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Dear Diary,

We buried Frank's dad today. We all wore black and stood there as we watched the coffin go into the ground. It was also raining. It was sad, and Frank held my hand the whole time, except when he was crying and hugging me. I wanted to say something that would make it alright but I couldn't.
My mom and his mom thought it might be a good thing if Frank came and spent the weekend with me. He came home with me and my mom and Mikey and then his mom dropped off clothes for him. He hasn't said much from the time he got here, and I feel like I've been talking too much, but I'm just trying to cheer him up.
When dad got home today I made sure to hug him extra tightly, telling him that I love him. I don't want anything to happen to my mom or dad. I wouldn't want to go through what Frank was going through. But I wish it didn't happen to Frank either.
So I tried to play a few video games with him and all, but I found that he didn't really want to do anything like that. He'd rather sit there and be quiet. I understood, and I made it really quiet and I sat there thinking.
After a while he laid down on my bed and fell asleep. We haven't even had dinner yet. I feel so bad for him.
I think the worse part is that Mikey doesn't understand any of it. He doesn't even begin to realize how hard this must be for somebody to go through.

In a way though, I'm excited to have my best friend sleeping in my bed.

~Gerard