#21 | Sad
"It's okay, I'm fine." He said, his voice shaking, as he reached up to wipe the tears that had formed in his eyes away. Stella looked at him, worried, as he took a moment to gather himself. She also thought about everything he'd been through. How tragic his life was and he wasn't even a demigod. And yet—
Toby finally looked back at his childhood friend, who found out that she was a demigod last year, with a smile as bright as the sun. A smile that was so genuine and joy-filled it was hard to think that he'd suffered through so much. It lit up his sky blue eyes and his face just glowed.
And that was just it: how could someone who had endured so much pain smile so bright?
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Thank you for everything,
TheBrightestNight