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Chapter 7 - A Simple Smile Can Hide So Much

I think some of the saddest people in the world are the happy ones. They hide their pain with a smile. They joke, they laugh, they smile.

You don't realize how much they're truly hurting. But they cover it all with a simple smile.

And when they finally do open up and show some of their pain, people criticize.

"Be happy"

"You should smile more"

I can't

Don't expect me to be happy all the time

I can cry if I want to

I don't want to be happy all the time

It hurts to always smile

To hide that pain

Keeping all my feelings locked up

And people expect me to just throw away the key

One day I'll burst

And all those feelings will come out like a raging river

Holding back your pain isn't good for you

You have to let it out eventually

But us people don't want to show the world our pain

Our weakness

We feel likes it's our duty to make the people around us happy

To make them laugh and comfort them when they're sad

But who will comfort us?

Who will be there to tell us it's ok?

We have so many friends who we've been there for

But when it's our turn to be comforted, to have a shoulder to cry on

We realize how truly alone we are

So we hold it in

We try our best to make others happy

And when the tables turn, we hide in a dark quite room

And let all our sorrows out

People always fall for the cold male lead in the story

But I always look at the second male lead

The happy, flirtatious one

He falls so deeply for the FML but has to watch as she falls in love for the bad boy

The ml bullied the FML and treated her like dirt before he fell for her

While the second ml has always been there for her

Her comforted her and tried his best to make her happy

But yet she chose him

The typical, cold bad boy

Even after getting his heart shattered the second ml will smile through it all

But there's one thing about that smile

One thing that other people won't notice

Yes he's smiling

But is he truelly happy?

Are we truly happy?

Just by smiling

Because we hold back our pain so much, we become twisted in a way, our smile

If your reading this and you feel tired of always smiling and joking around

Then listen to me

Cry

Let it out

It's ok

I'm hear for you

Even if you don't see or feel me, I'm still here, talk to me

Cry

Shout

Scream

You have feelings too

Crying dose not make you weak

It only makes you stronger

Once you're done crying your heart out you can smile

A true smile

The first smile you never had to fake

Your heart will feel free

And you'll be glad to have finally let it out

I know

Because I have been there too

I'm here for you