
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.13Please respect copyright.PENANArSkLzDBHFc
Some looked down.13Please respect copyright.PENANADIeCsmIj4C
Some simply walked away.
A strange silence began to stretch over everything—thick, unnatural.13Please respect copyright.PENANA6uulFqbn7E
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.13Please respect copyright.PENANA4crbECYYeL
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.13Please respect copyright.PENANADcxN6Amfbb
He just stormed out, pain radiating from every step.
It was Fredge who gently touched her shoulder and said,13Please respect copyright.PENANA1PzFsqzzot
“Come with me.”
They didn’t speak on the way.13Please respect copyright.PENANApVZtd0VbvC
She didn’t ask where they were going.13Please respect copyright.PENANAGnpNM9OJ3A
She could already feel it.
They stopped at a quiet, wind-brushed hilltop—13Please respect copyright.PENANAW4l0yHttDx
And there it was.
A freshly dug grave.13Please respect copyright.PENANA5XcJo8MeAc
A simple stone.13Please respect copyright.PENANA3vGae3tXH3
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—13Please respect copyright.PENANAflSUSU2Pna
This wasn’t real.13Please respect copyright.PENANAeoDRfXes1L
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.13Please respect copyright.PENANA0SOWMI1yq8
Older than she remembered.13Please respect copyright.PENANA8frQ70xE46
More tired. But still him.
And he smiled.13Please respect copyright.PENANAVer91yTr5Y
For the first time.13Please respect copyright.PENANAgJG7mq52RW
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—”13Please respect copyright.PENANAJvjzJwYaM4
He smiled, tears welling in his eyes,13Please respect copyright.PENANA7F4baCa1CZ
“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.13Please respect copyright.PENANAojLIVS475z
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,13Please respect copyright.PENANAJddfI3A64L
Happy carried him forward—13Please respect copyright.PENANA9jU3pp0557
in her breath, in her heartbeat,13Please respect copyright.PENANAFGrA9pGp0N
in every smile she gave to the world13Please respect copyright.PENANAIWlkOkmuR3
because of him.