I awake to the sun blazing through the opened curtains, I groan as I slightly open my eyes. I slowly begin to drag myself out of bed then walk towards the bathroom. As I pass Phil’s bedroom on the way I notice his bed has been made and by the sound of a kettle boiling I can tell Phil is up making tea for the both of us. I then find myself in front of the bathroom mirror. Just staring at myself, not being able to believe what I am going to be doing within the next hour. I force the sad image out of my head and take a shower thinking that maybe it will wake me up.
Once I’m dressed in my black shirt, the one with the words “I’m a Danosaur rawr” printed on the front and some plain black skinny jeans I go into the kitchen. Straight as I walk in Phil looks at me and gives me a side smile. “Morning Dan” he says as I walk towards the fridge. “Hey Phil” I stick my head in the fridge looking for food whilst Phil is talking, “It’s a nice day today, actually sunny for once” “Yeah. I suppose” I answer back. Not paying much attention to what he says, but can you blame me? I’m just about to make the biggest decision in my life so far, and I doubt it will go down well. After being unsuccessful looking for food I slouch against the worktop. “I kept being woken up by the sound of you snoring last night” Phil giggles “I think they should make nose plugs, it would benefit you” Phil says. I try to force a smile, but fail miserably. “You don’t have to make me feel better Phil, this has been a long time coming. We all knew it would happen one day and well today is that day” Phil sighs and glances at me. We both stare at each other just for a second. I glance towards the front room. “Are you ready for this Dan?” “Yes, I’m ready.” I say as I walk behind Phil both with our hot cups of tea held tightly in our hands.
Once the laptop is all set I hit record. “Hey Internet!” I say as I wave my hand in a single side motion, just like I used to. “This video is going to be very different. Please listen carefully to what I’m going to say and please respect my choices”. “I have honestly loved making my videos for all of you Danosaurs out there. You have been so supportive of me all the time, you have gave me 2 million subscribers and that has been one of the greatest days in my life and I will never forget that.” “What I have become today has all been made possible because of all of you. Without you guys, I would be nothing. I could never thank you all enough” I glance down at the floor and Phil, knowing how hard this is for me puts his hand on my shoulder showing his support. “I have been making videos for a very long time now and my life seems to get busier by the minute. You have all noticed that my videos have been spaced out between months.. I just don’t seem to have the time for it anymore.. I’m not the same funny guy I used to be.. I’ve changed.” I look at Phil next to me who himself has tears in his eyes. I take a deep breathe and wipe the tears away that are streaming down my face. “And that is why I have came to the conclusion that I can no longer do videos. I am going to delete my YouTube account in one week. Just so all my amazing Danosaurs can have a chance to see this” I put my hands under my legs trying to stop them from shaking. I then can’t take it anymore and drop my head and pull my hands from under my legs to hold my head. After a couple of minutes I look up to the camera and say through my tears “Goodbye Internet”.
