Dried Ink

Moon’s Crest

Favour Emma

I once knew a girl who had the most beautiful smile I had ever seen. Her smile was wide and bright, spreading across her face as her eyes sparkled and her lips formed a perfect moon’s crest. She never got into trouble as she would flash her dazzling smile and confuse our teachers. As a child, I would bear hours of punishment but see this girl prance away free for the same crime.

In my childish eagerness to live like a free bird, I would stand for hours in front of the mirror and flash my smile from different angles but only get a dull response from my reflection. Frustrated at her good fortune, I decided that if I couldn’t smile, she couldn’t either.

So one day, I called her to my corner during  lunch break, eager to try my last resort. She sat down and cleared her throat  “Yes?” she asked. I stared at her trouble-escaping face, anger bubbling inside me “Amanda has disappeared.” I blurted out. She squinted at me, confused “What?” she asked. “Yes.” I squinted back, nodding my head.

Amanda was my family friend and had moved to a new city over the weekend but because she barely had any friends at school, it was a believable story. “It’s because she smiled all the time. It annoyed everyone” I lied “So the shadow took her.” I concluded, pausing for dramatic effect. The girl stared at me, saying nothing.

“I think you’re next.” I said matter-of-factly, folding my arms.  She blinked, surprised “What?”.  “Why ‘what’?” I shrugged, feigning indifference but praying that she bought my story.  “You smile all the time.” I  said as she looked around, confusion clouding her face. “Oh well,” I continued “I’m just looking out for you.”

I stood there and watched her shrink in fear.  She clasped her hands together, “Ye-yes” she stammered. So gullible. I swallowed a chuckle- mission accomplished.

I hardly saw her smile after that. And whenever she did, I would catch her eyes dart around nervously. And for that, I was content.

Published by Favour Emma

I'm learning to laugh with my eyes and love with my heart.

30 thoughts on “Moon’s Crest”

  5. My goodness! This just broke my heart. People actually jiuat hate good things. SMH! 😭😭 but beautiful story though… Did my heart gbim gbim!

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  13. Lol.. the heart of man… 😅. Oh beautiful smile cunned . “We all havw magic within us, its in looking inwards that we find”.

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