Ever since that night, Alaia’s treatment of Maria had changed. Yes, before that conversation under the yellowish moon and stars, Alaia was nicer to Maria, but after that talk not only was she nicer, but she also started considering Maria’s feelings first among everything. She’s not just nice but kind. Alaia was smiling at her most of the time and she was also allowing Maria to stare at her eyes. Not the way that they would do nothing and just stare at each other’s eyes. She meant that when they were talking, Alaia would no longer turn her back on her or turn her face in the opposite direction, so Maria wouldn’t see her eyes. But they still couldn’t stare longer than two seconds at each other's eyes. Their relationship- *Author coughs* friendship became even better after that night. But the
