The Power of a Smile

People at my school still talk about this one kid who changed everything without saying a

word. At the start he walked through the halls with his hood up hiding a smile

he could not stand. His teeth were uneven stained and crowded and it made him look angry even

when he was just scared. People avoided him and rumors spread fast.

Some said he was rude others said he just hated everyone but the truth was he hated his own

reflection more than anything. One day in science class he dropped his notebook and

when he bent down to pick it up his hand slipped away from his mouth. The whole room froze.

For a second he looked like he wanted to vanish. After that moment he stopped hanging