But boredom is dangerous, and Twitter is worse.
"Love is overrated. Forever is just a fancy word for disappointment."
That's what I tweeted at exactly 11:03 p.m., not thinking about the thousands of strangers scrolling through their feeds. I didn't expect anyone to care. After all, it was just me, Amara—the girl who treats relationships like ticking time bombs.
But within minutes, my notifications blew up. Retweets. Likes. And then… one reply.
From @TobiCodes: "Or maybe you just haven't met someone who means forever."
I rolled my eyes. Typical. Another Twitter philosopher trying to sound deep. But curiosity made me click his profile. And that was my first mistake.
His bio read: Tech CEO. Dreamer. Believer in second chances.
And his profile picture? Way too handsome for someone tweeting about forever at midnight.
I should have ignored him.
Instead, I typed: "Spare me the fairytales. This is real life."
That was the start of everything.
CHAPTER TWO – TRENDING
The next morning, my phone wouldn't stop buzzing.
#LoveVsForever was trending. People had taken our midnight argument and turned it into a full-blown debate. Screenshots of our tweets were everywhere.
"Girl, you're famous!" my best friend, Zainab, screamed when she barged into my room. "Do you even know who that Tobi guy is?"
I frowned. "Just some random man with a WiFi connection."
She looked at me like I'd grown two heads.
"Amara, that's Tobi Okafor. The guy who built that new app—ChatHive. He's like, millionaire famous."
My stomach dropped. Great. I'd just picked a Twitter fight with a tech celebrity.
By evening, my follower count had doubled, and strangers were shipping us like we were some online love story. #TeamAmara. #TeamTobi. Memes everywhere.
And then, a DM popped up.
TobiCodes: "You're fun to argue with. Coffee?"