"Hey, short stack. Look what I found," Chapa walked into the man's nest waving a book with a smirk.
Miles turned to her. "What is that?"
"I dunno." She turned the book around. "Ohmygosh! It's Bose's diary!"
"WHATT!" Miles rushed to her side. Curiosity and self-incrimination was at war in him.
Bose wasn't really the brightest bulb in the room so it was pretty interesting to see what he thought, how he thought.
But then Bose was almost very personal and as sensitive as a baby duckling.
He knew Chapa felt the same way but also knew what route she'd take.
"Oh, man. We're totally reading this!" She enthused.
Miles gave up.
"Wait! Isn't this wrong? Reading Bose's diary?"
"Come on. We won't tell him. We'll just....take a peek and we'll shut it right back, see?" She dangled the book before his eyes trying to tempt him. "Huh...just a peek-see"
Miles stared at the dangling book before he lost his self-will
"Oh, fine! Give me that." He flipped through the pages, and stopped short at one.
They forgot about the little peek and continued reading the other pages. From cats being monkeys born without height, to why elephants are blue, to why he has cold sores every morning.
Some were downright weird, others were hilariously weird, and some were just stupidly weird.
Miles turned to a page about Bose's thought on scientific discoveries. "Huh, I didn't know Bose could think that deep"
"Ugh, whatever" Chapa rolled her eyes. "This is boring. There's no juicy details, no weird secrets, nothing exciting! It's like my mom when she starts talking!"
Miles chuckled then handed the book to her. Chapa frustratingly flipped through a few pages before deciding to drop it, but then her eyes caught a page.
"Wait a minute. Looks like the story just got interesting. 'My secret crush'?" She grinned. "Ooh, so Bose actually likes someone?!"
"Okay, isn't this going a bit too far? We've already spent almost ten minutes on his diary" Miles reached out to take the book from her.
Chapa held it high above his reach. "This is exactly the juicy secret I was talking about. Aren't you even a little curious who Bose may have feelings for?"
"Come on, Bose is an idiot not a romantic" Miles said
"Exactly why we need to read this." Chapa glanced at the book and opened it.
Miles groaned knowing she was right, then started reading along with her.
Mrs Diary,
Today I've fallen in love. Is it weird to fall in love with your best friend and someone you see every single day? Yup, probably is. But she's just so nice. She takes really good care of me. Out there on the field, she always has my back. And I know it seems like what every good friend would do...but we actually do lots of cooler things when Miles and Chapa aren't there. We cook together, watch Dog Judge and Empire, play with our dolls and have so much fun! But sadly she doesn't see me that way. The way of the world: I can get the attention of every girl just not the one I want. Do you think I should tell her I like her Mrs Diary? Maybe you should ask your husband Mr Diary and get back to me.
They stopped short, stunned. Then...
"Did I actually read Bose's diary about my sister?" Miles asked incredulously.
"Uh-huh. We just did boy"
"Oh God. Where's the barf basket? Chapa, I need the barf basket. WHERE'S THE BARF BASKET?!" He screamed shaking her.
"You think you're the only one who needs it?" She snapped. "No! So pull yourself together and act like a man."
Miles grumbled plaintively. "We shouldn't have read his diary. I told you not to. I knew this was a bad idea."
Chapa trying to make the best of the situation said. "Pfft, please. You also wanted to read it."
"Wait. How do we know it's Mika he's talking about? Maybe he's talking about you." Miles salvaged.
Chapa eyed him. "Yeah, cos my favorite TV show is Dog Judge" she said sarcastically. Then folded her arms. "So Bose and Mika? Not his type but eh, who cares?"
"Ex-cuse me?" Miles said offended. "He's not her type. She's a total type."
"Nah. She's a little too much in the head" Chapa disagreed.
"She just gets excited, who doesn't?"
"Ah, so you do ship them?" Chapa asked with a sly grin.
"What?! No!"
"Then why the defense for their relationship?!"
"That's not....I didn't...oh God, I need the barf basket" Miles suddenly looked queasy. "I'm gonna be sick."
"I was thinking I could go with Bomika" she grinned to herself.
"BARF BASKET!" Miles ran to the other end and vomited inside the basket.
Just then they heard the tube.
"Oh no, dang it! Bose's diary!" Chapa looked around trying to see where she could stash it. "uh....uh...." Then quickly she threw it off the hill as Bose came into the room with Ray.
"Hey, Danger Force!" Ray greeted.
"I'mnotreadinganyone'ssecretwhat'supRay?" Chapa blurted out then gave a fake toothy grin.
Ray looked at her suspiciously, then he caught sight of Miles. "What's up with him?"
"Nothing! Just chilling and relaxing. Chillaxing" he said as he wiped his mouth then got up.
"Hey, have either of you seen Mika?" Bose asked
"Whaaat?!" Chapa said a pitch too high. "No. Why? No. Why? Why? Of course not! No. No. Why?"
"Uh....no particular reason, I guess" Bose said staring at her the way she normally stared at him.
"Ugh, it's too early in the morning for this." Miles rubbed his stomach. "Oh no, another barf basket" he rushed to the basket.
"Uh..." Bose pointed at him.
"He's fine" Chapa said dismissively. "So, Bose tell me more about....you know.....people you...like?"
"Please don't get him to talk about that." Miles muffled voice pleaded.
"That's a weird request" Bose considered, and then shrugged. "But I like dogs, cupcakes, fireworks. Hey did you know that dog poops cupcakes? And urine fireworks? I call them dogcakes!"
"Yeahhhhh" Chapa nodded. "Sounds yummy. But I meant actual people not...dogs or cats"
"Oh." Bose said.
"So....anyone in particular? You know someone who see everyday? Someone you watch your fav TV shows with....someone you like?"
"Oh.... now I get it" Bose smiled.
Chapa grinned.
"You like me."
"What?!"
He nodded, patting her arm. "It's okay, disgusting but okay"
"Ew dude no, I don't like you. I'm talking about..." She groaned. "Never mind."
Bose joined Ray on the couch.
Miles reemerged from the barf basket. "This conversation isn't good for my health."
"Forget it, I'm done. Bose is too tight-lipped. He's not gonna say a word about Mika"
"Why do you want him to even say anything? We already know he likes... Mika"
"Ugh. But I want him to admit it. That way I can tease Mika and Bose all day for as long as I want."
"The day you do that is the day I leave Danger Force."
Chapa grinned like a mad scientist. "Then you better start packing."
The elevator opened and Schwoz walked out.
"I... is that Mika?" Bose wildly turned around then had a disappointed look when he saw it wasn't.
"Oh my God. The longing phase has begun!" Chapa enthused watching him. "Man this is so disgusting to watch but I can't stop watching!"
"The....longing phase?"
"Yup, you know the missing, pining, constantly thinking about..."
"Oh no" Miles rubbed his belly.
"Uh-huh. It's one of the first of the many phases of...whatever this is"
"There are other phases?" Miles suddenly grew sick again. "Barf basket, please."