Wearing A Mask

People pretend to wear a mask all the time. Most people do it because they are afraid to do something, they are embarrassed, or they just do not want to be noticed. I cannot think of a time when I wore a mask, but I can think of some examples when you would wear a mask.

Sometimes you wear a mask when you do not want people to see your emotions. So here is an example of a time when you would wear a mask.

You wake up in the morning. You are still sad and really cranky from the day before when your boyfriend/girlfriend broke up with you. You go downstairs to eat breakfast. Your mom says good morning and how are you, and you just shrug and say fine. You finish eating, and you get dressed. After brushing your teeth and doing all the rest of the usual getting ready activities, you get in your car and drive to school.

On your way to school you listen to sad music, but then you start to feel annoyed, so you turn up some angry music as loud as your ears will allow you to. You get to school at around 8:00, and your best friend comes up to you because he/she can tell that you are feeling bad. They ask you what is wrong and you say you just had a bad morning. Your friend can still tell that something else is bothering you, but they decide to leave alone for now. You go to your first class, which just so happens to have your ex-boyfriend/girlfriend in it. You feel terrible and you want nothing more but to leave, but you put on your mask, and pretend that everything is okay. You do not want your ex to see how upset you are about the night before. You laugh at everyone's jokes and pretend to have a good time in class.

So far that is a pretty bad beginning to a day. The main character in this story is wearing a mask because he does not want anyone to know about his true feelings from the night before.