How To Be Cool

"Why are you crying?" He asks after entering my room, not to mention without even knocking.

"No wait... I'm not." I manage to answer as I wiped away my tears. I forced a smile while saying, "Why would I cry? Is there anything to cry about?"

"Remember rule number one?" He asks.

I finished his sentence, "Don't try too hard..."

He gives me a sly smile while walking a bit closer. Expecting him to lecture me, instead, he surprisingly engulfs me in a hug while whispering in my ear, "Sometimes you don't have to force yourself to smile, when you really cant."