00:00A 10-year-old boy jumped off a building and took his own life.
00:02Years of living in a toxic home environment had left him with depression.
00:06His family was wealthy, but the boy was far from happy.
00:08His dad was a famous lawyer.
00:10His younger brother had a gift for playing piano.
00:12It was obvious they loved the little brother more.
00:14After a school performance, dad was chatting with the principal about parenting tips.
00:18The principal mentioned his kid kept a diary, said it helped improve language skills.
00:21Dad immediately told the little brother to start keeping a diary too.
00:24After hearing this, Mike brought a glass of water to his mom.
00:28Mom, your cup of water.
00:30But on the way home, dad yelled at him for his pronunciation not being perfect.
00:33When they got home, dad slapped mom across the face.
00:36Just because she made a donation to the school without using his name,
00:39the boy hid under his blanket in fear.
00:41But dad ripped the blanket off and tore up all his comic books.
00:43Dad always expected too much from him.
00:45And having such a talented little brother didn't help.
00:48All this pressure was crushing for a 10-year-old.
00:50With nowhere to let it out, he would go up to the rooftop alone to vent.
00:53Up there, he'd shout words of encouragement to himself.
00:56After hearing the principal say keeping a diary could improve grades,
00:58he bought himself a journal and started writing about his daily life.
01:02Hoping that if his grades got better, dad would stop hitting him.
01:05But then one day, dad said he was transferring the little brother to a better school.
01:08Said Mike's grades weren't good enough.
01:10Mike promised dad he'd make it into the top 10 next time.
01:12But when the results came out, his grades still weren't good enough.
01:15The teacher noticed something was off with Mike.
01:17Asked him if he was under too much pressure.
01:19His eyes kept darting around nervously.
01:21But Mike couldn't tell mom about any of this.
01:23When he got home, dad was talking to the principal of the little brother's new school.
01:26To keep Mike from bothering them, he told the maid to take Mike somewhere else to eat.
01:30One day, dad hired a piano teacher for Mike.
01:32The teacher was gentle and always encouraged him.
01:34Mike really liked her.
01:35But soon after, she was replaced.
01:37The new teacher was strict and harsh.
01:38He kept pushing Mike relentlessly.
01:40Mike blamed himself for the old teacher leaving.
01:42Not long after, Mike's favorite comic artist died by suicide.
01:45During that time, his mental state got really bad.
01:48He kept throwing up and couldn't sleep.
01:49Mike asked mom to get him a therapist.
01:51But mom didn't think it was necessary.
01:53This made Mike's mental burden even heavier.
01:54The little brother often went up to the rooftop with Mike to clear their heads.
01:58But this time, their parents caught them.
02:00Mom kept screaming at Mike.
02:01Even accused him of stealing money.
02:03The little brother wanted to stand up for Mike.
02:05But he didn't have the courage to speak up.
02:06Mom took out all the family's problems on Mike.
02:08That night, Mike went to dad to accept his punishment.
02:11But dad had already given up on him.
02:13All Mike could do was keep apologizing.
02:14Later that night, he climbed into his little brother's bed.
02:17He held his brother and they talked.
02:18Then he placed a recorder on the piano.
02:20And practiced one last time.
02:22He wrote one final entry in his journal.
02:23He believed that if he was gone, the family would finally be happy.
02:27After finishing everything, he jumped from the rooftop and ended his life at just 10 years old.
