Episode 1

"It's Easy to Fall, but it's Hard to Find someone to Catch you."

...ARIANNA...

"Brielle!" I called his name as soon as I reached him.

'This is it! You can do it, Arianna! You can do it!' I cheer up myself.

"Yes, Yanna?" Gabrielle asked as he looked at me with a smile.

That smile. Shucks, why does he have to be so handsome with just a simple smile? It makes me fall for him deeper.

"Uhm, I-uh......" Oh my gosh! I'm so nervous!

How do I say it? I'm so nervous that I can't even finish my word.

I sighed as I compose myself. 'You can do it, Aria. You can do it!' I cheer up myself again.

"Ahm-uh, I-I want to tell you something." I said while my heart keeps beating faster, I'm really really nervous. I've been hiding my feelings for him for so long and now that I have the courage to tell him about it, I can't let this pass.

He raised his eyebrows, "What is it?" He asked, curiously.

"Uh, I-I------" Before I could finish my word, someone called him from the back and I knew already who it was.

"Babe!" It was Yasmin, his girlfriend. His first love. His everything. And it makes my heart break thinking about it.

Gabrielle turned around and immediately smiled as he saw her. "Babe, what are you doing here?" He asked as he approached her and kissed her on her cheeks.

"Well, I'm here to say that the party will start soon since almost all of the guests were already here." Yasmin said softly.

"Oh, okay." Gabrielle smiled at her then he turned to look at me. "I'm sorry, Yanna, but I have to go. I need to welcome the guests. If you have something to say, just tell me about it after the party." He said apologetically.

I smiled at him, hiding the pain that I felt right now as I remembered what the party's purpose was. "It's okay, Brielle, don't mind me. And congratulations to both of you." I said with a fake smile.

"Thank you, Arianna." Yasmin replied.

"So, we're going then." They were about to walk away but Gabrielle stopped and looked at me again. "Ah wait, aren't you going with us inside?" He asked.

"Ah no. I'll stay here for a while." I answered.

"Okay, so we'll go first." He said then they walked together inside the mansion with his hands wrapped around Yasmin's waist.

When I'm sure that they are already inside, a tear escapes away from my eyes.

"Ugh! Why did I forget that?" I whispered. "Why did I forget that the reason I'm here is to attend their engagement?" Another tear fell as I said that.

It hurts. It hurts so much that the man I love is getting engaged to the woman he loves.

I thought this was the time that I could tell him about my feelings. But I'm wrong. I'm really really wrong. Even if I confess my feelings for him right, I won't still have a chance because he's engaged.

He may love me but as a friend and I hate myself for being in love with my best friend.

"Ladies and gentleman, thank you so much for coming to this special event of my life with my love." My heart keeps crying as I watched his eyes twinkling as he looked at her. "Being engaged with the woman I love is an achievement for me and I know that this is not yet the most awaited day of my life, but this is just the first achievement for me." He continued. His smile reached his eyes, he looks so happy.

I looked down at my hands as I felt my tears trying to escape from my eyes.

"Are you okay, sweetie?" I heard my mom ask who was sitting beside me.

I looked up at her then smiled, a fake smile. "Yes mom, I'm okay." I said.

She sighed, "How about you?" She suddenly asked which made me raise my eyebrows.

"What about me?" I asked back still raising my eyebrows.

"I mean how about you? When are you getting engaged? Gabrielle is already engaged and about to get married and you, you're still single. Aren't you planning to settle down?" She said.

'How would I settle down when the man I want to be with me for the rest of my life is already engaged?' My mind said and it makes my heart torn into pieces, again and again.

I sighed trying to compose myself, "Mom, I-I'm not yet into that. I'm still young and I'm not yet thinking about settling down. And also, I'm focusing on my career or you can say, I'm busy so I don't have time for that." I said.

My mom sighed as she reached for my hands. "Aria, me and your dad are not getting any younger, we're getting old day by day." She said looking through my eyes. I didn't get her point so I raised my eyebrows. "My point is, we want to see you getting married with the man you love and we also want to see you carrying your child." She continued.

I sighed again as I held back her hands. "I know mom, it's just that I haven't met my Mr. Right yet." I smiled. 'Because the man I thought was my Mr. Right is actually getting married to his Ms. Right and that's not me.' My mind continued.

"I know, I know, I'm just asking you when you are planning to settle down." She said.

"When I meet my Mr. Right." I said as I flashed a smile. "We shouldn't talk about this here." I added.

She sighed and smiled back then she focused on the stage.

I sighed again as I looked at them, Yasmin and Gabrielle sweetly talked to their guest with their parents.

"I wish you happiness in your life with her. If we are really just friends, I'll accept that but I'll still love you more than a friend as I always do." I whispered as I closed my eyes then smiled sadly.

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