As his eyes scanned over the words, they grew wide, with his mouth agape. My life story spilled from the pages before him, depicted in careful handwriting and vidid drawings. I stood there in silence for a while as Mikey continued to read; I knew this would be hard for him to take in.
Finally Mikey broke the silence which had consumed us, suprisingly with nervous laughter.
'What is this Gerard? It must be one of your art projects, well I've got to tell you, I almost believed it for a minute.'
He looked at me with a weary smile, but it soon faded as I stared back with solemn eyes.
'No Mikey,' I replied softly. 'It's all very real. This is the diary I've kept for the last three years. Now that I don't need it anymore, I thought it might come in handy for you.'
I gave a weak smile as I tried to soften the blow, but Mikey's face glared at me, puzzled. Almost frightened.
'So... this actually happened to you? Is it going to happen to me too?'