Smile

All eight year old Red really wanted was one good friend at school. She had very few friends. Two, to be precise. But Daphne was in a different class and her other friend, Alice, was two years older. Daphne, she saw only at lunch, and the Alice…for five minutes after school.

Presently, Red was walking down the hall to her classroom. It was lunchtime and normally she would be playing with Daphne, but she was at home with the flu. So instead, Red found herself wandering the hallways. She passed many classrooms, but they were all filled with older kids. Fifth and sixth graders getting ready for middle school.

Wondering what Alice was up to, Red found herself in front of the Art room. It had always been her favorite room. She rather enjoyed drawing and painting. While most kids complained about the smell that fresh paint had, Red thought it was a refreshing sort of smell…clean. Smiling, Red turned the door knob and froze in shock.

Normally, the room was always empty. She was always the only one, but today a little boy was standing at one of the easels. The first thing Red noticed was that he was pretty. Blue eyes, blond hair….like a prince. Blue was obviously his favorite color, cause he was dressed from head to toe in blue.

The boy looked up from his painting and smiled. "Hullo."

Red just stood there, not sure what to do. For some odd reason, this caused the boy to laugh. "You seem to be the loud type." He chuckled.

Still no reply from Red, though she managed to turn a shocking shade of red.

"Would you like to paint with me?" The boy made another attempt at friendship.

Nodding, Red silently grabbed her current project from the cupboard and sat down three easels down for the boy.

They spent the next forty minutes in that room, painting. Not a single word came out form either's mouth. Still, every time Red turned to look at him, curiosity burning in her eyes, he smiled at her. A happy, friendly smile. A smile bright enough to make Red feel right at home. A smile that said everything, without saying anything. And that smile, made them best friends.

I really don't know how that was. It was supposed to be cute, but I feel like I failed. Goshes…I am sooooo positive, huh?

Monster: Hmmm. I don't really understand cute, so no comment

Vamp: Hmmm.

Me: So what is everyone doing this summer?

Vamp: I need to visit my family in Transylvania.

Monster: I'm going surfing in Hawaii. I got some new swim trunks. Time to show off my six pack!

Me: I think I'm going to have nightmares tonight...