Pāhonoa te oro

.But my mind didn’t stop. It kept asking the same questions. Why would he say that? Why would she reply? I thought about it again and again. I felt confused. I felt scared. The next day, I watched them closely. Before, I saw love and friendship. Now, I saw something else. Silence. Hidden looks. Small smiles that stopped when I came near. It felt strange. It felt wrong.