“Your music made me smile,” I said, sipping at my water. “I haven’t smiled this much in a very long time.” Daniel laid his forearms on the table and laced his fingers together. He studied my face for a moment, not speaking. His soft smile filled the silence like a perfected speech. His eyes pierced my spirit before he tore his gaze away and lifted his beer up for a swallow. “That’s a real shame.” “Why’s that?” “Because when the world gives a person a smile like that, it should be the only activity those lips ever partake in.”
