Hell or High Water
Blood On The Ground
Gerard groaned and sat up. He looked around and spotted Frank on the couch asleep. Gerard got up and walked over to him. Gerard went to grab Frank’s shoulder but his hand went straight through him. Frank shivered and rolled over. “What…” Gerard trailed off and tried to grab Frank again. Frank opened his eyes and looked directly at Gerard. He got up and walked over to the bed and grabbed Gerard’s limp hand. Gerard watched this and walked to his body. Frank all of a sudden started crying. Gerard yet again went to grab Frank’s shoulder but failed. Frank leaned down and kissed Gerard’s head.
“I’m so sorry.” Frank sobbed and nuzzled Gerard’s neck. Gerard looked at his wrists and saw the stitches.
“Oh fuck. What did I do?” Gerard asked himself. Frank reached down and grabbed the box from under the couch. He opened it and grabbed a white orb. Frank pressed into Gerard’s head and waited. A sharp pain filled Gerard’s head sending him to the floor. Gerard screamed and covered his ears, loud ringing filling them. A blinding light filled the room and a different scene replace the hospital room. Laughs and giggles filled Gerard’s ears as he moved his hands. A boy was running around a small garden.
“Gerard! Frankie’s here!” Donna yelled from the kitchen window. Gerard and Mikey ran inside. A small boy came running towards them like a bullet and tackled the two boys. Gerard laughed and pushed the boy off.
“Missed you too Frankie.” Gerard helped Frank up and smiled.
“Happy birthday Geewawd!” Frank handed Gerard a box. Inside sat a key, a sketch pad, drawing pencils and a envelope. Gerard hugged Frank and grinned.
“Thank you Frankie!” Gerard grabbed Frank’s hand and pulled him into the basement.
“Open the it!” Frank pointed at the envelope. Gerard sat the box down and pulled the envelope out. He opened it and pulled out a picture. Gerard smiled. The picture was a drawing of Gerard, Frank and Mikey holding hands. It was drawn with crayons and pencil. Gerard hugged Frank again and grabbed a thumb tack off the wall. He pinned the picture right above his bed and laid down next to Frank.
“So what do you want to do?”
“I don’t know.” Frank mumbled.
“We could go play in the woods.”
“Okay!” The boys got up and ran upstairs. They went outside and into the woods. Gerard grabbed Frank’s hand as they went down the rocky trail.
“Stay close to me okay? I want to show you something.” Gerard smiled and pulled Frank a little farther until they reached clearing. Frank gasped and let go of Gerard’s hand. Frank ran around the small clearing, climbing over moss covered logs and making sure he didn’t crush any of the flowers. Gerard walked over to Frank and sat down. Frank grinned and jumped on Gerard. They fell back landing on a bed of dandelions. A poof of white seeds filled the air. Gerard chuckled and stared up at Frank who was staring at the small fluffs in amazement. Frank sneezed and rubbed his nose.
“Bless you.” Gerard smiled grabbing a dandelion and blowing the seeds everywhere.
“Tank you.” Frank giggled resting his head on Gerard’s chest.
“You’re welcome. So Frankie how do you like it?”
“This is awesome! How did you f-find this place?” Frank asked looking up at Gerard.
“I was wondering around and I just happened to find this place.” Gerard explained. Frank hummed, acknowledging what Gerard had said. He closed his eyes and nuzzled Gerard’s neck. Gerard smiled and wrapped his arms around Frank’s waist. Both boys fell asleep in the shade, unaware of the dangers in the forest.
Gerard opened his eyes and was greeted with worried hazel orbs staring at him.
“Afternoon.” Gerard greeted groggily.
“Gewawd there’s someone out here watching us.” Gerard sat up quickly and slowly turned to where Frank was looking. Gerard’s eyes met with glowing red ones hiding in the bushes. Gerard grabbed Frank’s hand and started running as fast as his feet could carry him. Gerard tripped sending Frank flying. Frank cut his leg open on a jagged rock but got up and ran toward Gerard.
“Come on Gee! Get up befowe it gets us!” Gerard scrambled back up and picked Frank limping back to his house. Gerard ran into the house and downstairs into his room. He laid Frank on his bed and shut the door. Gerard walked back over to Frank and sat down beside him.
“What was that?” Frank asked, shaking from fear.
“I don’t know Frankie.” Gerard mumbled and rubbed his face.
“Gewawd my leg huuurts.” Frank whined. Gerard looked at Frank’s leg and gasped. The cut was deeper than he thought and it surely needed stitches.
“I’ll go get mom.”
“No!” Frank yelled.
“Frankie that needs stitches and mommy’s a nurse, she can help.” Gerard pleaded. Frank shook his head. Blood was rushing onto Gerard’s sheets staining them.
