sad short stories

washed away

There once was a girl, who, no matter how hard she struggled not to, got hurt no matter what she felt or did. She was left withered anytime she felt anything. So after years of torment, she became numb. The world around her didn't change, nor did the people around her notice her struggle or seem to care. Every morning she woke up and painted on a smile to conceal the fact that she was slowly dying on the inside. They believed it. Every second of her ruse. Her acting flawless, they BELIEVED she was truly happy, but on the inside she was decaying. They thought she was fine, and she tried to be , but she was incapable. So she washed away the false smile along with her faulty existence