The university gates were taller than anything Smile had ever stood beneath—ornate, iron-wrought, and heavy with dreams not meant for people like him. Yet he stepped through them, his worn shoes dragging the dust of a life far removed from privilege, his bag holding nothing but borrowed pens, notebooks filled with faded ink, and a heart still learning how to beat.
No one knew who he was.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9RxG36H7XD
And that, for once, was a blessing.
He walked the halls like a shadow—silent, unnoticed, existing somewhere between presence and absence. Most students laughed in groups, shared food, spoke of family vacations and weekend plans. Smile kept his distance. Not because he wanted to—but because it had become his instinct. People meant pain. Distance meant safety.
But fate doesn’t always knock.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7PtG1Xf4KP
Sometimes, it collides.
It happened in a quiet moment—he dropped a book in the library, and a hand reached down at the same time. Their fingers brushed. He looked up, startled.
Harbon.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8j6ijkq3R4
Tall. Loud. The kind of boy who smiled with his entire face.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0ZrfQ8xWP
He laughed and said, “Hey, don’t look so scared. You act like I’m going to bite.”
That was the beginning.
A few days later, another face joined them—Fredge.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaqad3sInlX
Calm. Curious. A boy who asked deep questions with quiet eyes.
Unlike the rest, they didn’t ask Smile about his past. They didn’t mock his silence or his second-hand clothes. They simply sat beside him. Shared notes. Cracked jokes. Offered a seat at the cafeteria table without a word of judgment.
At first, Smile resisted.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdo2L7r8Yma
He didn’t know how to receive warmth. It scared him more than cruelty.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWBnaa9O84
But Harbon’s noise and Fredge’s stillness created a space where even silence felt welcome.
And slowly, the wall began to crack.
One late evening, as the three sat under a tree on campus, Harbon said, “You ever think about starting something? Like… something big?” Fredge added, “We’ve all got brains and time. What if we use them?”
Smile didn’t answer. But something inside him stirred. A distant echo.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ970XmUpeN6
What if?15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9PhLqGLgc
What if his pain could become purpose?
And so, beneath a dying tree and a rising moon, an idea was born.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwsF0ZVXjvt
A startup. A dream.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3VBGOhowet
Not just for money, but for legacy.
They would build it from scratch.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0DndswfM1n
With empty pockets. Full hearts.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQW75uaPb3
And one name carved in memory:15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39KCdXlRL2
Sarah Joseph Conglomerate.
A tribute to the mother who gave him life and the father who loved her.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTEy0qmHnH
Smile never told them what the name meant.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7tWO4QEgws
He simply whispered to the night:15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡISPfAD8ypg
“This is for you, Ma. For you, Pa. I’ll build something the world can’t ignore.”
And for the first time in a long time,15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0ZJn5z77Z
Smile felt something warm beneath his ribs.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMtgaOk8jT
It wasn’t joy. Not yet.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKUbf42Dqap
But it was close enough to hope.
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