Smile for Me✔

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Be the change you want to see in the world. That's what they say. However, Louis Smith wasn't fully convinced by this quote because no matter how much he tried to change, the world seemed the same.

That still didn't make him give up. That still didn't stop him from helping the black girl whom he saw bullied in school.

"Look at her hair. It's falling day by day."

"Soon she will be bald."

"Hey! Hey!" he called the attention of the lot, who were mostly girls. "What's going on?"

"Baker's going on. I can't understand why she can't take care of her hair instead of letting it bald away."

"Leave the girl alone," he hissed, pulling the girl who must be the object of the talk.

"What would make me listen to you?" the drama queen said.

"You want me to tell your father about your smoking, Bella?" Louis whispered quietly so she's the only one who could hear him. "You know he's right here." He nodded towards the direction of the teacher's room.

Bella stepped back and swallowed hard. She knew that Louis could do it. She knew her father wouldn't believe him, but that might be for some time. After all, Louis was her father's favorite student because he was the only one in his class who had a true passion towards biology.

"Alright." She turned to the girl. "You got lucky this time, Baker."

Louis rolled his eyes and took the bullied girl away. She had dark skin and boy-length dark brown hair. Louis had no idea why she was bullied; for him, she looked beautiful.

"Are you okay?" he asked softly.

"Yes... I think."

"I honestly don't know why they're doing that-"

"It's because Bella's crush likes me. That's why she does this," she said like it was the most normal thing to say.

"But that still doesn't give her the right to bully you. I mean look at your haircut. It's really cool."

"I didn't really have a choice in the matter."

"Your parents forced you to cut it?"

She smiled. "You're so naïve."

Louis had another answer in his mind, and it accidentally slipped down his tongue.

"Is it cancer?"

His eyes widened as he recognized his blunt remark. One can't simply ask that question.

"It's okay. Yes, I have it," the girl answered. "The teachers and staff know. Some students know. Some guessed. But it doesn't really matter."

"I'm sorry," apologized Louis.

"What are you even saying sorry for? You literally had no hand in this. I don't like it when people pity me. You can talk to me about it as long as you don't use it against me."

"Well... How's it hanging?"

"Without the bullying, pretty well. But you know, there's always something positive and something negative. You should always be positive."

"Well, you should say that to Crazy Bella. Maybe it will help her," he remarked.

She laughed loudly and said, "Yeah, maybe."