Pāhonoa te oro

.He didn’t answer. Before, he said he would never leave. Now, he was already gone. I felt lost. I didn’t know what to do. I kept waiting, hoping he would come back. But days passed. Then weeks. Nothing changed. It has been a few months now. Life feels quieter. Slower. At first, I was very sad. I kept thinking about him. I kept thinking about his promise. I asked myself again and again,