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`` Oh, great, here comes J.H. Christ, holy prophet of the hipsters.'' 
 
 Micah turned, looking in the direction Aaron had just pointed. Sure enough, there was Nick, dressed in such a manner that Micah had to wonder if he had n't just rolled through a Salvation Army donations pile. 
 
 `` J.H.?'' Micah asked, turning his gaze from the keffiyeh-wrapped multicolored train wreck. 
 
 `` Yeah. First names are so 2006.'' 
 
 Micah groaned audibly. Much to his chagrin, Nick noticed. 
 
 `` What seems to be the trouble, broheim?'' 
 
 `` Nothing, man. Just...'' Micah faltered. Apparently completing a sentence is difficult when you're assaulted by the smell of marijuana and hair product. 
 
 `` Hey, man, whenever life throws its worst at you, just remember... it's all in the Bible.'' 
 
 Aaron laughed. `` I did n't take you for a God-fearing man, Nicholas.'' 
 
 Nick waved his arms in protest. `` That's not what I meant, man. God is for poor unenlightened saps. I'm talking about this,'' he said as he produced a small leather-bound book from his back pocket. 
 
 `` This is the Bible. The one and only code I'm living my life by now. Secrets passed down from enlightened thinker to student. And now, I feel it's time to bequeath it to my roomie.'' 
 
 Micah stared awkwardly at the small book being thrust at his chest. `` Uh... thanks?'' he sputtered. 
 
 `` You're welcome dude. I've got lacrosse practice at six, so you're on your own for dinner. Later!'' Nick said, shuffling off and placing his large headphones back onto his ears. 
 
 Micah held the small book away from his body, like a leperous child. Aaron saw the opportunity and snatched it deftly from his hand. 
 
 `` C'mon, dude, what's the worst that could-'' 
 
 Aaron paused, staring into the book as if it had just consumed his soul. 
 
 `` Aaron?'' Micah asked incredulously. 
 
 `` Dude... he was right. Mysteries of life are in here. I'm feeling... chill. Maybe later I'll go buy a pair of Sperrys and wear them ironically, you know, to draw attention to the plight of the common man.'' 
 
 `` Really?'' 
 
 `` Of course not, dumbass,'' Aaron said as he tossed the book into the nearest garbage receptacle. `` Come on, let's go eat. I'm starving.'' 
 
 **It had all come down to this. My thumbs were sore, but only God knows what would happen if I stopped now. **
