Rock and Roll Ruined My Life
Almost Time To Say Goodbye
Rock And Roll Ruined My Life- Chapter 12- Almost Time To Say Goodbye
3 days later
**MCR’s POV**
Mikey walked into Juliet’s room and sighed wearily. He crossed over to her hospital bed. He looked down at her face. He tried to remember her face with only one bruise on it but he couldn’t. ‘She’s been here for a long time; at the end of this week she’ll have been here a month...’ He gently tapped her on the shoulder. He saw her flinch involuntarily before she opened her eyes.
“Hey,” he said with a solemn grin.
“Hi, “ she replied in a croakey morning voice.
“I feel bad for waking you up.” She reached out and he took her hand and tried to help her up as gently as he could.
“It’s ok,” she replied.
Once she sat up he pulled out his phone. He looked in his contacts for Lindsey’s number. It rang twice before she answered.
“Hello?”
“Hey, Lindsey. Where are you?”
“I’m right here,” she replied walking through the door. He smiled and hung up.
Lindsey was dressed in a plain black top with black pants and black wedges. She didn’t have a lot of makeup on today, only the necessities. Mikey noticed she had another bag with her other than her purse. He gave her a questioning look before he began to walk towards the door.
“I’ll see you guys downstairs ok?”
“Bye,” Lindsey replied shutting the door.
Lindsey put her bag down on one of the chairs and began to take out all of the clothes she had brought for Juliet to try on. She tried to put together a comfy but serious outfit. ‘Why did I bring so many clothes?’ She thought to herself as she tried to decide which pair of pants would look best with the shirt she picked.
“Did you sleep good?” She asked Juliet trying to make small talk.
“I guess,” she replied softly.
“That’s good… Are you ready?”
“N-n-…Yeah.”
“Ok let me help you up.” Lindsey helped Juliet cross the room and into the bathroom. She led her to the sink so that she could brush her teeth. When she was done Lindsey had a pile of clothes in her hand.
“After you finish taking a shower would you mind changing into these?” Juliet shook her head and took the clothes from her.
“When you are done let me know, ok?”
“Ok.”
Lindsey closed the door and sat down in her usual chair in the corner. She didn’t know if she could emotionally handle all of this.
“You can’t cry Lindsey. You’re all they have left,” she whispered to herself.
“How could her family just leave her flat like that,” she continued thinking about all of the other aunts and uncles that came to see Juliet while she was in her coma. None of them ever said anything about helping Juliet and Sarah out financially, or even offered to give them a place to stay after Juliet got better. She felt she had to do something. She couldn’t just let Juliet and her sister be left to fend for them selves. She had to tell someone. She took out her phone and dialed Gerard’s cell.
“Gerard?” She said.
“What’s wrong babe?” He heard the concern in her voice.
“I’m worried.”
“Me too,”
“No. I’m not just worried about the burial and the wake. I’m worried about after all of that.”
“Why?”
“ You saw what her family is like. Gerard, Juliet can’t take care of Sarah all by herself. She has school and it’s not good for one person to carry around all of that responsibility and worry. And let’s face it, we aren’t exactly going to be around all year with the new albums coming out.”
“I know, that’s why I’ve been stressing out over Juliet so much. I’m glad it’s not just me that’s worried about her,” he replied.
“So, what are we going to do?” she asked starting to get a bit frustrated.
“I don’t know… Did anyone mention wanting custody over them? Someone from her family is probably going to want to have custody over them…”
“I-I know this is going to sound really awful, but I don’t want them to go with someone from their family.”
“So, does this mean that you want to-”
“Lindsey?” She snapped her head up and saw Juliet standing in the doorway of the bathroom wearing the black pants and shirt she had given her.
“I gotta go. We’ll be downstairs in 10 minutes ok? Bye.” Lindsey hung up before Gerard could even object.
“How are the clothes?”
“They fit,” Juliet replied.
“Are you comfortable in them?”
“Yeah. How did you know I like to wear stuff like this?”
“Just a lucky guess,” Lindsey shrugged.
“Lindsey, thank you so much. For everything.”
“Don’t mention it. We’re all here for you. Do you want to do anything with your hair?”
“I’ll just leave it down.”
“That’s fine. Do you want me to blow dry it for you so you’re not soaking wet?”
“It’s ok, I’ll live.”
“Alright then. Let’s go downstairs.”
“Wait, don’t you have to sign me out for today?” Juliet asked.
“I already did. You just have to keep your bracelet on.” Lindsey replied with a small smile.
“Oh. Ok.”
Slowly, Juliet and Lindsey made their way to the elevator. When they finally got to the bottom floor. The guys were waiting on the couches in the lobby dressed in all black.
