Grin And Bear It

Michael only ever wanted to be liked. To make people happy.

For the most part it was easy.

With a healthy childhood he gladly gave himself away and molded his life to fit everyone's expectations. A good boy who did as his mother told and followed where his father lead. Where his life went didn't matter. It was useless to him. All he cared about was pleasing those around him. Anything else in between was just to receive the small gesture of a smile from everyone he met.

And so that childhood came and went at the mercy of others.

As he grew older so did the thin tightrope he traversed to balance his growing unhealthy desires. With his easy high school years coming to a close his life slowly unravels without him realizing. Pulled in every direction he's entangled in the expectations he once craved. Not sure which path to travel anymore it's only a matter of time before the strands finally snapped. He grasps desperately for the one thing he believed he wanted, only to find what he truly needed is already out of reach.

{Prequel in the "Living To Exist" series}