The Mask That They Wore

Take a Hint

“Hey Chlo? Can I ask a bit of a personal question?”, Michael asked as he went towards the strawberry and original section.

“You may ask, doesn't mean I'll answer.”, Chloe said as she poured some frozen yogurt, original flavored for Brooke and chocolate for herself.

“It's just that, you have a thing for Brooke right?”

Chloe almost choked at that statement, was she that obvious?, “What are you talking about?”

“Nothing against it,”, Michael said pointing at his pride patch. “it's just that I guess that I notice it because I have experience with it.”

“Yeah, Jeremy is just oblivious bud, you both have it bad for each other.”

Michael started to blush, “We should both get it together and ask them already, she makes heart eyes to you every single moment. Like right now.”

Chloe looked back and she saw Brooke eyeing her, but soon looked away after seeing Chloe look back at her.

“Well this was a pleasant conversation, let's pay for this things.”

***

“Hey guys we got your stuff.”, said Michael.

“Thanks Michael, Chloe.”, said Brooke.

“Hey Brooke, could you come here a second.”, said Chloe. “We'll be right back boys we're going to the bathroom.”

“Sure.”, said Jeremy.

They soon left while Jeremy and Michael ate their frozen yogurt together.

“Don't you think is weird that girls most of the time go together to the bathroom?”, Michael said as a matter of fact.

“Meh, I don't judge, probably going to go talk about something.”

“Yeah probably.”, Michael said back as he grabbed his head. “Ouch, brain freeze.”

Jeremy looked at Michael with a smug grin as Michael said. “Don't you dare.”

“FREEZE YOUR BRAIN.”

“That's it, I'm disowning you.”

“What? But you love that song.”

“It's supposed to be sung with studies.”

“Well...can't see any fault it that logic.”

“What was Brooke talking about? If you don't mind me asking.”

“Nothing important really, it was just an observation that she had made.”

“Ok, seems interesting.”

“Not really, what about you? What did Chloe talk about?”

“Failed love story that I won't go to much into detail because she'll kill me if I spill her secrets.”

“That's, nevermind. Oh look, they're coming back.”

***

“Why are guys so fucking stupid and stubborn?”, Chloe said as she freshened up in the bathroom.

“I know what you mean, why can't he just accept it or at least give it a shot.”

“That's why I'm into girls.”, Chloe said quietly.

“Wait what, you like girls?”, said Brooke in surprise.

“What no, no, maybe, yes.”

“You should have told me, I do too, I'm pan.”