Change Days

Some minutes later, Mikey appeared out of nowhere. He took a seat next to Frank and asked the waitress for a beer.

- I know what you're trying to do, and it won't work, and I'm not up for it -he said.
- Whoa - said Frank. He wasn't expecting that.
- I mean, it's not that I don't want to. It's just that I know my brother, and I don't want to feel shittier than now...
- What do you mean? -asked Frank worried.
- I'm not okay. You know, things are not going well for me lately.
- Dude...

Frank hugged Mikey, and he broke into tears on his shoulder. Frank knew it was hard for Mikey to show his emotions. He patted Mikey's back and told him it was okay.

- If you don't want to... It's all right. I mean... I won't force you to do it.
- Oh god, I sometimes hate my brother.
- We kind of knew that it was going to happen at the time...
- Don't lie to yourself, Frank.
- Okay. You're right. I was totally broken and I couldn't cope with it. And, to make matters worse, you brother did not talk to me for a long while.
- See?!
- I left the past behind...
- Well, I can clearly see you didn't, since you want the band to come back -Mikey snapped.
- It's not the same thing -Frank sighed.
- It is. You know, I also felt like shit. And I had it worse. I had the entire world blaming me for the break-up. Do you think that's cool? Do you think I can be okay with that? Well, I don't fucking think so.
- Oh, man...

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