“We’re here,” Lindsey announced. They all turned around. They stared at Juliet solemnly. They all knew this day could put either help her or hurt her. Help her in the sense of moving on, and hurt her in the sense of getting more depressed/sick.
“How are you feeling?” Gerard asked her.
“Ok,” she mumbled.
“Did you eat anything?” Mikey asked her.
“No.”
“Well then let’s go get some food!” Frank exclaimed. They all grinned and walked outside into the hot morning sun.
“Are you ok?” Ray asked Juliet
“I just haven’t been outside in so long…” she replied looking up at the skyscrapers.
“Does any of this look familiar to you?” Gerard asked.
“Yeah actually, it does.” They watched her slowly “come back to life” as they walked.
Mikey turned to Juliet, “So, where do you want to-”
“Oh. My. GOD! You’re Gerard! You’re Frank! You’re Ray! You’re Mikey! OH MY GOD! You’re BOB! Can I please get an autograph and a picture?!” A girl with blonde frizzy hair jumped up and down in excitement in front of all of them.
“Um, yeah I guess,” Gerard shrugged. The girl took out her cell phone and took a picture of the guys together, then rummaged through her bags to find a piece of paper and a pen. They all waited for the girl to find something to write with.
“Mike,” Lindsey tapped her brother-in-law’s arm. He looked down at her waiting for her to say something.
“We’re going to go find a place to eat ok? I wanna’ check out the bagel store on the corner.”
“Ok. I’ll text you when we’re done.”
Lindsey walked back over to Juliet, who was standing off to the side of Ray watching the guys sign the hyper fan’s paper, and tapped her shoulder lightly.
“Let’s keep walking,” Lindsey said pointing to the bagel store on the corner.
“Ok,” Juliet replied.
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“Finally!” Lindsey exclaimed as she saw the guys walk through the door of the shop.
“You guys were out there for at least 20 minutes.”
“I’m sorry Lyn,” Gerard apologized. “It was my fault I agreed to sign the stuff.”
“It’s all right I probably would have done the same thing,” she smiled.
“We only have an hour left until we have to go and pick up Sarah from her friends house,” Gerard said sitting down next to Lindsey. She nodded slowly. The rest of the guys joined tem at the table and they continued to make small talk until finally Gerard looked at his phone and said, “It’s time.”
Everyone stood up and began to walk back down the street to where the black rental cars were. As everyone was getting in, Mikey saw a small, single tear slide down Juliet’s face and disappear before anyone else could notice. ‘Today’s gunna be a rough day,’ he thought to himself.
3 days later
**MCR’s POV**
Mikey walked into Juliet’s room and sighed wearily. He crossed over to her hospital bed. He looked down at her face. He tried to remember her face with only one bruise on it but he couldn’t. ‘She’s been here for a long time; at the end of this week she’ll have been here a month...’ He gently tapped her on the shoulder. He saw her flinch involuntarily before she opened her eyes.
“Hey,” he said with a solemn grin.
“Hi, “ she replied in a croakey morning voice.
“I feel bad for waking you up.” She reached out and he took her hand and tried to help her up as gently as he could.
“It’s ok,” she replied.
Once she sat up he pulled out his phone. He looked in his contacts for Lindsey’s number. It rang twice before she answered.
“Hello?”
“Hey, Lindsey. Where are you?”
“I’m right here,” she replied walking through the door. He smiled and hung up.
Lindsey was dressed in a plain black top with black pants and black wedges. She didn’t have a lot of makeup on today, only the necessities. Mikey noticed she had another bag with her other than her purse. He gave her a questioning look before he began to walk towards the door.
“I’ll see you guys downstairs ok?”
“Bye,” Lindsey replied shutting the door.
Lindsey put her bag down on one of the chairs and began to take out all of the clothes she had brought for Juliet to try on. She tried to put together a comfy but serious outfit. ‘Why did I bring so many clothes?’ She thought to herself as she tried to decide which pair of pants would look best with the shirt she picked.
“Did you sleep good?” She asked Juliet trying to make small talk.
“I guess,” she replied softly.
“That’s good… Are you ready?”
“N-n-…Yeah.”
“Ok let me help you up.” Lindsey helped Juliet cross the room and into the bathroom. She led her to the sink so that she could brush her teeth. When she was done Lindsey had a pile of clothes in her hand.
“After you finish taking a shower would you mind changing into these?” Juliet shook her head and took the clothes from her.
“When you are done let me know, ok?”
“Ok.”
Lindsey closed the door and sat down in her usual chair in the corner. She didn’t know if she could emotionally handle all of this.
“You can’t cry Lindsey. You’re all they have left,” she whispered to herself.
