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.12Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0EBch25Snf
Some looked down.12Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV1E6FsVCsL
Some simply walked away.
A strange silence began to stretch over everything—thick, unnatural.12Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU1oe80qkkJ
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.12Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2MTv9nh68M
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.12Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMr7YsgFH2
He just stormed out, pain radiating from every step.
It was Fredge who gently touched her shoulder and said,12Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEAkBl0WRK
“Come with me.”
They didn’t speak on the way.12Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcex1HDC9VT
She didn’t ask where they were going.12Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8kGk1XlnbU
She could already feel it.
They stopped at a quiet, wind-brushed hilltop—12Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfcXrr1cKMc
And there it was.
A freshly dug grave.12Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTyN9u01myG
A simple stone.12Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39AjaVmNpI
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—12Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafC6op4J18
This wasn’t real.12Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0RJQCkS7HO
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.12Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErRN62sjTF
Older than she remembered.12Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡje5g4fMjJW
More tired. But still him.
And he smiled.12Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0rjhJedQ9
For the first time.12Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1DoqOQyLV
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—”12Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv9rRmOgr2Y
He smiled, tears welling in his eyes,12Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMwuVXUMh1p
“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.12Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9r2vwJeHHl
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,12Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8i6aNytTi
Happy carried him forward—12Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdZ8HmCnSq
in her breath, in her heartbeat,12Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEazHV9OIf4
in every smile she gave to the world12Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVw3XGHr6p
because of him.
