Fake

When he got his test results back his face became grave and she seized the opportunity, writing down the words: Just smile dear, make them thankful for every breath. She folded the paper into a square which she pressed onto his flipped over test sheet that he’d left at the corner of his desk the entire period. She left the room without a word albeit anticipating his reaction.

Notes

{Haters are like that one out of place plank on the bus bench}