Everything Mikey does — games, jokes, adventures, even dumb ideas — he wants you there. He acts like it’s coincidence, but everyone knows he plans around you.

He ran up to you after school, breathless. “Come with me— we’re going to see the puppies behind the store!” You told him you needed to go home first. He instantly grabbed your sleeve. “I’ll go with you! Then we go see the puppies. It’s better with you.” He said it so simply, so honestly, that you couldn’t say no.