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Therearesomethingsinlifethatwecanneverforget,nomatterhowmuchtimepasses.Forme,oneofthosethingsisasmile.Notjustanysmile,butthesmileofthepersonIlovedmostinthisworld.Itwasasmilethatcouldlightuparoomandbringjoytoeveryonewhosawit.AsmilethatIwillalwaysremember,eventhoughsheisnolongerwithme.
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HernamewasLily,andwemetwhenwewerebothincollege.ShewasthemostbeautifulpersonIhadeverseen,notjustbecauseofherlooks,butbecauseofherkindheartandinfectiouspersonality.Shehadawayofmakingeveryonefeelspecialandloved,andIwasnoexception.
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Westarteddatingsoonafterwemet,anditwasn'tlongbeforeIknewthatshewastheoneforme.Wewereinseparable,spendingallourfreetimetogetherandplanningourfuture.Wetalkedaboutgettingmarriedandhavingchildren,andIknewthatIwantedtospendtherestofmylifemakingherhappy.
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Itwasn'talwayseasy,though.Wehadourshareofupsanddowns,likeanycoupledoes.Butthroughitall,weneverstoppedlovingeachother.Evenwhenthingsweretough,wewouldalwaysfindawaytomakeeachothersmile.
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Oneday,wedecidedtotakeatriptothebeach.Itwasabeautifulday,withclearblueskiesandagentlebreezeblowingofftheocean.Wewalkedalongtheshore,holdinghandsandlaughingaswesplashedinthewaves.
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Aswesatonthesandwatchingthesunset,Lilyturnedtomewiththatunforgettablesmileonherface.Shesaidthatthiswasthehappiestshehadeverbeen,andIknewthatIfeltthesameway.Wekissedasthesundippedbelowthehorizon,andIfeltlikenothingcouldevertearusapart.
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Butlifehasawayofthrowingcurveballswhenweleastexpectit.Afewmonthslater,Lilygotsick.Itstartedoutasasmallcough,butitquicklyturnedintosomethingmuchmoreserious.Shewasdiagnosedwithcancer,andsuddenlyourworldwasturnedupsidedown.
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Wefoughthard,together.Shewentthroughcountlesssurgeriesandchemotherapysessions,butnothingseemedtowork.Iwatchedassheslowlyslippedawayfromme,hersmilefadinglittlebylittleeveryday.
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Thedayshediedwasthehardestdayofmylife.Iheldherhandasshetookherlastbreath,andIknewthatmyworldwouldneverbethesameagain.Buteveninthatmoment,shemanagedtosmileatmeonelasttime.
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Aftershewasgone,Istruggledtomoveon.Imissedhersmilemorethananything,andIcouldn'tbearthethoughtofneverseeingitagain.Buteventually,Ifoundcomfortinthememorieswehadshared.
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Iwouldrememberthewayshewouldlaughatmyjokes,orthewayshewouldholdmyhandwhenwewatchedmovies.Iwouldrememberhowshelovedtobakecookies,andhowshewoulddancearoundthekitchenwhiledoingit.
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Butmostofall,Irememberedhersmile.Thatunforgettablesmilethathadcapturedmyheartfromtheverybeginning.Itwasasmilethatrepresentedeverythingthatwasgoodintheworld,andIknewthatitwouldalwaysbewithme.
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Astimewenton,IrealizedthatLily'ssmilehadtouchedmorepeoplethanjustme.Herfriendsandfamilyrememberedittoo,andtheywouldoftentellmestoriesofhowshehadbrightenedtheirdaywithasimplegrin.
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Andso,Idecidedtodosomethingtohonorhermemory.Istartedacharityinhername,onethatwouldhelpchildrenwhowerebattlingcancer.IknewthatLilywouldhavewantedtomakeadifferenceintheworld,andthiswastheperfectwaytodoit.
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Astheyearswentby,thecharitygrewandflourished.Wewereabletohelpcountlesschildrenandtheirfamilies,andIknewthatLilywouldhavebeenproud.Hersmilehadinspiredsomanypeople,andIwasgratefultobeapartofit.
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Butevenwithallthegoodweweredoing,Istillmissedhereveryday.Thereweretimeswhenthepainfeltunbearable,andIwonderedifIwouldeverbeabletotrulymoveon.
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Itwasn'tuntilImetsomeonenewthatthingsbegantochange.HernamewasEmily,andshewasakindandcaringpersonwhoseemedtounderstandmypain.Westarteddating,andalthoughitwasdifficultatfirst,weeventuallyfellinlove.
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EmilynevertriedtoreplaceLily,butshehelpedmefindhappinessagain.Wegotmarriedafewyearslater,andIknewthatLilywouldhaveapproved.Shewouldhavewantedmetobehappy,justasIwantedhertobe.
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ButevenwithEmilybymyside,IstillmissedLily'ssmile.ItwasaconstantreminderofwhatIhadlost,andsometimesitfeltlikeitwasallIhadleftofher.
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Oneday,IwasgoingthroughsomeoldphotoswhenIcameacrossapictureofLilysmiling.Itwasacandidshot,takenonourtriptothebeachallthoseyearsago.Hereyesweresparklingwithjoy,andherlipswerecurvedinthatunforgettablegrin.
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AsIlookedatthephoto,somethingamazinghappened.Ifeltasenseofpeacewashoverme,likeLilywastellingmethateverythingwasgoingtobeokay.Hersmilehadbecomeasymbolofhopeforme,somethingthatremindedmethateveninthedarkestoftimes,thereisalwaysareasontokeepgoing.
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Andso,Ikeepthatpicturewithmealways.WheneverIneedareminderofwhatisgoodintheworld,IlookathersmileandIknowthatsheisstillwithme,insomesmallway.
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Lily'ssmilemaybegonefromthisworld,butitwillneverbeforgotten.Itlivesoninthememoriesofeveryonewhoknewher,andintheheartsofthosewholovedhermost.Andeventhoughsheisnolongerhere,Iknowthathersmilewillcontinuetobringjoyandhopetoallthosewhorememberit.
