𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬.

meant to be

note: this will be written in both ricky and nini's point of view

RICKY'S POV
the first time i laid eyes on nina salazar-roberts, i immediately just fell in love with her beauty. i briefly met her during the start of freshman year of college at nyu. i was finished packing and bringing my things up to my dorm when i noticed a brunette girl having a hard time to lift the boxes that contained her stuff. i offered to help her out and we've been hanging out ever since.

NINI'S POV
i love being around ricky. he just makes me feel safe and secured. ever since, he helped me to get my things and bring it to my dorm during the first day at nyu, we've been inseparable. everyday, after class, we would meet up at the library to study together. after we would go to each other's dorm room to just talk and hang out. on fridays, we would have dinner in our favorite diner that's just walking distance from campus. i'm so glad he's my best friend.

RICKY'S POV
during our sophomore year at nyu, nini was casted as one of the leads in the school production of beauty and the beast. she played belle and she looked absolutely beautiful in all of her costumes. when she started singing, i admired her even more. her voice is just music to my ears. that's until the show ended. i waited for her in the theatre lobby for about 10 minutes. when she came out, she immediately jumped into my arms, "thank you for coming to opening night. you're honestly just the best." she whispers to my ear. she has never hugged me this way. that's when i realized. i was in love with my best friend.

NINI'S POV
when i saw ricky in the audience, i couldn't help but show a big smile. i was getting all giddy, but wait i shouldn't! "no no no nina! he's your best friend!" i say to myself. my train of thought was interrupted when our stage manager said that i was going on in two minutes. i was nervous, i mean it's not my first time to get the lead but still! i take a look at ricky behind the wing and he sees me. he mouths "you can do it!" and blows a kiss to me. that time, i realized, was i in love with my best friend? i still needed to figure that out. i needed to sort out my feelings.

RICKY'S POV
it's been a month since i realized that i loved nini and not just as a friend. i wanted more of that. tonight we were celebrating one year as friends or so we call "friendship-aversary." we had the whole night planned. we were going to stay in her dorm room, order some pizza and watch a bunch of our favorite movies. tonight was the night where i decided to finally have the guts to say that i loved her and that i am in love with her. we were having fun, talking, laughing and even sharing some anecdotes about our friends and our professors. i said that i needed to tell her something and she said that she needed to let something out also, making my heart pound even more.

NINI'S POV
i was so nervous to tell him. when i told him that i needed to tell him something, i could see the worry in his eyes. i say quietly, "uh, ricky. i started seeing someone. his name is luke and he is in my drama class. he asked me out this afternoon and i said yes."

RICKY'S POV
well shit. that hurt. so much. i started to zone out. that's until she snapped her fingers against my face, "earth to ricky! did you hear what i said?" it caught my attention, then i reply to her, trying to hide my sadness "oh yeah i did. and wow i'm so proud of you! you should go out with him, as long as he doesn't break your heart." i encourage her and she wraps me into a tight hug. "thank you ricky. for everything."

NINI'S POV
as soon as i started dating luke, ricky and i were different. yes, we'd still have our usual study sessions in the library or our late night dinners every friday, but it wasn't the same. every time i would ask him if he was alright, he would assure me that he is. that's until ricky met dina. she was this tall blonde girl who was in his music theory lecture. he started dating her during the early days of junior year. after, just like that, ricky and i kinda drifted apart. we didn't talk anymore or hang out like we used to. it looks like we didn't even meet at all. i didn't know why but maybe it's because we had our own relationships to focus on.