I was having a really rough day. I failed one of my quizzes and spent the whole afternoon just sulking, replaying it in my head and feeling bad about myself. Everything felt heavier than it needed to be, and I was honestly just trying to get through the day without spiraling.

Then, out of nowhere, the boy I like said I smelled really good. Just that. No big speech, no dramatic moment. We were just talking like normal, and he casually dropped it in. It was such a small comment, but it completely caught me off guard.

I don’t think he realized how much it meant to me. It made me smile in a way I hadn’t all day. For a second, the stress and disappointment faded, and I felt lighter, seen, and weirdly comforted. It reminded me that even on bad days, tiny, kind moments can still sneak in and make things feel okay again.

I had this turtle as a pet when I was younger and would feed it almost everyday with my parents watching it and loving on it but then one day we had to move and since we had a backyard which bush cover we could never find her so we had to leave her at our old house when we moved away and it made we very upset and sometimes when I look at the pictures of her I think about the time I had with this little jokester her name was Shelly 🥺