Telling The Truth

“It’s not a costume,” he said, somehow managing to mirror Heidi’s smile with his own. She could hardly see it with the bush covering his face obscuring it.
“It’s a condition,” he informed her, his palms heating while he explained what hypertrichosis was and what it had done to him. In order for their friendship to remain secret-free, he hoped to clear this up with Heidi.
Even if she stopped responding to his messages, he wouldn’t hide this from her.