
The hospital room was filled with light when Happy awoke.
The morning sun poured in, gentle and golden—just the way she liked it. Nurses moved around her with joy on their faces, whispering words like miracle, recovery, hope. But all she wanted to hear was one name.
“Where’s Smile?” she asked, her voice still fragile.
No one gave her a clear answer.11Please respect copyright.PENANAFgaXJzKQsV
Some looked down.11Please respect copyright.PENANAlWOEkCxLhN
Some simply walked away.
A strange silence began to stretch over everything—thick, unnatural.11Please respect copyright.PENANA4WEUbbWVqZ
Her heart, though weak, beat faster than it should have.
The next day, when she had gained enough strength to stand, she returned to the one place she knew she might find him—his home.
She climbed the familiar stairs to the top floor, breathing in memories: shared laughter, late-night coffee, quiet talks under starlight. But when she opened the door, only Harbon and Fredge were there.
Harbon turned to see her—eyes red, fists clenched.11Please respect copyright.PENANAj3Ek3fV0B4
His voice cracked like something raw and broken inside him.
“You shouldn’t have come.”
Happy stepped back, confused. “Where is he? Where’s Smile?”
Harbon didn’t answer.11Please respect copyright.PENANAi1MZ3lDdSL
He just stormed out, pain radiating from every step.
It was Fredge who gently touched her shoulder and said,11Please respect copyright.PENANAuEA6IAKO2G
“Come with me.”
They didn’t speak on the way.11Please respect copyright.PENANAnJdovA0NBU
She didn’t ask where they were going.11Please respect copyright.PENANAGvPNLjnB8n
She could already feel it.
They stopped at a quiet, wind-brushed hilltop—11Please respect copyright.PENANAiJnGNWzArG
And there it was.
A freshly dug grave.11Please respect copyright.PENANAUhAwoT97S1
A simple stone.11Please respect copyright.PENANABg6TdvIdge
No crowds. No flowers.
Just a name carved in silence:
Smile Joseph Millet.
Her legs gave out. She collapsed at his grave, hands shaking, heart stuttering—11Please respect copyright.PENANASIA1PAb0gR
This wasn’t real.11Please respect copyright.PENANAoZbzPGU2UO
This couldn’t be real.
Fredge sat beside her and pulled a small device from his pocket.
“He wanted you to see this,” he whispered, placing it gently in her lap.
Then he left.
Happy pressed play.
The screen flickered. His face appeared.11Please respect copyright.PENANAhvzHxdRBSD
Older than she remembered.11Please respect copyright.PENANAJ1lyDXSU0H
More tired. But still him.
And he smiled.11Please respect copyright.PENANAawgQah8bGT
For the first time.11Please respect copyright.PENANAs0ZOZkcdnO
Only for her.
His voice was soft, almost trembling.
“If you're watching this... then I’m gone. I didn’t want it this way, but I knew… if I ever lost you, I wouldn't know how to survive again.”
“You gave me the only days in my life where I felt human. You saw me when the world only saw a shadow. You loved me even when I couldn’t love myself.”
The video cut for a moment, then resumed.
“I’m sorry I left. I just wanted you to know… you saved me. And this—”11Please respect copyright.PENANA0MukQn3n3z
He smiled, tears welling in his eyes,11Please respect copyright.PENANAJ0PSjcspaR
“This is my first real smile. And it’s because of you.”
“Don’t cry for me, Happy. I’m not gone. I live in you now.”
“Thank you… for giving my life meaning.11Please respect copyright.PENANA4WmEECA0nS
Goodbye, Happy.”
The screen went black.
And Happy broke.
Tears streamed down her face, falling like rain on the grave of the boy who never smiled—until she came along. Her sobs echoed across the empty hill. Her heart, already fragile, felt like it couldn’t hold the pain.
But somewhere deep in her sorrow, she clutched the screen to her chest and whispered,
“You will never be gone. Not from me.”
And though the world lost Smile that day,11Please respect copyright.PENANA86Wrsay3Lx
Happy carried him forward—11Please respect copyright.PENANAss1vhHEzi9
in her breath, in her heartbeat,11Please respect copyright.PENANAM3HYZk2fPW
in every smile she gave to the world11Please respect copyright.PENANA96yUNnvAJV
because of him.