Pāhonoa te oro

“So basically I just need to get this off my chest because I feel like I’m going insane trying to act like everything’s normal. First thing that happened — my friend confessed that she liked me. And like… I didn’t feel the same way. I tried to be kind about it, I didn’t want to hurt her or make it weird. But I think even just that changed everything between us. After that, everything got awkward. Not like instantly dramatic, but just… off. Messages felt different, group chats felt weird