“Gerard, Frank what are you- Oh my god! Frank what happened to your leg!” Donna gasped and ran over to him. “Gerard go get my first-aid.” Gerard nodded and ran out of his room in search of his mother’s first-aid. As soon as Gerard found it he sprinted back to his room. He handed the kit to his mother and climbed into bed with Frank.
“This will hurt honey, I’ll give you something to ease the pain in a second.” Frank nodded and grabbed Gerard’s hand. Donna poured a clear liquid into a small cup and handed it to Frank. “Drink that.” Frank downed it, his face scrunching up in distaste.
“Nasty.” Frank grumbled.
“I know, I’m sorry hun. I have to clean this okay? It’ll still hurt but not as bad.” Donna explained, grabbing the bottle of peroxide. She cleaned around the wound, getting all the dirt from around the cut. Frank whimpered and clutched Gerard’s hand. Donna grabbed the needle and thread and started stitching Frank’s leg closed. Donna wrapped his leg tightly in bandages and gauze, checking for more damage. Not seeing any she moved on to Gerard who just had a scraped knee and palms.
“Now how did this happen?” Gerard and Frank shared a glance.
“We went to the clearing in the forest. We fell asleep, Frankie woke me up and told me that someone was watching us. There was a man in the bushes and we ran. I tripped and accidentally hurt Frankie in the process.” Gerard explained. Donna how ever did and scold them, instead she was more worried about the man.
“Did you see what the man looked like?”
“He was tall but I couldn’t see what his face looked like…” Gerard mumbled.
“Next time Gerard please tell me before you go out into the woods. I’m going to see if I can find any foot prints.” Donna stood up.
“No mommy don’t go out there or he’ll get you!” Gerard yelled grabbing his mother’s arm. Donna smiled
“Nothing is going to happen to me Gerard. I’ll be back.” Donna walked back upstairs and outside. Gerard and Frank followed behind her. Donna opened the back door and peaked out. She turned around and smiled.
“See? Nothing out there-” A hand wrapped itself around her throat and pulled her out of the house.
“Mommy!” Gerard ran out. The dark mass tore Donna to shreds covering Gerard in blood. Gerard’s eyes widened and dropped to his knees. Frank screamed and ran to get the phone. He called the cops and ran back to Gerard. Gerard stared at the pile of remains that was his mother in shock. Sirens filled the air as cops drove up to his house. Paramedics ran to Gerard crouched.
“Kid can you hear me?” One asked waving his hand in front of Gerard’s face. Gerard didn’t respond, a numb feeling washing over him.
“Shit he’s going into shock.” The other said picking Gerard up and carrying him away. Slowly the memory ebbed away leaving Gerard on the floor, devastated.
“I’m so sorry.” Frank sobbed and nuzzled Gerard’s neck. Gerard looked at his wrists and saw the stitches.
“Oh fuck. What did I do?” Gerard asked himself. Frank reached down and grabbed the box from under the couch. He opened it and grabbed a white orb. Frank pressed into Gerard’s head and waited. A sharp pain filled Gerard’s head sending him to the floor. Gerard screamed and covered his ears, loud ringing filling them. A blinding light filled the room and a different scene replace the hospital room. Laughs and giggles filled Gerard’s ears as he moved his hands. A boy was running around a small garden.
“Gerard! Frankie’s here!” Donna yelled from the kitchen window. Gerard and Mikey ran inside. A small boy came running towards them like a bullet and tackled the two boys. Gerard laughed and pushed the boy off.
“Missed you too Frankie.” Gerard helped Frank up and smiled.
“Happy birthday Geewawd!” Frank handed Gerard a box. Inside sat a key, a sketch pad, drawing pencils and a envelope. Gerard hugged Frank and grinned.
“Thank you Frankie!” Gerard grabbed Frank’s hand and pulled him into the basement.
“Open the it!” Frank pointed at the envelope. Gerard sat the box down and pulled the envelope out. He opened it and pulled out a picture. Gerard smiled. The picture was a drawing of Gerard, Frank and Mikey holding hands. It was drawn with crayons and pencil. Gerard hugged Frank again and grabbed a thumb tack off the wall. He pinned the picture right above his bed and laid down next to Frank.
“So what do you want to do?”
“I don’t know.” Frank mumbled.
“We could go play in the woods.”
“Okay!” The boys got up and ran upstairs. They went outside and into the woods. Gerard grabbed Frank’s hand as they went down the rocky trail.
“Stay close to me okay? I want to show you something.” Gerard smiled and pulled Frank a little farther until they reached clearing. Frank gasped and let go of Gerard’s hand. Frank ran around the small clearing, climbing over moss covered logs and making sure he didn’t crush any of the flowers. Gerard walked over to Frank and sat down. Frank grinned and jumped on Gerard. They fell back landing on a bed of dandelions. A poof of white seeds filled the air. Gerard chuckled and stared up at Frank who was staring at the small fluffs in amazement. Frank sneezed and rubbed his nose.
