It's easy to smile just to make other people feel better. But when a person fakes happy, it has edges. Regular people may not see, but the people who count, they can see the edges and the lines where your smile ends and the real you, the sadness (me) or the anger (Grandma) begins.

The Girl Who Fell from the Sky (ed. Algonquin Books, 2011) - ISBN: 9781616200374