Chapter 490: IF

Chapter 490: IF

Chapter 490: IF

What if he doesn’t?

What if I’m just reading too much into his kindness?

Ting ting!

Her thoughts shattered as her phone buzzed, a message lighting up the screen.

It was from Carl.

Carl: [Hey Nnenna! Somto and I found you a teacher. She’s the best dancer we know. Actually, she’s your course mate. Her name is Hannah. She agreed to teach you too! She’ll be waiting for you in the Year One dance studio on Monday. She’ll teach you before our private class so she can go home early and rest. She’s a student too, you know.]

Nnenna blinked at the message.

That was fast... she thought absently, still half stuck in her emotional storm.

Hannah?

Her course mate?

How come I’ve never heard that name in class...?

She tilted her head, scrolling through her mental list of faces. But none of them matched the name.

Then something dawned on her.

"Oh my gosh... Carl!"

Nnenna sat up straight like she had been zapped. Her mind spun as the memory of Carl’s speech from just a few months ago came rushing back, his heartfelt warning to guard her heart, to think carefully about what she truly felt.

And yet... here she was, realizing someone had already quietly snuck into her heart without her noticing.

to kill me if he finds out!" she groaned, clutching her pillow like it could save

onto the bed dramatically, but after a moment of panic, decided to focus on something less

flew across

was fast. You guys

her curiosity kicked in. It wasn’t jealousy, not really. More like... a need to

you guys know her very well. How do you know

little hesitant. But Carl didn’t make

very talented and it was only a matter of time before she joined our circle. She’s humble and kind.

read the

Through her older sister...?

kind? Carl actually vouched

That was rare.

knew Carl didn’t throw compliments around lightly, especially not when it came to letting people into their trusted space. His words

circle Somto and Carl belonged to, it felt huge. Like a web of

get to know all of them? she

forward to meeting Hannah. If Carl believed in

meeting Hannah on Monday, then," Nnenna mumbled, staring

just realized, the whole I’m in love with Somto revelation, still made her heart flutter

wasn’t going to act on

She would just... observe.

said was true, that falling for someone who didn’t feel the same could break her, then maybe it was safer not to expect anything. Safer to keep this new, overwhelming feeling tucked away.

She sighed.

hurt too much if he didn’t feel the

most importantly, Carl must never

Never.

Not now, at least.

skip to Year Four, and I totally could skip one more year later, if the

That was her plan.

Graduate first.

felt the same... she would

If.

this secret was hers to keep. And Carl, with his scary level emotional intelligence, better

softly into

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