The innocence of our being

"Can you tell me what happened after Gerard was hospitalized?"
"I can try."

*FLASHBACK*

Gee had been in the hospital for 2 weeks already. I slept in his room all day and night, I never left his side. My mom understood how tough it must have been for me so she didn't bother nagging me about school. Mikey stayed some nights but his parents hardly ever came. I was starting to getting worried about Gee though. He hardly ever ate, used the restroom and he never talked. All he did was sleep and I had to refrain myself from checking if he still had a pulse.

When ever he was conscious he would just weakly smile at me and talk about how everything would be okay. His voice was raspy most of the time. I was grateful for him, him being strong, him holding on. I was never as strong as him. I barely held together when really, I was falling apart at the seams. I tried my best to hide it from him but I knew he could tell. I was never the best actor.

I constantly reminded Gee that I loved him and I would never leave his side. He begged me to go back to school so that when he gets better we will have a great life. I knew what I had to do and after a few more weeks of spending time with him and him telling me that I had to go to school, I finally did. I returned to school.

*FLASHBACK ENDS*

"So you went back to school?"
"Yes."
"How was it?"
"Horrible, I couldn't concentrate on anything. I failed every test and my grades skyrocketed downhill. Even though Gee told me I had to do it so we could have a better future when he's all better I doubt it's helping since my grades were so low."

Notes

Hey I'm the new co-author and my name is Frances. I'm glad to be helping with this story and I hope you like it.
-Frances