Internal Monologue on Smiling
And then you smiled and, for a moment, I would have done anything to never see that expression fade.
I couldn‘t help the smile forming on my face when I realized you had been watching me the entire time.
It was an entirely inappropriate moment, but the smile had formed without me even noticing.
Only when my ribs began to ache, I managed to still my laughter and tame it into a wide grin instead.
No matter how hard I tried to act unaffected, I knew my lips were in the process of betraying me.
I smiled at you, and you smiled back at me, and suddenly this entire thing didn’t feel as daunting as it did before.
Even as my face began to ache, it was impossible for me to drop the smile.
[Prompt Calender: May 31st, National Smile Day]
