By now—
The excitement had reduced.
Small-small.
Not because people lost interest.
But because—
Nothing clear had happened.
No confession.
No fight.
No obvious "yes or no."
Just… moments.
And people were getting tired of guessing.
---
"Maybe nothing is there," someone said that morning.
Agadi heard it immediately.
She turned.
"Nothing?"
"Yes."
Agadi laughed.
"You people just don't know how to observe."
"Or maybe you people are overthinking," the girl replied.
Favor nodded. "Onye kwu that thing."
She didn't say anything.
But in her mind—
*Are we actually overthinking?*
---
She sat down quietly.
Watched.
As usual.
---
The two came in again.
Separate.
As usual.
But today—
They didn't look tense.
Not like before.
---
The girl was talking freely with someone else.
Laughing.
Relaxed.
---
The boy?
Also normal.
Talking.
Even smiling.
---
She frowned slightly.
*Wait…*
---
Agadi leaned closer.
"They are acting too normal."
"Exactly," she said.
"Suspicious," Agadi added.
Favor shook her head.
"Or maybe nothing is there."
Agadi turned slowly.
"You too?"
"Onye kwu that thing."
---
Jiggy entered.
Late.
As usual.
"What did I miss?" he asked.
"Everything," Agadi replied.
"Update?"
"No update."
He paused.
"…So it's over?"
Agadi scoffed. "Nothing started."
---
Mr Charles entered.
"Good morning."
"Good morning, sir."
"Open your books."
---
Class started.
And today—
For the first time in a while—
People actually focused.
Less looking around.
Less whispering.
More writing.
---
Even she noticed it.
*Have people moved on?*
---
Halfway through the lesson—
Something small happened.
But this time—
Different kind of small.
---
The teacher asked a question.
The girl didn't understand.
She looked around.
Then—
She asked.
Not loudly.
Just softly.
"To someone beside her."
---
Not him.
Someone else.
---
The boy saw it.
But didn't react.
At all.
---
She blinked.
*Okay… this is different.*
---
Agadi noticed too.
"Hmm."
Jiggy leaned forward.
"What?"
Agadi didn't answer immediately.
Then—
"Maybe we were wrong," she said.
---
Silence.
Small silence.
---
Favor nodded slowly.
"Onye kwu that thing."
---
She leaned back.
Thinking.
Replaying everything from the beginning.
The looks.
The moments.
The tension.
---
*So what was all that?*
---
Break time came.
And this time—
No loud teasing.
No big reactions.
Just normal talking.
---
She stood outside with Agadi and Favor again.
But today—
The energy was calmer.
---
"I don't like this," Agadi said.
"Why?" she asked.
"It's too quiet."
"You want noise?" she replied.
"Yes."
Favor laughed. "Problem."
---
Jiggy came again.
"I think we misjudged."
"Speak for yourself," Agadi said.
"You too," he replied.
"I didn't say anything," she said.
"You said plenty," he argued.
She smiled slightly.
*We all did.*
---
Then—
Something happened.
Small again.
But important.
---
The girl walked past them.
Stopped.
Then looked at Agadi.
"Do you have that note for yesterday?"
Agadi blinked.
"Yes."
"I'll collect it later," she said.
"Okay."
Then she left.
---
Agadi turned slowly.
"That was normal."
"Yes," she said.
"Too normal."
---
Jiggy frowned.
"I don't understand again."
"Welcome," she replied.
---
Favor shook her head.
"Onye kwu that thing."
---
She looked ahead.
At the compound.
At the movement.
At everything.
---
Then her eyes shifted.
To the boy.
Standing alone.
For once.
---
Not watching anyone.
Not reacting.
Just there.
---
And suddenly—
It clicked.
Not fully.
But small.
---
*Maybe…*
She narrowed her eyes slightly.
*Maybe it was never both of them.*
---
She leaned back slowly.
A small realization forming.
---
Agadi noticed.
"What?"
She hesitated.
Then shook her head.
"Nothing."
"You saw something."
"I didn't see anything."
Agadi smirked.
"You're hiding something now."
---
She didn't reply.
Just looked ahead again.
Thinking.
---
*What if…*
She exhaled softly.
---
*What if it was only one person all along?*
---
She smiled slightly.
---
*This story just changed.*