“Bless you.” Gerard smiled grabbing a dandelion and blowing the seeds everywhere.
“Tank you.” Frank giggled resting his head on Gerard’s chest.
“You’re welcome. So Frankie how do you like it?”
“This is awesome! How did you f-find this place?” Frank asked looking up at Gerard.
“I was wondering around and I just happened to find this place.” Gerard explained. Frank hummed, acknowledging what Gerard had said. He closed his eyes and nuzzled Gerard’s neck. Gerard smiled and wrapped his arms around Frank’s waist. Both boys fell asleep in the shade, unaware of the dangers in the forest.
Gerard opened his eyes and was greeted with worried hazel orbs staring at him.
“Afternoon.” Gerard greeted groggily.
“Gewawd there’s someone out here watching us.” Gerard sat up quickly and slowly turned to where Frank was looking. Gerard’s eyes met with glowing red ones hiding in the bushes. Gerard grabbed Frank’s hand and started running as fast as his feet could carry him. Gerard tripped sending Frank flying. Frank cut his leg open on a jagged rock but got up and ran toward Gerard.
“Come on Gee! Get up befowe it gets us!” Gerard scrambled back up and picked Frank limping back to his house. Gerard ran into the house and downstairs into his room. He laid Frank on his bed and shut the door. Gerard walked back over to Frank and sat down beside him.
“What was that?” Frank asked, shaking from fear.
“I don’t know Frankie.” Gerard mumbled and rubbed his face.
“Gewawd my leg huuurts.” Frank whined. Gerard looked at Frank’s leg and gasped. The cut was deeper than he thought and it surely needed stitches.
“I’ll go get mom.”
“No!” Frank yelled.
“Frankie that needs stitches and mommy’s a nurse, she can help.” Gerard pleaded. Frank shook his head. Blood was rushing onto Gerard’s sheets staining them.
“Gerard, Frank what are you- Oh my god! Frank what happened to your leg!” Donna gasped and ran over to him. “Gerard go get my first-aid.” Gerard nodded and ran out of his room in search of his mother’s first-aid. As soon as Gerard found it he sprinted back to his room. He handed the kit to his mother and climbed into bed with Frank.
“This will hurt honey, I’ll give you something to ease the pain in a second.” Frank nodded and grabbed Gerard’s hand. Donna poured a clear liquid into a small cup and handed it to Frank. “Drink that.” Frank downed it, his face scrunching up in distaste.
“Nasty.” Frank grumbled.
“I know, I’m sorry hun. I have to clean this okay? It’ll still hurt but not as bad.” Donna explained, grabbing the bottle of peroxide. She cleaned around the wound, getting all the dirt from around the cut. Frank whimpered and clutched Gerard’s hand. Donna grabbed the needle and thread and started stitching Frank’s leg closed. Donna wrapped his leg tightly in bandages and gauze, checking for more damage. Not seeing any she moved on to Gerard who just had a scraped knee and palms.
“Now how did this happen?” Gerard and Frank shared a glance.
“We went to the clearing in the forest. We fell asleep, Frankie woke me up and told me that someone was watching us. There was a man in the bushes and we ran. I tripped and accidentally hurt Frankie in the process.” Gerard explained. Donna how ever did and scold them, instead she was more worried about the man.
“Did you see what the man looked like?”
“He was tall but I couldn’t see what his face looked like…” Gerard mumbled.
“Next time Gerard please tell me before you go out into the woods. I’m going to see if I can find any foot prints.” Donna stood up.
“No mommy don’t go out there or he’ll get you!” Gerard yelled grabbing his mother’s arm. Donna smiled
“Nothing is going to happen to me Gerard. I’ll be back.” Donna walked back upstairs and outside. Gerard and Frank followed behind her. Donna opened the back door and peaked out. She turned around and smiled.
“See? Nothing out there-” A hand wrapped itself around her throat and pulled her out of the house.
“Mommy!” Gerard ran out. The dark mass tore Donna to shreds covering Gerard in blood. Gerard’s eyes widened and dropped to his knees. Frank screamed and ran to get the phone. He called the cops and ran back to Gerard. Gerard stared at the pile of remains that was his mother in shock. Sirens filled the air as cops drove up to his house. Paramedics ran to Gerard crouched.
“Kid can you hear me?” One asked waving his hand in front of Gerard’s face. Gerard didn’t respond, a numb feeling washing over him.
“Shit he’s going into shock.” The other said picking Gerard up and carrying him away. Slowly the memory ebbed away leaving Gerard on the floor, devastated.
@butts_and_MCR
It was required, plus I was listening to The Killers when the chapter was being written
6/27/14