Yet even as she focused on the ceremony, her eyes still sought two people, and the empty space where they should have been tugged at her heart. Where the heck are those two? she wondered nearing the center of the hall.
The audience, live and online, was united in their awe, and in their silent, collective anticipation. Nnenna's moment had begun, and nothing, not even Queen Chioma's bitterness, could diminish it.
The atmosphere shifted. The instruments were ready, the opening dance prepared, but one thing was glaringly missing. Her partner.
Nnenna stood at the center of the ballroom, the spotlight on her, her gown shimmering like fire, and the reality hit, he wasn't here. Not yet.
It was one thing to play with my feelings, to deny his all the time. Another entirely to abandon me in front of billions of eyes.
Love system… she whispered unconsciously, searching her mind for a response. Nothing.
