Ava shook her head and mumbled to her friends,
"Let's pay our attention to the match. Let's pray for Luke to win today. I don't have any doubt about Ian. He will not give in."
Abigail and Debra fell silent.
Ava fixed her attention on the game. She could see how the crowd cheered for Ian whenever he scored points for his team.
Ian seemed quiet but focused. He was not looking anywhere as his eyes were fixed on the basketball. While his friends conversed during the game, he was not communicating with any of them.
Ava observed that he did not glance at her again. It was like he finally decided not to look at her again.
"May the best team win," Ava mumbled in a low tone.
Her friends heard her, but they did not say anything.
When Stephen put the ball in the basket, Ava jumped and clapped
