SOMEONE Save Us

Gerard's cheeks were blood res from his tears and his eyes were puffed. His face matched his eye color. That's what told me this was SUPER serious. I walked slowly towards him and knelt down in front of him. He was slumped against the back of the seat.

"Hey" I tried to sound normal but the worry and sympathy managed to slip into my tone of voice.

"Hi...what's up" His voice was sad as he tried to maintain an average conversation dialogue.

"...not much..so..I feel like--"

"Frank, I know what your going to say and it's fine if you don't get it completly, I just, I want to ask you something..." He caught me off guard because he actually did know what I was feeling.

"Sure what it is?" I smiled knowing that I could handle anything.

"Can I stay at your place tonight...I mean I know it's weird but--"

"Uh," I looked at his eyes. They had no confidence or hope. "...you know what, of course you can. I'll call my mom and let her know slash say yes and you can come to my house after school with me."

His eyes snapped to my face, then his expression changed from pitiful to shocked."Wait, for real. You mean it?!"

"Yeah, I mean in the only one really there anyway" I felt really nice because I kinda lived on my own. Rent free!

"Wow okay! Thanx you don't even know how much awesome you are. I mean how awesome you are, sorry i'm just so mind blow right now thaat my words are getting mixed up."

-TIME LAPSE-

When the bell rang and free period ended, Mikey and I managed to get Gerard cleaned up and out of the washroom. I told Mikey that I would take care of Gerard so that he could go back to class. When Mikey left Gerard and I went out to the front steps and I called my mom. Gerard was quiet and didn't do much. I was pacing back and forth waiting for my mom to answer.

"Hello, Frank? What's up, are you okay?" I almost immediatlly froze in place. I didn't even think of what I was going to say.

"Uh right! Hi mom uh nothing and yes i'm fine, I just have a little situation and I think you could seriously help me fix it?"

"Okay? What is it sweet heart?"

"Um so this-- I mean my friend needs my help because he is having some issues at home and I uh want to uh ask him if he um wants to ya know stay over at our place for awhile. Just until things get uh fixed up and since ya know I am always there alone he could be good compan--"
I sped up the last part of the sentence and she cut me off.

"Frank!...I know you want to..." She paused."Do you know what's going on at home?"

"Yeah, I do and it's really bad but I can't tell you over the phone 'cus it's his life to publicize, not mine."

"Oh, oh boy. Well, I guess he could, wait you actually know him, right? It's not one of the homeless people...again, right?"

I turned away from Gerard and tried to muffle my voice. "No mom it's not another homeless person and that was only once and I was 14 goodness mom!"

My mom laughed because she loved bringing up my failed attempts to be nice." Uh, okay then sure he can stay with us for a while but we will be talking about the situation so that I get a FULL understanding, got it?"

"Yep thanks mommy love you!" I tried to sound cute just to add that extra hint of sympathy.

Then she added."and Frankie?"

"Yeah mom?"

"Please. At least pretend to go to class everyday, it makes me feel better!" She pleaded

"Love you mom. I'll call you later Mr.Parker is calling me" I smiled. I could hear her smiling on the other end.

"Love you too honey. Bye!"

"Bye!"

When I got off the phone with her I turned towards Gerard."I'm almost 18 and yet I still get nervous like a 10 year old when I call my mom at work!" He smiled.

He was still pretty quiet and you could see he was deep in thought. I told him what my mom had said and he quickly shook out of his spiral and almost suffocated me with a full body wrap of a hug. After he released me we started thinking up a plan on how to get him in and out of his house, with his stuff, without a fight occuring amung the whole household.

Notes

Omg can you guys believe!
It's been 10 YEARS since Gee got sober!
Im so proud of him it's a decade on Sunday!
Wow feels like last week he was playing kickball and sleeping on the stadium floor.
Not that it was a good thing but just woah!
Look at him now.
Family, comics, Hesitant Alien like WHAT??
Thanks For Reading!
-AToxicKilljoy