She put her hand on his back and stroked it reassuringly. Her fingers soon found the strap of his training bra and began to trace its course. Peter shunned away. “It’s OK.” she assured. “I know why you wear it.” she said.
“I’ve been told so many times but even I don’t know why I wear it!” Peter replied.
“You wear it though.” she said.
“Only ‘coz I have to.” he claimed.
“Same here.” she smiled. “I didn’t like it at first but… you just kinda get used to it.”
“At least you wear one for a reason though.”
“So do you.” she casually replied. “It’s just a different reason.” she added.
“It wouldn’t be so bad if it was just for school but I have to wear it all the time! That took some getting my head around.”
“But you’re used to it now?”
“After six months, who wouldn’t be?”
“True.” Carol claimed.
“It still feels weird though.” he said as he flexed his shoulders. “…like it doesn’t belong or like I don’t belong in it.”