Silent Prayer

She was raised to believe that love is simple-
that it fits inside rules, inside prayers, inside certainty.
But nothing about her feels simple.
Not the way she laughs when no one is supposed to.
Not the way she plays the piano like she's trying to escape something.
Not the way she makes everything she thought she knew start to fall apart.
She tells herself it's just admiration. Curiosity. A passing feeling.
But some feelings don't pass.
Some feelings stay, even when you pray for them to leave.
And in a place where faith is everything,
falling in love might be the most dangerous thing she ever does.