Paper Lifelines

Marianna was not the kind of girl someone fell in love with. There were no exceptions. It didn't happen. She was plain looking; Marina had the complexion of a piece of paper, bland and empty. She was no rare beauty. She did not look like a model, and she was nowhere near "thin". But she had a smile brighter than seventy suns, and even though nobody usually noticed it, she shared it with the world every single day.