SMILE [Incomplete]

Smiling is what Antonio does best.

"Good morning, Toni!" Various people greet him as he passed them on his way to his classroom. Everybody is fond of him; he's cheerful and bubbly, a big bundle of energy that will never fail to brighten up any day. He's helpful, kind, and thoughtful, always helping people out with any problem they may have. But really, the thing that draws people to him is his famous radiant smile.

Smiling is what Antonio does best.

It's unusual for him to be this early at school, but his brother has band practice and unless he wanted to walk the whole thirty kilometers to school, he had to wake up early too. It doesn't surprise him to find the classroom empty when he arrives; it's actually a relief. He sighs and collapses on his desk, his smile falling.

His cheeks hurt. He really shouldn't have picked his smile as his most distinguishing feature.

Be he knows that if he doesn't smile, there's nothing else he's going to be known for. Because without his smile, he's just a shadow of his brother, of his classmates, of every other stranger.

Smiling is what Antonio does best, but no, he is not happy.

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