The rest of us got to the hospital gee was outside wiping his eyes with his t-shirt and getting a cig he placed it between his lips as he felt around for a lighter, his eyebrows lifted and his eyes squinted slightly as the sun shined down directly where he was stood.

He obviously couldn't find a lighter as he took the cig back out of his mouth and held it between his fingers. He sat on the ground and looked down at the cigarette. I crossed the road and approached him, pulling his lighter out of my pocket; he had dropped it as he got in the car outside the buses. I knelt down in front of him and lit it. He raised his hand until his cig was lit then took a smoke. He looked up at my face, everything was so silent, i cleared my throat and took a deep breath in, he did the same, and we both went to speak at the same time. I stopped and laughed to myself.

"You go, i don't mind."

"Nahh you go, you got something to say," he replied. Looking down again.

"You know what I'm gonna say,"

"That i do, say it anyway." He said, looking back up at me. I began to get butterflies, i was getting a sense that i knew what he was gonna say too.

"Well, how's Mikey?" i asked trying to force a smile.

"Not good" he choked, shaking his head.

"What d'ya mean?" i asked.

"Mr. Way?" i heard a nurse shout, we both looked up at her.

"Umm yeah?" gee replied, his hand shading his eyes from the sun.

Such a beautiful day, but not at all appropriate for what we were about to hear.

"Your brother's turned un conscious, he might not have long left, you must come quickly now." She said, my throat felt heavy. The butterflies were back, and they were mental.

We both got up and ran. The others ran after us, they stayed in the waiting room outside of the room, but me and gee went in. Mikey was lying cold and still. My mind went blank, all i could hear were the beeps of machines and shouting doctors, gee next to me trying not to cry, he wanted to stay strong, for Mikey, i wanted to as well, but i just couldn't cope. The beeps got louder. And they eventually turned into one long, constant beeeeeeeeeeep. The doctors gave up and looked over to me and gee,

"I'm sorry" the doctor said.

"NOOOOOOOOOOO!!" screamed gee, i turned to him and cried into his shoulder, he hugged me tighter than he'd ever hugged anyone. I grabbed his head with my hands and looked into his watering eyes; i pulled his head into my neck, as he continued to cry. We just stood there hugging and crying together, everyone outside had heard/seen everything, they all began to hug and cry, i looked out the window at everyone. Then i tried to pull away from me and gee's hug, i looked over to Mikey, i saw Gerard turn and pick something up then place it in his pocket. I turned back to him as he quickly took his hand back out of his pocket and looked up at me. He pulled me back into a hug as we both began to cry again.

Now come one, come all to this tragic affair
Wipe off that makeup - What's in his despair?
So throw on the black dress
Mix in with the lot
You might wake up and notice you're someone you're not

If you look in the mirror and don't like what you see
You can find out first-hand what it's like to me
So gather 'round piggies and kiss this goodbye
I'd encourage your smiles
I'll expect you won't cry

Another contusion, my funeral jag
Here's my resignation, I'll serve it in drag
You've got front row seats to the penitence ball
When I grow up I want to be nothing at all!
I said

YEAH! YEAH! I SAID-YEAH! YEAH!

C'mon C'mon C'mon I said
Save Me!
Get me the hell out of here
Save Me!
Too young to die and my dear
You Can't!
If you can hear me just walk away and
Take Me!

He was gone. Mikey was gone. It was the end. There was nothing we could do. He had gone. Cancer had got the best of him.

We were all given a moment with him, to say our famous last words, he couldn't hear us but it still felt like he could. I got a pen out of my bag and picked up his arm. I held back the tears as i wrote "so long and goodnight" on his arm. I placed his arm back down. And put the pen back in my bag, changing my mind i left it on the table beside the bed. It was his now. I took a minute to examine him, lying pale and still in the bed it still didn't feel real but i knew i had to say something.

"i'm gonna miss you Mikey, we all are, i won't be able to drink another cup of coffee without thinking of you, i won't be able to buy a new pair of glasses without thinking of you, i will never look at hair straighteners or hair gel in the same way again. You have inspired me and hundreds of other people, you are a hero, and not the only hero, poor Gerard, this will change his life forever, you two were so close, always had been, more than brothers, best friends for fuck sake, he just lost his brother and his best friend in the same day. But I'm gonna promise you now, i will look after him, no matter what, i love you Mikey, you will never be forgotten, you have changed the world and a lot of people in it. I'm proud of you, and now i must leave you in peace to look down at everything you've achieved. Well done, and goodbye. I got up and kissed his forehead. Brushing his hair out of his face, i walked towards the door and looked back, i smiled.

"Goodbye Mikey" i shed a few tears, gee hugged me as soon as i closed the door. Ray came back from the gift shop with a rose,

"Do you mind if i..." he pointed towards the door.

"No, not at all, go in, i warn you though, it's hard."

"That's alright," he smiled, "i think i got this one planned," he took a piece of paper out of his pocket, and walked slowly and quietly into Mikey's room.

GERARD:

I let go of Evie, i wiped the tears off her face and back away

"I'm just gonna go to, the uhh toilet." I said wiping my eyes, then scratching my chin as i walked off.

I got into the toilets, it was empty. Perfect. I took a knife out of my pocket; i had picked it up just after Mikey died.

I took a deep breath in "this one's for you Mikey." I said as i rolled up my sleeve and slashed the knife at my arm, blood trickled down my arm. The pain felt good, but it seemed to bleed more than i had expected. The blood poured out more and more quickly each second. Before i knew it, my whole arm was covered in blood, i felt faint and fell to the floor. I screamed in pain, as i closed my eyes.

EVIE:

I looked around at all the disturbing paintings on the walls, no wonder people died in this place, it was so depressing.

"I think I'm gonna go pee too." Bob said walking towards the men's toilet. The door rushed open before it had even finished closing; bob ran out, breathing heavily,

"Help, it's Gerard!" he yelled, we all ran.