Masks

K. this is either someone talking to another person, or someone talking to themself I'm not entirely sure so its up to your enterpretation.

"Do you know me?"

"no."

"Do you want to?"

"no."

"Why?"

"because you're different."

"How?"

"you wear a mask."

"I know, but I need it."

"why?"

"I don't know."

"is it comfortable?"

"No."

"does it help you?"

"No."

"then why do you wear it?"

"I don't know."

"your strange."

"Yes, but so are you."

"am I?"

"Yes."

"how?"

"You look the same as everyone else."

"it's safe that way."

"Is it?"

"yes."

"Is that your mask then?"

"i don't know."

"Why not?"

"i don't want to know."

"You don't?"

"no."

"Mine is starting to stick."

"what is?"

"My mask."

"oh."

"Every night I take it off, but it stays on now."

"really?"

"Yes."

"i've never taken mine off."

"Really?"

"really."

"Do you think its stuck?"

"yes."

"Do you want to take it off?"

"i don't think so."

"Does yours hurt?"

"yes."

"Mine too."

"i see."

"Do you?"

"yes."

"So I'm not different."

"what?"

"You said I was different."

"i did, didn't I?"

"You did, but I'm not."

"whys that?"

"We both wear a mask."

"oh."