"I'm gay—"
"N-no, we heard you just fine..."
Sophie and I went from staring miserably at our cans to see how serious Mason had become, but Sophie and I then shared an annoyed glance to nod in agreement before blurting it out, "We already know you're gay."
"Huh?"
"What? You didn't know? Heh, took you long enough, mate" sneering at him as he deserved for thinking we're stupid, both of us scoffed in disbelief at how he actually must have thought it went unnoticed.
"?? Girl!? I'm coming out to you and THAT's what you say?! Where are the gasps!? The emotion?! The drama?!?! I thought you would be more shocked!! This isn't going like I thought it would!"
"What? Do you want us to call an exorcist or make you beg God for forgiveness? Come on, what age do you think this is?"
"An exorcist's a bit much but..."
"Mason… I've known you long enough to even laugh it off… Also, I think the fact that you would bite your lip every time a hunk passed our side on the hallway is enough for us, anyone and yourself to realise your gayness… even such expectation offends me. We're not stupid." I said, drinking the last drop I could get out of the can. "Sigh, there's nothing left..."
"I could be Bisexual," he insisted.
"Heh… Sure. You, Mason, the one who almost vomited the time I told you I'm actually a girl and would start a war with every girl over Harry Styles and has a Gaga sanctuary in his closet… Sure, you're totally Bi."
"Well! At least I'm not aromantic like someone I know! How's that, hm~?" the high eyebrow this guy lifted to mock me at the time… I truly was clueless that he was talking about me.
"Who's aromantic? The guy you like?" I said, actually interested in some drama for a change.
"... Are you kidding me, Layna?"
"Hihihi~ Of course she is, Mason~" Sophie laughed, finally joining the conversation, acting as if she was dumb. Holding onto our shoulders to not fall on her face, "You are! Right, Layna? Acro—No, Aromatic!"
"Its aromantic."
"Yeah, that, aromatic."
"It's aromantic!"
"That's what I said~"
"I don't get you," This time it was me who lifted her brow since I honestly didn't know what they were talking about. I finished the new glass I managed to fill after stealing the can Mason left without surveillance, peeking at their shocked eyes. "What now?"
"You're not seriously saying that, are you?"
"What? Why? I'm not kidding. I don't know who your crush is right now. You know I hate the 'love' topic but I'll make an exception this time since you came out." I've always felt uncomfortable about it after all. I feel odd whenever some kind of love conversation came up between my friends; it had even become natural for me to feel that weird about it, so much so that I eventually started to tell people who are close to me not to talk about it and even flee conversations when they went into that topic. The famous girl talk… I could say that's my kryptonite... they were sure to go into it in a too enthusiastic way I can't match... and so, the safest way to avoid it completely was avoiding only girls' groups.
I go that far... that's how much I dislike it...
People seem to look forward to love so madly… It actually impresses me… But not in a good way, sadly.
Either way, this time it was my best friends who shared a glance, although a stunned one if compared to the one Sophie and I shared. This time it was Mason who told their thoughts at Sophie's cue, "Tell her Mason."
"On it."
"The hell? Tell me what? Don't tell me you're also sick now..."
"Layna"
"Yes?"
"YOU are who I'm talking about right now", acting as if he was announcing my illness instead, Mason acted a bit too sassy for me to take it seriously. And Sophie wasn't much help, repeating it as if she were a cheerleader, "Yeah! You are, Layna! Aromatic!"
"Aromantic!"
"I am?" I stared at them hold the fight for a while, thinking that they were kidding, until I decided to reply accordingly: disinterested and a bit sarcastic, since that's my kind of humour, "Oh~ I didn't know that~ I see~ thanks for the notice. So I smell nice, huh?"
"You're not taking this seriously."
"Of course I am. Look. I'm not smiling at all."
"No, you're not. I saw a smirk just now."
"Yeah! You're not, Layna!"
"Well, neither of you is actually serious, either. Anyways, why do you say that? Isn't it weird for someone that's not me to say what my sexuality is? If I were a serious person I could sue both of you."
"Girl… You really HAVE to be kidding me right now 'cause if you're not I'm going to freaking shove this choco bar up your virgin nose."
"Up your nose!"
"Shut it, Sophie! This is important!" Exasperated by Sophie's cheerful "help", Mason got a tad "edgy"… to which I smiled since he's funny when acting hysterical. But the moment he faced me and saw me smiling pleased in silence, I had to erase the smile right away.
"What? You two are funny, haha." I told them, enjoying their sketch. "Can't I laugh a little? It's my celebration..."
"You. Cannot."
"... cannot~"
"Pff! No, no, no, Hahaha! I totally can. I'm doing it right now, haha…" Although I have no idea what they're talking about.
"Oh. My. God… Oh, my goddess Gaga! Please help this child!"
"Ugh, so dramatic... And you have the gut to ask why we weren't surprised with the way you act, Mason? Check yourself first and then judge me, okay?"
"That's not the issue!! We. Made. A. Test!! I can't believe you forgot!! This! This right here!... ah… Wait, let me look for it. I'm sure I got the result sent to our e-mails somewhere…" pulling out his phone he claimed. Calming down in the process.