Fake Smiles

#3: Day Out

Ethan, Grayson and Lily left the building. They walked around until they saw a fair. Grayson dragged Ethan and Lily towards the fair. They followed and saw all the activities. It was amazing. They went on a lot of rides and enjoyed their time out. Grayson won Lily a bear and won Ethan a "#1 bro" key ring. They had a lot of fun going on the activities.

"Grayson!" Lily breathed. He was running around. She was out of breath. "Slow down! I can't keep up!" Grayson slowed down and looked at her. She was trying to take in as much oxygen her lungs could hold. He slowly walked back to her and walked by her side.

"Sorry" he apologised. He was upset that he was making it difficult for her. "I didn't mean to. I'm just really excited that you're allowed to spend a whole day out with me! I know we don't have much time and I wanted it to be the best day ever. I want you to be happy!"

Lily smiled at him. She hugged him as she spoke in her quiet voice. "I know! And today is the best day I've had all week! I can't thank you enough for making me happy today! Thank you!" Grayson's heart fluttered. He hugged her back. They broke the hug and made their way around the fair ground. They played on the activities; Grayson going slower than before. After the fair, they walked around the area.

They walked around until they were at the movies. They were going to watch the new movie that had just been released: Suicide Squad. They paid for the ticket and got themselves popcorn. They sat in their seats and waited for the movie to start. They watched the movie and ate their popcorn. They left the movies with smiles on their faces.

"Shall we get pizza?" Ethan asked. "I'm starving!" They smiled at him and they walked to the closest pizza place. They ate the pizza while embarrassing each other. The twins each had a whole pizza to themselves. Lily had a whole to herself, but only ate some of the pizza. Ethan and Grayson ate her leftovers. They left the pizza place. Grayson was super hyper. He was running ahead of them jumping around. He had the biggest smile Ethan had ever seen on him. And it wasn't forced. It wasn't fake. It was a true smile; a smile of happiness.

They walked to a small park. The park was familiar to Lily; it was where her parents would take her after school when she was little. She sat on the swings and looked at her surroundings. Tears escaped her eyes as the memories of her parents flooded her mind. Ethan and Grayson joined her on the swings. They began to laugh while swinging. Lily let out a little giggle when she saw how childish they were.

They laughed and played on the park until it was dark. They slowly made their way back to the therapist. They talked the whole walk their. They entered the building and Lily went back to her room. Ethan and Grayson joined her and they played games. They played "Truth or Dare", "Dare or Dare" and "Never Have I Ever". They had so much fun, laughing and joking. Until it was time for Ethan and Grayson to leave. They gave Lily a huge hug and left. Lily got in bed and looked at the ceiling. She closed her eyes and fell asleep; the twins being her last thought.

The twins entered their apartment and sat on the sofa. Ethan put on a movie and they watched movies until early hours in the morning. Grayson had brought another pizza on the way home for them to eat while watching the movie. The pizza was gone half way through the second movie. They watched their favourite movies: "21 jump street" and "Napoleon Dynamite". They watched other movies until they fell asleep.

They both fell asleep on the sofa. Grayson dreamt of Lily. He saw her happy and enjoying life. A smile spread across his face. She was laughing and crying happy tears. She had the biggest smile he had ever seen and her beautiful laugh. Her laugh was like a group of angels singing. She ran over to him and hugged him. He hugged her back. She broke the hug and smiled up at him. She stood on her toes and leaned in. Their lips were centimeters apart. They leaned in and then...