When Mateo was told that Ashton wasn't going to be joining them anymore at the fair, he was livid.

"I told you to uninvite Benji, not you," he said, kicking the football with all the force he held.

"Yeah well I can't be bothered dealing with you and your homophobia okay?" Ashton shot back, eyes grazed with annoyance.

"Oh so now you're a fag too huh? Is that it?"

"What? No. I just–Benji is my friend okay and I like him. It shouldn't matter whether he is gay or not, he's still Benji."

Mateo shook his head at Ashton, and his growing anger towards the subject made Ashton furrow his eyebrows in confusion. Mateo was being unfair and he didn't like it.

"Whatever you go with Betsy or whatever. I don't fucking care," Mateo mumbled, fixing his eyes on the grass below.

"Dude what's your problem? You're acting like everything is the end of the world!" Ashton argued.

Homosexuality was never something that had been brought up within Ashton's friend group until along came Benji out of nowhere and made one or two gay remarks. It became clear that out of the group,

One, Ashton was completely clueless to everything surrounding the word gay but when he pondered on it further, he concluded he was okay with it.

Two, Mateo's true colours shone through and it became evident that he was completely against gays and that even meant, his own friend Benji to which no one even knew if was genuinely gay and Mateo was the only one making assumptions.

Three, everyone else didn't give two fucks, including happy Benji who continued on with a big, wide smile.

"If you're not coming and won't tell him, you bet yourself that by tomorrow, everything you have going on between you and Betsy is over."

Ashton was about to protest against Mateo's words but halted when an idea came to mind.

"Okay. Consider him not going then," Ashton muttered, turning to walk away from the boy.

Mateo stopped him before he could leave and grabbed onto his shoulder, sending him a quick pat, "You'll do it? Good."

Ashton just rolled his eyes and brushed off Mateo's hand.