100. Â They couldnât believe it was finally over.
âWhatâs up with you today? Youâre smiling ear to ear like an idiotâ
 âShut up!â silly Erik Durm smiled widely like a donkey, hands still on the wheel as we drove our way to his parentsâ house. His wearing a navy blue sweater I gave him for Christmas, which made me a bit happy today.
âOkay, so remind me why are we making our long way to your parentsâ today?â
âBecause my mum won a gold medal in cooking competitionÂ
âWell, I donât exactly knowâ he shrugged, âat least she got the first place and we promised her to celebrate her achievement.â I was about to say something and he cut me off again, âOf course I know you must have something to do today, I know, but I know over a fact that you are a very good friend that youâre willing to do a lot to make me happy and that is why I take you too!â he beamed as he shoot a quick glance at me.Â
Right, of course, I am his best friend, just best friend. Erik and I have been friends since forever, middle school to be exact. I was a transfer student in the last year of middle school, and he was this kind, enthusiastic little guy whoâs so kind to befriend me.Â
His family is like my very own family, his hilarious little brothers, his mum and dad who are so kind, caring, loving and very supportive of their sons. Theyâre there whenever Erik had an away games, and of course they wanted me to tag along and gave our fully support to him.
People said that a boy and a girl can not be just friends, and I canât deny that since I am as well, recognized that I have developed a feelings for him, Erik, my best friend. I donât think he ever acknowledged my feelings, since I tried to hide those as deep as possible. It broke my heart too, watching his then girlfriend kissing him whenever she wanted or her taking care of my Erik since she is the girlfriend of Erik Durm, his best friend like me.Â
I cried myself to sleep when he got injured, trying to fake a smile when I visited him in the hospital or in his place, trying to entertain him to forget about his pain. And he was always there too, whenever I got in trouble, heâd come as fast as he could to my place just to make sure Iâm okay. Although he always notices whenever I hide things from him, fortunately he still hasnât found out about my feelings. I never wished we shared the mutual feelings, Iâm thankful enough to have him as my best friend, I only wish this feelings to be gone soon and made our relationship to be just full of joy and love as a friend.
Suddenly I felt a slight pain in my left ear, Erik was pulling my ear. âErik!!!!â
âWhat are you thinking? Why are you so quiet? Get yourself together weâre almost there!â
âLet me go, Erik. God, whatâs gotten into you? Sugar rush? Are you drunk?â Erik laughed as he let my ear go, I rubbed it quickly and crossed my arms on my chest.
âCome on, donât be mad.â Weâre already at his parentsâ driveway, I could see some of his family members from the window, and theyâre really celebrating something. âLetâs goâ
I sighed before I unbuckle myself, Erikâs already waiting for me so he could lock the car door. I exhaled deeply, before entering the house after Erik.
âERRRIIIK!â His little cousin run towards the door and just crashed to Erikâs leg, hugging them tightly. He picked the little boy up on one arm and kissed his rosy cheek.
â(y/n)!â I turned myself and saw his mother with her arms open, âI missed you!â
âHi! I missed you too! Congratulations!â
âFor what?â She withdraws herself, looking confused, I saw her and Erik exchange glance, âoh! Thank you my dear, youâre such a sweetheartâ she pulled me back into another hug.
âOkay guys I need a moment here please!â Erikâs voice broke the excite moment, everyone in the room now turning themselves facing him. He took a deep breath, looking at me with his silly crooked smile that I like.
âOkay, um⊠Since Iâve got my mum, dad and my sisterâs permission to do this, itâs only one left nowâŠâ
âWhoo! Erik!â I think itâs one of his unclesâ shout broke the silence; Erik shrugged it of with a smile. He looked at his mum and dad for a second before turning back to me.
âOh well, (y/n), I want to be honest with youâŠâ he said that I replied with just a confused look. âI had a major depression in  high schoolâ
âWHAT?â
âYeah, like you know⊠feelings of worthlessness, sometimes even suicidal thoughtsâ
âWhat? Erik! How can I not notice that, Erik? Oh my God, Iâm such a horrible friendâ My eyes felt like it burns, I want to cry so bad, Erikâs mum put her arm around my shoulder to sooth me down. I looked at him with a troubled gaze, looking for more explanation.
âOf course. You probably never picked up on it because I couldnât help but smile when I was around you. Youâre the reason I made it trough. My family, they couldnât believe it was finally over because of you, and that is whyâŠâ
I gasped at the moment Erik reach to the back of his jeans and got down on one knee, there was no fancy box, but there is indeed a ring on his right hand and heâs bending on one knee!
â(y/n), like John Legend said, youâre my muse, my own reflection, my rhythm and blues, you have helped me through anything I have been trough since God knows when, and Iâd like it to be forever, or at least as long as Iâm alive. SoâŠ.will you do me the honor of marrying me? I know that this is so sudden, I will not protest if you need time to think or whatever your decision is⊠I will accept that all my heartâ he put his left hand on his heart, crossing his chest, and he looked down.
I was still speechless; everything happened in a flash, I really donât know how to react. I do have feelings for him, butâŠ
âYes, I willâ But thinking of it again, Erik is the only one who can endure me, all with my rollercoaster sensitive emotion, heâd been trough a lot because of me, and heâs still here. So I have no reason to say no.
He beamed as he stood up, he asked for my right hand and put a ring on my ring finger. He pulled me for a small kiss on my lips; itâs actually our first kiss.
With a loud cheer on the background he whispered, âI wasnât thinking where to put the box of the ring actually, so I left the box in my room and put the ring on my pocket. Sorry.â which made me chuckle. Erik Durm everyone, my best friend, and also my future husband.