Beautiful things can come from the dark…
I was smoking outside my office when I heard foot steps climbing up the staircase. I waited and continued puffing my cigarette. Then I saw her, this girl from upstairs. I have been working with my company for almost three years and not even once we nod our heads or acknowledge each other.
She’s probably around her early 30’s. A bit too thin but tall. She would probably look sweet if she were to smile. Maybe. She never smiles. It doesn’t matter if I’m alone or with my other colleagues, but when she walk up the stairs, the minute we see her, we’ll stand aside to make way for her. Even that, we never see her smile.
Today when I saw her, I thought I’d smile to her for the first time. But the moment I saw her walking up with not a smile on her face, I just looked at her and looked away. It felt awkward. Why? I don’t know why?
What if I smile and she didn’t smile back? I mean it’s cool if she didn’t smile back. But things will definitely be different the next time I see her. It’s like being rejected. You would probably not go for a second try.
It’s different with guys. I can smile to the guys working downstairs. Oh when they get together and smoke, they really got together and smoke. The staircase will be smoky and you’ll see five guys standing outside the door. Haha… So yeah, I walk down and smiled. All of them would smile back or at least nod.
So you are in an empty lift. The door opens and a lady walks in. What do you do? Do you smile at her or you just mind your own business? Unless you’re going up to third floor. What if you’re going up maybe to the 18th floor? Both of you will fell very awkward, that’s for sure.
Just now I went to the mall near my office. I got in an empty lift. The door open on the first floor and a lady walks in. I smiled and she immediately felt easy and smiled back. We got down to the same floor. I pressed the open door button and let her walk out first. She looked at me, said thank you and smiled. And for that I felt good.
There is no right or wrong here. But it is never wrong to smile. You may make his/her day. It’s just a smile. And a smile is contagious. You smile and I will smile back. Always remember that.
About that girl, I think I’ll try again some other time. I think she doesn’t like people smoking at the staircase. Yeah it can get pretty stuffy in there. 
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