A little boy on the playground spotted a smile. A smile he had never seen before. A little girl’s smile. She was nice and polite to everybody. Her smile dazzled him. He went over to where she was, and asked her to be his girlfriend. The little girl politely refused. That day, the boy went home thinking what he could do to win her. The next day, he promised he would share his juice box with her everyday (except for the pineapple juice, which was his favorite). She said no. The day after that, he stole a beautiful pink lily (her favorite color) from his neighbor and gave it to her.

She told him: -Why did you bring me a blue one?

He said: -I can’t see colors right.

This went on for about a month. He told her jokes, he gave her smiles, he even shared his candy. And still, every day, the little boy got rejected by the little girl. This pushed him even further. The boy’s mother asked him who that little girl was.

That’s gonna be my girlfriend mom -he said.

One day, the little boy missed school cause he was sick. Nobody gave the little girl a present that day. She felt something. She felt his absence. She came to realize she fancied him too.

So she waited. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. No news of him. One of her front teeth fell. Her smile wasn’t complete anymore.

Monday came, and he spotted her on the playground crying. The little boy approached her and asked her what was wrong.

I can’t smile anymore –she said.

The little boy got his hand in his pocket, took out a napkin, and unfolded it.

Inside, there was a tooth.