I Loved You First by Ratih Farida

 

Synopsis

Ridge Howe is a high school student and a neighbor of a girl named Sailor Rose Carter –a girl Ridge loves. But for Sailor, it seems like his presence doesn't mean a thing.

Will Ridge be able to confess his feelings for her? Will Sailor accept him?

Or does it turn out that Sailor will reject him?

The Story

In a park behind the school, the brown haired guy similar to his eyes was seen sitting on a bench, waiting for the girl he loved.

Ridge Howe, that is the name of a guy who is still faithfully waiting for her to come to a place where he's about to convey something.

The long wait slowly seemed to be paying off, when the person he had been waiting for finally arrived. The blonde haired girl and her beautiful gray eyes gave him a smile where he immediately flashed the same sweet smile as he saw her walking closer.

"Hey, Ridge!" said the girl as she stood in front of him.

"Oh, um... hey, Sailor..." Ridge stuttered.

Sailor Rose Carter, that is the full name of Ridge's favorite girl. Sailor and Ridge were together when they were both in Junior High School until now they were reunited in Senior High School.

And not only there, the location of the two houses can almost be said to be next to each other. However, it seems that both of them weren't really close to each other as friends but just neighbors.

Ridge himself has had feelings for Sailor since the two of them first met. Until now, Ridge still doesn't know whether Sailor feels the same way or not.

Yes, maybe it's time to find out how the girl feels about him, even though he found it impossible to reach her.

"So, what do you want to say?" Sailor asked straight to the point, making Ridge stiff.

"Uh, actually.. I.. Umm.. come with me." Ridge grabbed Sailor's hand so that the girl followed his lead.

"But, where are we going?"

"Umm.. just follow me."

When the two of them had just started walking, suddenly a guy's deep voice was heard from behind both of them. And that guy seemed to be calling Sailor's name.

Sailor immediately turned around and saw a tall man with an emo hairstyle smiling at her.

"Alex!" Sailor answered the guy's name with a sweet smile on her face. But for Ridge, it doesn't look sweet since he found himself alone right now, got left behind by his favorite girl.

Alex Simpson, an ugly guy with hazel eyes and his emo hairstyle according to Ridge, is the only one who's standing in the way of their relationship --Sailor and Ridge that soon could happen.

Ridge now feels annoyed and sad when he has to face the fact that Sailor seems to care more about the weirdo than himself, who is looking cuter with a hair flip style that almost resembles the old hairstyle of world superstar Justin Bieber.

***

The night has come, a guy with beady brown eyes now looks lost in thought, with his arms folded behind his head, lying on his soft bed.

It's certain that he's daydreaming about the failure he got in just to find out how she felt about him in the afternoon.

And now Ridge suddenly came back to his senses when he heard the sound of a car engine stopping in front of the yard of his beloved girl named Sailor.

Curious as to who would come to visit the girl's house at night, Ridge immediately took a peek at the window. And when he had looked deeply at the person's features, his eyes widened and his mouth slightly agape at the sight which he found unpleasant to look at.

Of course, it was none other than Alex, who was now seen kissing Sailor's forehead just to give the girl a goodbye kiss. Even though it's just a kiss on the forehead, Ridge still felt sad when he saw his girl in someone else's arms.

Because after all, Ridge is the only person who sincerely loved Sailor first. But why does it seem too difficult for her to realize that...

***

The next day, Ridge still hasn't had the chance to confess his feelings for her. And of course, the only one who could stand in their way is Alex's figure.

Days have turned into weeks, weeks into months, and now it's almost half a year since he entered high school, but all those opportunities must soon be lost.

It hurts when Ridge had to see Sailor who was always making out in front of him with that weirdo Alex. He has done various ways to just give a clue, but still Sailor will never get it...

Or maybe it's time for Ridge to give up..

***

This prom night is about to begin. Ridge doesn't seem to have any intention to attend the dance night alone, without any partner.

Not surprisingly, now he is just seen lazing around in his room, watching TV with a soft drink and popcorn in his hand.

When Ridge was about to leave his room to refill the popcorn, his cell phone rang, displaying a message on it.

Sailor

'Hey, Ridge, you going to prom?'

Ridge fell silent for a moment, seeing a message which turned out to be from his beloved girl named Sailor. He felt a little confused, but on the other hand, he felt happy because it turned out that Sailor still cared about him.

Ridge

'Umm, no, you?'

Ridge immediately replied to her message. A few seconds later, Sailor texted him back.

Sailor

'I will, wish you were there..'

Ridge's eyes widened when he read Sailor's message hoping that he would come to the prom. The feelings of confusion and happiness were now filling him when he read that type of message.

Ridge has some mixed feelings. He wondered, what should he do now? Just laying here watching TV with popcorn? Or go to prom with his sweetheart?

But on the other hand, Ridge is still asking about the whereabouts of Alex, Sailor's sweetheart. Where was the guy when the prom night arrived? Have they both ended their relationship?

Well, maybe the many questions in his mind will soon be revealed if he comes to the party...

***

Wearing a black suit with his Justin Bieber hair flip style, Ridge immediately ran aimlessly through the crowd of people in the school park, intending to look for Sailor's figure.

"Shit, how stupid! Why don't I just contact her?" Ridge grumbled to himself.

Ridge immediately took out his smartphone from his trouser pocket. However, when he was about to contact the girl he was looking for, suddenly he felt an arm on his shoulder.

Ridge turned around and found the beautiful girl he adored, wearing a long white dress like a princess, giving him the sweet smile that she had.

"You .."

"Ridge, there's something I want to talk about.."

"Um, what is that?"

"Can we talk about this while dancing?"

"Of course."

The two of them are now dancing slowly. And so slow like their dances, Sailor begins to pour her heart out to Ridge about Alex. The girl complained that Alex was just a coward. And her reason behind that was because Alex was just playing with her heart all along.

All this time, Alex treated Sailor like his girlfriend. However, it turns out that Alex always keeps their relationship a secret. She also was really sad to find out that she was just a bet for Alex and his friends.

Hearing all that, Ridge was really angry. He really wanted to hit that dull face so hard. How dare he treat her like shit?

But in the end, Sailor assured that all of this was useless, because Alex would never return to school or the city where Ridge and Sailor lived. Sailor then convinced him that she was willing to forget about Alex and will continue her love story with someone better.

A victorious smile appeared on Ridge's face. And maybe this is the right time to tell her what's in his heart.

"Well, you know... I've loved a girl for a long time... but she could never see that..."

"And, umm.. you know I also have a guy I love since the first time I saw him next to my house.."

Ridge's body stiffened, he seemed to swallow hard. Ridge was surprised when he heard Sailor's little confession that the girl loved the guy who lived next to her, which means that man was just himself.

"Ridge."

"Sailor."

Both of them chuckled when they said in unison.

"You first." Sailor said to Ridge.

Ridge was clearing his throat first. "Sailor.. I love you so much.. will you be mine?"

"Umm.. sure. I love you too, Ridge." Sailor answered without any hesitation.

THE END