“Ready to go to the Conjuring?” Gerard smiles. He holds open the door for Frank, who blushes and walks out in his dainty little way. Gerard’s stomach turns with some strange feeling as they walk to the car, but he figures it’s nothing and heads over to the large parking space. Fast food upsets his stomach sometimes.
“Gerard thanks for taking me,” Mikey says. Mikey’s not 17 yet, and Gerard’s not his guardian, so really Gerard didn’t have to take him; Mikey normally sneaks into R rated features on his own. But Mikey really hates driving. No, really hates it.
“I wish they just added a bigger parking lot to the restaurant,” Frank whines. He gestures towards the large lot. “Places like these are perfect for stabbings!”
Gerard laughs and accidently drops his keys. He’s bending over to pick them up, when all of the sudden someone’s on him.
He struggles before he knows who it is and out of the corner of his eye sees a mop of curly hair.
“Ray! Let me go!” Gerard shouts, trying to kick Ray in the shins. Ray dodges the blows and grabs a chunk of Gerard’s hair, pulling his head back. Gerard can see Frank restrained by Bob. Frank is squirming and scratching and biting for all he’s worth, but Bob holds firm. Mikey is being held back by two guys Gerard’s never seen before. They must be Ray’s friends. Four douchebags vs. three geeks? Gerard’s quick to finish the equation, and he really doesn’t like the answer.
NOTE FROM THEHOTINPSYCHOTIC:
If you're extremely sensitive to blood or violence stop reading now. “Hey! Someone let Mikey go and come over here! Hold Gerard for a minute,” Ray instructs.
The two do as they’re told and one of them heads over. Gerard tries to break free during the exchange from Ray’s grip to the other boy’s, but it doesn’t work. Ray stands in front of Gerard, an evil smile on his face. He then kicks Gerard in the crotch.
Gerard whimpers and starts to crumble to his knees, but he’s forced to stand. Ray delivers a series of punches to Gerard’s stomach followed by a knee in the gut. When Gerard is doubled over, he elbows Gerard at the nape of his neck.
“STOP!” Frank cries. Mikey is silent, but tears are streaming down his face as he watches his brother fall to the ground.
Ray and the other boy begin kicking Gerard, and Ray kicks Gerard in the face so hard his head turns over to the other side by force.
Gerard starts crying and tucks him arms over his face as he gets into a fetal position. Ray gets on his knees and pries Gerard’s arms out of the way before punching him in the nose.
Gerard begins to writhe around and yells out in pain. He looks up at Ray with so much fear that for a moment, Ray pities the little guy. But he shakes away the feeling and kicks him in the ribs.
Gerard rolls over and starts to throw up, his retching echoing in the night air.
Ray and the boy head over to Frank, and the boy head butts Frank in the face. Frank cries out and tucks his face up against his stomach.
Frank looks up and his eyes double in size when he sees Ray with a knife. Ray drags the blade lightly against Frank’s jawline, making Frank quiver in fear. Ray stops when he reaches Frank’s ear. Ray takes a fistful of Frank’s hair and chops it off. He lets it fall to the ground in front of Frank’s face, and Frank’s crying becomes much more intense with pure fear.
Ray reels back with the knife, and Frank screws his eyes shut. Ray then drops onto the ground.
Frank opens his eyes to see Gerard standing behind Ray, blood covering Gerard’s face and streaking down his neck. In Gerard’s hand is another knife, coated with fresh blood and dripping.
Gerard’s hands shake so bad he fumbles the knife. He looks down at Ray and begins to cry. He stabbed a person. He digs his hands into his hair and kneels besides Ray, digging his phone out of his pocket.
Bob and the other boys stand in complete shock.
“We were just playing a joke!” Bob insists. “We were faking Frankie out! We weren’t really going to cut him!”
“Look at Gerard!” Mikey screams. “Is that part of the joke?”
“Well that freak just has a broken nose, Ray’s dying on the pavement!” one of the boys retorts.
Gerard makes Ray look up at him, even though Ray shakes his head weakly and tries not to. His hands cover the knife wound, and deep red blood seeps out between his fingers and out the sides.
“You’re gonna live. You hear me?” Gerard says. “Hello 911? We have a guy that’s been stabbed. It’s a deep wound in his side. Okay. Alright. The parking lot on 876 Chestnut road. Thanks so much.”
Gerard slips an arm under Ray. Bob throws Frank to the ground and is on alert, afraid that Gerard is going to further hurt his friend.
But Gerard just props Ray up into a sitting position, even though he has to hold the lightheaded teen upright.
“I’m so sorry,” Gerard begins softly. He bites his lip. “But you had a knife, and so did your friend. I thought you were going to hurt my boyfriend and my baby brother. And I couldn’t let that happen. I hope you understand.”
Ray looks up at Gerard and utters two words. “Fuck you.”
Gerard grins. "Frank already did."
THE END.

Notes

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