Her Most Beautiful Smile

By: Hanako Lee

There she stood, staring up at the bright shining sun that sent rays burning through her skin unintentionally. Her bright, big brown eyes piercing back at the rays, and her cheerful smile beaming up towards the sun in equal to the it, which also sent a small smile forming at the ends of my lips. It was all a matter of time before departure for the next town, but it was a nice time to enjoy the early morning's company while it lasted, right? With a swift motion, I watched as she hovered her hands above her sweat-glistened forehead. Did anyone ever notice her most beautiful smile? For me, I never really gave it much thought...I always thought she was the most beautiful girl-no woman, I've ever met.

Through out the years of being with her, I've notice how she had different varieties of smiles, but her most beautiful smile I have yet to encountered...was when she smiled from deep within her heart, when she didn't force it or when it wasn't unnatural. The way she was so optimistic and cheerful, ignorant and understanding, comforting and sympathetic. These were the attributes of her smile...there were pretty much alot more but...I wouldn't know how to describe them with so much words. All I know is that...No matter how hard it is for everyone, she would pull off that beautiful smile to keep everyone from loosing hope and determination.

I hope she knows that, no matter how frustrated I-we are, we still need her most beautiful smile to keep us going through the day.

...I hope she knows that. I wouldn't have the right words to say it to her, but I have a feeling, a strange feeling that she understands what I'm thinking.

I looked over at her with a soft look, not like my usual bold ones to see her glance at me and then smiling.

Smiling with that beautiful smile...

...her most beautiful smile.