Pāhonoa te oro

I told myself I was just tired. That maybe I forgot. That maybe it had always been there. But deep down… I knew that wasn’t true. I slowly stepped into the hallway. The light I saw earlier… Was coming from underneath the door. A soft glow. Pale. Almost gray. Not warm like a normal light. Not cold either. Just… wrong. I moved closer. Step by step. Trying not to make a sound. And then I heard it. Breathing. Slow. Deep. Coming from the other side. I stopped immediately. My he