Some decisions are made in a moment. Others take time.
And then there are the decisions that make themselves—slowly, silently—until one day, you wake up and realize you've already chosen.
Akutu and Nathan were standing at that crossroad now.
No fights. No harsh words. Just a quiet understanding that something had shifted.
But what did that mean for them?
The days after their conversation were strange.
They still saw each other. Still exchanged messages. Still sat together during lectures.
But there was a distance—not physical, but something deeper.
Something neither of them wanted to name.
Because once they named it, they would have to face it.
And facing it meant deciding.
Akutu found herself overanalysing everything.
Was he pulling away? Or was she just imagining it?
Was she the one changing? Or had they both outgrown something they didn't realize had an expiration date?
She had always thought love was about choosing someone over and over again.
But what if love was also about knowing when to let go?
And if it was…
Was she ready for that?
Nathan felt it too.
The weight of a decision neither of them had spoken about, yet both of them carried.
He had always imagined relationships as something you worked through, something you fought for.
But what if some things weren't meant to be fought for?
What if some things were meant to end gracefully—without blame, without anger, just an understanding that the people who started something weren't the same people now?
And if that was true…
What were they waiting for?
One evening, under the same streetlight where they had once reassured each other, they met again.
This time, there were no long conversations.
No searching for the right words.
Just the truth.
Akutu inhaled deeply. "Nathan… I think we both know what's happening."
Nathan looked at her, his expression unreadable. Then, slowly, he nodded.
"Yeah," he said quietly. "We do."
A pause.
A moment of clarity.
And then, a question neither of them had dared to ask before.
"So… what do we do now?"
Akutu smiled—soft, sad, but real. "We let life pull us where we need to go."
Nathan chuckled, shaking his head. "You always have a way with words."
She shrugged. "I learned from the best."
And just like that, they made the decision.
Not to fight. Not to force.
But to accept.
Because sometimes, the most powerful thing you can do for someone you care about…
Is let them go.
The pulleys of life had shifted once again.