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Tia's Ironic Figures: A Narrative Fiction

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Tia stopped her verbal onslaught on Michael to engage with Tre. Going just off of a first glance appearance – furrowed forehead, flaring nostrils, tightened lips – she didn’t seem happy to see him, but looking into her eyes it was obvious she was glad he made the first move. “Who you calling a monster, dumbass?”
“People who call other people dumb aren’t too smart themselves.”
“You’re an exception. Your stupidity outshines everyone else’s by a long shot, making it hard not to mention it.”
“Oh yeah? Well, you’re…
“If you were looking in from the outside, you would think these two were the ones getting married,” Michael, who was leaning behind Tia’s chair, whispered to me. I couldn’t help but smile and nod my head in agreement. He completely …show more content…

All I can do is feel sorry for the poor guy. We’re not even five minutes in and he’s already losing the war by a wide margin.
“Shouldn’t you at least try to show a little modesty and act reasonable?” I asked, throwing myself into a battle that has a foregone conclusion. “After all, this is fake and demanding him to purchase top of the line gifts this early on gives you the appearance of an exploiter.”
Playing with her hair, and probably not listening to a word I was saying, she let out a “tsk, tsk,” and gazed at me pity eyes. “This is how you’re supposed to treat men nowadays, Ari. Shower them with too much love and he’ll end up next door with the fast tailed neighbor that purposely wears skimpy clothes whenever she’s doing yard work. He accepted me as his fiancée, now he’s gotta take responsibility and treat me the way I’m supposed to be treated.” Her imagination might just be a tick below Tre’s if not right on par. She completely missed the keyword (fake) in what I said and is too stubborn to admit her wrongdoings, although she believes they’re rightfully …show more content…

“I have no choice but to be partnered with him. However…” I glanced down at the cut up jeans and plain white blouse I had on. “My clothes do seem a little bumish today. Maybe I should get rid of these.”
Although I was in the middle of speaking, their argument continued. Even when it was appropriate for me to talk it seemed as if they were ignoring me.
“Your friend here is blind as a bat, that’s the only reason I moved up here,” Tre stated.
“Why do I feel I’m the only one getting picked on?”
“How come you never told me you were blind?” Tia complained. “I’ve known you way longer than this fool, yet you tell him. Is something going on between you two that I need to know about?”
“Of course not! He figured it out himself.”
“Why you’re tripping over whether or not we’re dating?” Tre asked with a devilish smirk. “And if we were, what would the problem be? Afraid I might take your friend away after only knowing her for less than a day?”
How did he manage to get us going out from what she said? A bigger question is why did he have to say it in the manner he did? It’s going to give off the wrong

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