(Frank’s point of view)

I left Gerard to take his call and I went to the toilet.
What were we even doing? Sneaking around like a couple of school kids, sneaking the odd kiss whenever we could. What we had was less than an eighth grade romance but it was even more risky. We both have wives, and we both have kids. I doubt it even means anything to Gerard, maybe he just feels lonely on tour, and that’s why we do it. I know it’s stupid, and I know I shouldn’t have any romantic feelings for him, but I do.
I’ll talk to him. I will. Right now.

Before I go back into the bedroom I take a quick glance at everyone else. They’re all playing what looks like Dungeons and Dragons, apart from Ray who’s asleep with his head on the table, he is snoring , like a fucking chainsaw.
I walk into the bedroom, trying to figure out what I was going to say. Gerard’s sitting on my bunk, eyes glued to the coffee that I spilled on the floor.
‘Hey’ I say, trying to sound cheerful.
Gerard stays motionless, I look at him more closely and I see that tears are starting to form in his eyes. Something is up, and it must be bad because he never cries.
I sit next to him, and put my arm around his shoulder. ‘Who was on the phone Gee?’

He breathed in heavily, ‘it was a doctor,’ he voice was strained, and croaky. ‘Lynz and Bandit were in an accident.’He took another shaky breath, ‘I need to go to the...’ the tears came from his eyes properly now. ‘To the morgue and... .’ He gasped for air ‘identify the bodies...’
Before I could react, before I could do anything, he was up. He stormed into the kitchen of the tour bus and told the driver that they needed to get to a hospital, I didn’t hear which one.
I got up and ran to everyone.
They all looked confused especially Mikey.
The hysterics finally took a hold of Gerard. He sat down, he couldn’t speak anymore. So I did.
‘He just got a call. Lynz and Bandit have been in an accident we need to go. Now.’
‘Well everything seems to of eased up apart from the rain so we’ll get going now.’ Said Dave, the driver.
Mikey went to his brother and just held him. I kinda wished that was me to be honest. Gerard shook in his arms, sobbing uncontrollably, he curled up into the smallest ball he could, his screams pierced through the silence of the bus.


(Narrator)
Everyone on the bus was silent. The only noise that could be heard was the rain. Mikey had finally managed to get his brother to sleep, but everyone else was wide awake. It would be another two hours until they reached the hospital.