"Today is the day!!"
"It's game day!!"
Ada's voice rang through the living room, electric with excitement as she and Rafik sat together on the couch. Her eyes were already fixed on the screen, bouncing with anticipation.
"I'll never get used to you loving football," Rafik muttered, shaking his head with a smirk.
Ada slid closer and kissed him on the lips, a brief but charged moment that made Rafik's expression soften. Then she pulled back just as quickly, her voice rising.
"It's starting... It's starting!!"
"Who do you think is gonna win?" she asked, nudging him with her elbow.
"For sure the Black Bulls," Rafik replied confidently, locking eyes with her.
"Wrong!!! It's gonna be the Red Pistons," Ada declared, raising a single finger in the air with absolute certainty.
"In your dreams, right? Look at the stats, Ada," Rafik said, laughing at her confidence.
"Wanna bet?"
"Bring it on!!"
The two leaned into each other, grinning like kids at recess.
