm. (June 25, 2022)

It was already Saturday, my how the days have gone fast.  I remember talking to kier about going out and getting ice cream and now the day is here. It's been a while since I've gone out and was willing to make an effort in getting ready, I mean might as well look presentable right? I wore a black flannel with black t-shirt inside along with some jeans. I look at the time and it was already 2:30, so I decided to go downstairs to wait for kier.  "waiting for someone ay?" with a poke on my shoulder. I quickly turn around to the familiar voice, "Pfft, what are you even doing here monique?" I said. "We're visiting maria, Angel and Kim is there too" "You should join!" Alfonso added. "Hmm, seems like everyone is going there sadly I agreed to meet a friend today" I said declining to their invitation. all eyebrows were raised and jaw dropped when a car parked in-front of us, the window of a blue sports car went down revealing kier. "Sorry, I was late. hop in" He said while opening the door for me and signaling me to enter, "Oh, hey guys!" he said and immediately  went inside the car.

He strapped the seatbelt to me and started to drive, the drive was quiet and peaceful but it was ruined by the sound of my phone beeping. "You should take that, don't stare at it" He said, I was staring at my phone in shocked. "Christian is calling me" I said to Kier. "Well, you should take it then" He nicely replied to me. To be Honest Christian is the only one who can make my heart beat like crazy, Every time I would hear that he's coming or even his little gesture towards me that probably meant nothing to him makes my heart flutter and my stomach upside down. Christian is my ex boyfriend, Me being 20 and him being 18. We dated when I was 16 and he was 14, yeah, yeah. I know we have a two year gap but our height difference and the way he acts mature yet like a baby towards me covered the fact that I was older, the relationship lasted for 4 months. Shocker right? the way I describe it is like we dated for 10 years or 3 or years but no we only dated for 4 months but that 4 months became a tattoo in my heart. Even though it does not hurt anymore the memories we had are still printed in my heart and those memories still live rent-free in my mind.

we are in the state of being friends, we're still close yet sometime he is unpredictable. we would be close whenever we would spend time together but when he goes home and we see each other it's as if nothing happened yesterday. I know he still has feelings for me yet he controls his self which I thank him, If he doesn't control his self towards me I would have no control of what I feel. who knows what we'd be doing if he does not do that. No one can replace Christian in my heart, although I am open to meeting and being in a relationship with other people, my heart- it still longs for Christian . We broke up when our parents found out about our relationship, we didn't break up because someone cheated on the other or that the relationship was toxic and stuff like that. We broke up because we knew time wasn't in our favor and that it wasn't time, seeing how young we were back then. I have my eyes set for someone but every time I would settle for that person, Christian will do something that makes me fall for him again. He knows me, he knows how to wrap me in his fingers and it annoying to me how he does it. He can be a jerk sometimes, most of the time..

"Hello?" Christian said in the phone. "hello? why did you call?" I said. "Meet me at the mall at 5, I need uh- help. dianne and Iyah are looking for a dress and they want you to come." he said

Dianne, David and Iyah are Christian's sibling which I am very close to.

"I am outside" I said, " I am out with a friend" I added not wanting to hurt kier's feeling and looked at him. "Awww, pleaseee. I knoww you can't resist to see my handsome face" Mark pleaded cutely and I can vividly imagine how he looks while saying that. "H-handsome? you seriously always find a place to insert your cockiness huh" I said while rolling my eyes and said "I won't go" "Pleaseeeeee, I'll treat you ice creaammmm after." Christian pleaded, as he was cutely pleading my on the phone I didn't realized that a smile was starting to form on my lips and laughed saying "WHATEVER Christian Klein! fine, fine." "I-I'll talk to my friend about it." I secretly glanced at Kier to check his reaction but he was just smiling while focusing on the road. "K bye" I ended the call and to my surprised as I ended the call the car stopped at the station. "Uh K-Kier, uh you see I-" I was cut off by him saying "You have somewhere to go?" he asked innocently. "Look, I really wanted to go get ice cream with you bu-" "Haha, no worries! that car ride was enough for me." he said sweetly. "Call Christian and tell him to pick you up at valley station" I smiled and texted Christian . "Ok, he's coming in 5 minutes. I am really sorry Kier, let's resched?" "This time it's my treat!" I said. After 5 minutes, Christian arrived and picked me up. The boys exchanged hi's and hello's and said my goodbyes to Kier.

"Christian!"

"yeah?"

"enjoy, I never saw her smile like that."

KIER'S POV

"Enjoy, I never saw her smile like that." I told Christian . I never saw Yv smile that like whenever someone called her, I can't deny the joy she feels whenever Christian does something. Don't even get me started when Christian would tease her and they would play with each other by throwing pillow at each other, you can tell that she's the happiest when she is with him. Christian is a good guy, but sometimes he would hide his feelings which leads to Yv's feelings to be dismissed. I would hear her rant to Nicole and the girls about how they would have something special a day and Mark would act like as if nothing happened. I get Christian because he did tell me why he would act like that, One afternoon after me being frustrated at seeing Yves cry, I confronted Christian and asked why he would always do that to her. act sweet and the other he would act cold, arrogant, cocky and would be with Kim another day. He told me that whenever he is around Yv, he cannot control his feelings for her. He loves her as much as she loves him, but Christian respects Yv's dad as he promised him not to make any move on Yv unless it's the right time, unless the time when it will be announced in-front of their families and friends that they're "Ribbed"

in other words, the time where it will be confirmed that they're meant for each other.It is also true that Christian likes Kim but even if he denies it everyone could see he still likes Yves.

the way his possessive of her,

the way he protects her,

the way he knows her ways, as if she was a book he read a thousand times.

the way he knows when she is lying, sad or mad.

the way he know how to deal her when she is emotional.

the way he has an authority on her, he knows it.

He knows the effect he has on Yve, He knows he's "ribbed" with her yet he patiently waits and respects her dad.

I know, I don't stand a chance with Yves. I know I can't replace Christian but even if I become her second, it's a risk I'm willing to make.