You Smile Too Much

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Photo by Xan Griffin

She has her mother’s smile.

She didn’t know that. Nobody told Giya what made her memorable.

All that changed in an instant.

She darted out of her boss’s office. She was an emotional wreck. She asked for the open role. His answer — you smile too much. She did not mount a counter attack in self defense. Not in her persona. She…