Faking A Smile Quotes Novels & Stories

bati niya sa akin sabay lahat ng kanyang kamay sa akin. Napatitig lang ako sa kamay niya. Kapagkuwan ay tinanggap ko rin 'yon with a fake smile. Gosh, get me the f*ck out of here.

ani nito na may kasamang pagmamakaawa sa mga mata, hayst. "Ayus lang yun ace" sabay pilit na ngumiti. "Don't smile if it's just a fake" ani nito kaya napabuntong hininga nalang ako. "Papunta kang library? " napatango nalang ako sa sinabi nya saka nagumpisa ng maglakad na sinasabayan nya din ako. "Nga pala ace seryoso kaba sa sinabi mo kagabi? " I ask gusto ko lang manigurado eh hayst tumango naman ito na parang bata.

Lilith can't help but sour her face at the old man's formality. "Cut the formalities, Mr. Salvador. It's giving me goosebumps," she said, and thankfully, the old man nodded and smiled. Bumalik ito ng upo sa swivel chair nito at binigyan siya ng simpleng ngiti. But she can't force herself to smile. Someone told her not to fake her smile. It's Nikolaus. He said she better be emotionless or wear her poker face, just don't fake her smile.

"You have to fight through some bad days to earn the best days of your life. So keep your head high, your chin up, and most importantly keeps smiling, because life's a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about." Pagkatapos niyang sabihin iyon, pinalakpakan siya ng mga kasama ko. "Wow! Puno ka naman pala ng words of wisdom! Mahilig ka siguro magbasa ng mga books?" saad ni Maki. "Mahilig, pero kasi 'yong quotes na 'yon nabasa ko lang d'yan, oh!" sabay turo ni Sining sa pader na may nakadikit ngang quotes for life.

Nothing else. Pero naalala ko ‘yung tingin niya pagkatapos ng halik—tahimik, parang gulo, parang may nakita siyang hindi niya inaasahan. At kahit anong pilit kong kalimutan, hindi ko maalis ‘yung imahe na ‘yon. “Hey,” sabi ni Tessa bigla, sabay angat ng phone. “Smile.” “Huh?” “Picture. Para may remembrance sa love life mo—kahit fake.”

Nilingon niya ako at nginiwian. “Bakit? Anong magagawa ng pag-iyak ko? May isasagot ba ako sa quiz ko bukas? Wala. Luha lang ‘yun.” “Lang?! Talaga lang ah?!” sarkastikong saad ko. “Kapatid, fake it till you make it.” “Kaya naiipon ‘yang sama ng loob mo eh!” Sigaw ko. “Hindi ah!” “Oo! Ilabas mo naman kasi ‘yang mga saloobin mo minsan.”

I cut her off. Nag angat ako ng tingin. I fake a smile, but her genuine smile didn't fade off. She slightly shrugged her head. "You say your happy, but your eyes aren't saying the same thing. Smile is sometimes a sign of silent pain, just how you fake a smile right now. Dash, you're my friend, but if you think this will make you happy you're wrong. Stop torturing yourself." Napalunok ako dahil pakiramdam ko may bumurang malaking bato sa aking lalamunan. Muli akong nagsalin ng alak at mabilis iyong ininom.

And ladies and gentlemen, it's official. The old Snow Waterstrings can't come to the phone right now. Why? Oh, cause she's dead. Literally. She even dug her own grave! "Uhm...hahahaha...if you put it that way...yeah I mean, if you smile more and stop that frown, you won't look like a forty-year-old man who looks like he has all the problems in the world. Besides, frowning takes a lot more muscles than smiling, you know." He went silent at that. Dammit, instead of wanting to try and cheer him up, I was the one who was totally affected here.

Nakatalikod na ito ngayon at nakaharap sa salamin pero ang tingin nito ay nasakaniya at kita niya iyon dahil sa salamin. "Alam mo mali ka. We're not that close for you to know if my smile is genuine of not, pero kahit na hindi tayo gano'n ka-close, genuine ang smile ko palagi since day 1." Pagsasalta niya ng nakangiti, or rather, pagsisinungaling.

"Come again?" "I said you look prettier when you smile. Keep smiling. Baka i-extend pa kita rito." Mabilis na umiling ako. "No, thanks. It's the last thing I want. Wag kang mag-alala. I'll stop smiling starting from now." Maverick laughed. "Just kidding." I put my hands on my hips and tried hard not to show my smile. "I know." Binigyan niya ako ng nang-aakit na tingin na sinagot ko naman ng nanghahamong tingin.