Smile ~~

Recently I had read a short story... So I would like to share it here... Hope you guy will love it too~~

Smile.

He was so wonderful! Always helping Jenna, always being right there for her. She never had to ask, he just started helping. Never saying a word, just smiling that smile that made her body tingle from top to toe. They hadn't known each other for very long, he just moved in last week. Jenna had seen him as he moved his things into the apartment next door. That was also when she had first noticed that smile. Jenna had been watching him when he suddenly turned around. It felt like an eternity as their eyes met, and Jenna was so embarrassed she felt like sinking trough the floor. But he just smiled, and then he turned around and moved inside.

After that she had seen his smile many times, meeting him in the hallway, or when going to get the mail. Always mute, just smiling. Jenna had wondered if he even could speak, or maybe he came from some far away land and didn't speak English. She never dared ask, in fact she never dared say anything. They always walked in total silence, like some weird silent-movie from the 50's. But they didn't really need to. There seemed to be some sort of understanding between them.

He always seemed to know when she needed help, and just came over to her, walking with her, or helping her carry heavy stuff. Jenna was really short, and not very strong, so she appreciated his help. He seemed to understand that too, always just smiling when Jenna tried to thank him. He had walked with her home many times, just like he did now. And every time Jenna had wondered why she couldn't tell him how she felt, why couldn't she say she loved him. As if he could read Jenna's mind, he just looked at her and smiled that ever present and understanding smile. It had made Jenna blush more than a couple of times.

It was always so comforting to walk beside him trough the streets at night. People always told stories about what could happen, and it was a long walk home from the nightclub where she worked. Also it was sort of romantic walking in the slight illumination of the street lights. He was quite a bit taller than Jenna, so his steps was longer. But he always slowed his pace to Jenna's, allowing them to walk arm in arm. More often than not Jenna found herself resting her head against his shoulder.

They were slowly approaching their apartments when Jenna heard footsteps following behind them. The pace just kept increasing. Jenna turned around just as a hooded man bumped into her, snatching her purse with him. Jenna looked up at her companion, but he was already acting. The smile now gone from his face, he ran after the thief, snatching him by the arm. Then it all happened in a manner of seconds. Jenna could see the street lights reflecting on metal. She cried out, but it was already too late. Jenna could see her silent companion losing his grip on the thief, allowing him to run away. And as she ran up to him he was already collapsing to the ground. A bright red pool of blood covered the ground around him.

Jenna just sat there crying and holding his hand. She did not know how much time passed like that, but the sound of an ambulance woke her up. It seemed someone had called 911. The paramedics lifted him up on a stretcher, his face now white from losing so much blood, and his eyes barely open as he struggled to remain conscious. A frightening thought struck Jenna. He might die. And she never told him that she loved him.

As the paramedics lifted him into the ambulance Jenna cried out. “I love you!” He lifted his head slightly and looked her deep into the eyes, smiling that smile again. “I know”, he said. “I have always known, I didn't need your words to see how much you love me”. “And I have always loved you too!” And then the doors closed.

Written by
Ruben
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