"Hmm what to get…" Sally wondered out loud as she scanned the aisles of clothing.
"You have an odd taste in friends." I commented as I watched her getting all touchy with the clothes. Kevin shrugged.
"She's the only person I could speak freely with," He replied. A playful grin crossed my lips as I gave him a nudge.
"Do you like her?" To my amusement, Kevin's face burned as he stammered in protest.
"Hey how about this one?" Sally interrupted. I stared at the crocodile hoodie in disgust.
"No I hate animals," I stated and turned away.
"Meanie," Sally pouted and walked away.
"Did you just say that you hate animals?" A horrified voice cried in outrage. I spun around to a finger being pointed inches from my face.
"Yes I did, what's wrong?" I asked to a girl wearing a pair of big round glasses. Behind her a crowd had gathered, some even taking out their phones.
"What's wrong is that people like you should kill yourself." She said. An insult began to form into my head but I bit my tongue and kept my mouth shut.
"You have no respect for other living things. You… You take the lives of animals and destroy their homes just for your own desire." I blinked. What's she saying? I haven't done any harm to anyone much less anything. With more and more people gathering around us, I noticed the girl's knees shaking.
"So… So shame on you!" She cried, earning a few mutters of approval. A chuckle escaped my lips and I looked up to stared right into her eyes.
"For someone who talks a lot about other humans, a parasite like you should be the one to be erased from mankind." I retorted. She raised her hand and slapped me across the cheek. I caught her hand.
"Don't be foolish," I growled, releasing her hand. The girl quickly broke into tears and ran off. I scoffed and glared off the remaining crowd. Kevin gave my shoulder a reassuring squeeze. I shrugged his hands off. Why was he trying to console me? I won. I set the girl in her place and even made her cry… Then why am i feeling so miserable.
"Hey why don't you try this outfit, bet it would look really cute on you." Sally chirped as she held up a blue tank top with a jacket.
"Did I go overboard?" I muttered, lowering my head in shame. "I said something I shouldn't have."
"No, that woman deserves it . Don't let someone like her bother you." Kevin said.
"But she made it look like I'm the bad guy," I whined in protest.
"Well you did go kinda far when insulting her." Sally added.
"What are you doing? Sally just go doing something else, you're not helping." Kevin hissed.
"Sorry I retarded," Sally apologized and went off to find more clothes.
"Don't think about it anymore okay? Someone like her isn't worth feeling bad for." Kevin consoled. I gave a small nod to tell I understood. But I just can't bring myself to smile anymore.