“How could her family just leave her flat like that,” she continued thinking about all of the other aunts and uncles that came to see Juliet while she was in her coma. None of them ever said anything about helping Juliet and Sarah out financially, or even offered to give them a place to stay after Juliet got better. She felt she had to do something. She couldn’t just let Juliet and her sister be left to fend for them selves. She had to tell someone. She took out her phone and dialed Gerard’s cell.
“Gerard?” She said.
“What’s wrong babe?” He heard the concern in her voice.
“I’m worried.”
“Me too,”
“No. I’m not just worried about the burial and the wake. I’m worried about after all of that.”
“Why?”
“ You saw what her family is like. Gerard, Juliet can’t take care of Sarah all by herself. She has school and it’s not good for one person to carry around all of that responsibility and worry. And let’s face it, we aren’t exactly going to be around all year with the new albums coming out.”
“I know, that’s why I’ve been stressing out over Juliet so much. I’m glad it’s not just me that’s worried about her,” he replied.
“So, what are we going to do?” she asked starting to get a bit frustrated.
“I don’t know… Did anyone mention wanting custody over them? Someone from her family is probably going to want to have custody over them…”
“I-I know this is going to sound really awful, but I don’t want them to go with someone from their family.”
“So, does this mean that you want to-”
“Lindsey?” She snapped her head up and saw Juliet standing in the doorway of the bathroom wearing the black pants and shirt she had given her.
“I gotta go. We’ll be downstairs in 10 minutes ok? Bye.” Lindsey hung up before Gerard could even object.
“How are the clothes?”
“They fit,” Juliet replied.
“Are you comfortable in them?”
“Yeah. How did you know I like to wear stuff like this?”
“Just a lucky guess,” Lindsey shrugged.
“Lindsey, thank you so much. For everything.”
“Don’t mention it. We’re all here for you. Do you want to do anything with your hair?”
“I’ll just leave it down.”
“That’s fine. Do you want me to blow dry it for you so you’re not soaking wet?”
“It’s ok, I’ll live.”
“Alright then. Let’s go downstairs.”
“Wait, don’t you have to sign me out for today?” Juliet asked.
“I already did. You just have to keep your bracelet on.” Lindsey replied with a small smile.
“Oh. Ok.”
Slowly, Juliet and Lindsey made their way to the elevator. When they finally got to the bottom floor. The guys were waiting on the couches in the lobby dressed in all black.
“We’re here,” Lindsey announced. They all turned around. They stared at Juliet solemnly. They all knew this day could put either help her or hurt her. Help her in the sense of moving on, and hurt her in the sense of getting more depressed/sick.
“How are you feeling?” Gerard asked her.
“Ok,” she mumbled.
“Did you eat anything?” Mikey asked her.
“No.”
“Well then let’s go get some food!” Frank exclaimed. They all grinned and walked outside into the hot morning sun.
“Are you ok?” Ray asked Juliet
“I just haven’t been outside in so long…” she replied looking up at the skyscrapers.
“Does any of this look familiar to you?” Gerard asked.
“Yeah actually, it does.” They watched her slowly “come back to life” as they walked.
Mikey turned to Juliet, “So, where do you want to-”
“Oh. My. GOD! You’re Gerard! You’re Frank! You’re Ray! You’re Mikey! OH MY GOD! You’re BOB! Can I please get an autograph and a picture?!” A girl with blonde frizzy hair jumped up and down in excitement in front of all of them.
“Um, yeah I guess,” Gerard shrugged. The girl took out her cell phone and took a picture of the guys together, then rummaged through her bags to find a piece of paper and a pen. They all waited for the girl to find something to write with.
“Mike,” Lindsey tapped her brother-in-law’s arm. He looked down at her waiting for her to say something.
“We’re going to go find a place to eat ok? I wanna’ check out the bagel store on the corner.”
“Ok. I’ll text you when we’re done.”
Lindsey walked back over to Juliet, who was standing off to the side of Ray watching the guys sign the hyper fan’s paper, and tapped her shoulder lightly.
“Let’s keep walking,” Lindsey said pointing to the bagel store on the corner.
“Ok,” Juliet replied.
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“Finally!” Lindsey exclaimed as she saw the guys walk through the door of the shop.
“You guys were out there for at least 20 minutes.”
“I’m sorry Lyn,” Gerard apologized. “It was my fault I agreed to sign the stuff.”
“It’s all right I probably would have done the same thing,” she smiled.
“We only have an hour left until we have to go and pick up Sarah from her friends house,” Gerard said sitting down next to Lindsey. She nodded slowly. The rest of the guys joined tem at the table and they continued to make small talk until finally Gerard looked at his phone and said, “It’s time.”
Everyone stood up and began to walk back down the street to where the black rental cars were. As everyone was getting in, Mikey saw a small, single tear slide down Juliet’s face and disappear before anyone else could notice. ‘Today’s gunna be a rough day,’ he thought to himself.
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2/7/15