I sat across from him, attempting to evade his stare with a fidget with the rim of my coffee cup, as the truth of his words resounded in my head. It was always so hard to let people in on the truth about who I really was: a person who hid a whirlwind of feelings beneath her surface and whose smile served as a shield even when she felt like crumbling under the pressure.

His simple words had been a balm, calming.............Read the full story on medium at : https://medium.com/@daaviek/the-mystery-of-her-smile-a-tale-of-unspoken-feelings-and-kind-words-f706244a2a9d?sk=f81e67acd4da76523227c1741c03b441