Jaden
(his friend
reminded me of
his name)
seemed disappointed
in my
lack of
dinner,
but aside from
leaving
my face mask
home and
subtly
pausing in between
bites to avoid
heavy breathing and
going to the
bathroom afterward to
try and relieve
the pressure I've
put on
my lungs
from eating
more than
I'm used to
all at once,
there's only so much
I can do
to hide my
Emphysema.
The arcade is
pretty fun.
I can hide my
exhaustion in
the dim lighting and
the boys
cheering each other
on.
Cadence and I
get to know
the other
girls
in the group
and discover
they are
pretty cool people,
despite being from
our rival school.
Which automatically
makes them
evil,
duh.
All is dandy
(as it can be,
I guess)
until Jaden suggests
laser tag.