“I Want to Smile Today” The room was silent except for the faint ticking of the clock hanging on the pale blue wall. It was one of those evenings when the world outside was busy with its own rhythm, but inside, everything felt still. I sat by the window, looking at the fading sunlight slipping quietly behind the horizon, as if it too had grown tired of the day’s burdens. I took a deep breath, and for a fleeting second, I tried to remember the last time I truly smiled — not the polite, mechanical smile I wore for others,