Across the Road

Frank was washing the dishes after his family had breakfast. It was quiet, no one really bothering to talk, unlike yesterday of course. Frank's father had gone out to what he said was a job interview, although Frank and Mrs. Iero didn't think so.

"Hey mom," Frank said, trying not to move his mouth too much when he talked. Frank's mouth was badly swollen.

"Yes honey?" Mrs. Iero raised her head from her phone, hitting the end call button. "Ugh, they didn't pick up either"

"Can I go outside to hang out with some friends?" Frank asked. He knew after yesterday his mom was not going to let him just leave the house without permission.

"Were these friends the same ones that beat you up?" Mrs. Iero asked, crossing her arms.

"N-no" Frank lied.

"Well," Mrs. Iero started, catching Frank's lie, "Go ahead. But don't piss them off"

Frank smiled as he walked over to put his coat on, leaving the kitchen with dishes that now needed to be put away.

"Who's going to put away the dishes?" Mrs. Iero asked.

"Marco can," Frank complained, "he's old enough, he just acts dumb on purpose to get out of things"

"Don't say that" Frank's mother denied.

"You know it's true" Frank said, opening the door. "Bye mom, love you!"

Frank walked outside and put his hands in his pocket, as it was about 50 degrees outside. He saw Gerard, Mikey, and Ray across the street and decided to walk over there.
"Wonder what Gerard said about me" Frank thought as he approached the three boys.

"Your really fucking stupid" Mikey laughed.

"Yeah, you thought you could put up a fight with Gerard?!" Ray also laughed.

Frank looked over at Gerard, who's eyes said sorry while his mouth said otherwise. "Make smarter decisions, kid"

Frank smiled and shook his head as he directed his eyes to the ground. He looked at the three boys' shoes, noticing they were all wearing dirty old vans.

"Why don't you look at me while I'm speaking to you" Gerard spoke, his words ending harshly.

Frank looked up from the ground, "sorry."

"That's all you have to say?" Gerard asked, his voice still being a little harsh.

"Well you should be lucky I didn't rat you out" Frank stated, knowing that wasn't the smartest thing to say after he just got punched for smart mouthing like that.

"Someone feeling brave today?" Mikey laughed.

"Dude, seriously, you just got punched for doing this" Ray pointed out.

"Well then maybe you guys shouldn't just to turn to fighting every time someone decides to speak up for themselves" Frank was definitely going to get punched again.

"Whatever, punk" Gerard spit in Frank's face. "Why are you here anyway?"

"Probably because you guys talked to me and have been the only people talking to me ever since this move" Frank said.

"You think we're gonna befriend you?" Mikey laughed. "Sure."

"there's only room for three people" Ray said.

"Wait a minute guys," Gerard started, "you want to hang out with us?"

Frank nodded.

"Deal." Gerard simply said, earning gasps from Ray and Mikey.

"Dude!" Mikey complained. "You can't- you can't do that!"

"What, you're being nice to him after you beat him up? That's smart" Ray also complained.

"Only on one condition, kid" Gerard wasn't going to let Frank win that easy.

"What?" Frank asked.

"Help us rob the gas station down the street" Gerard said. "We shot at there cameras last weekend and they still haven't installed new ones. It's the perfect time, also because Bob's working there. Bob's our friend, so he'll basically just let us take the money. Easy?"

"We're all doing this, not just me right?" Frank made sure.

"Yeah, we're not going to put you up to the hard challenges yet" Ray intervened.

"So, you're in I'm guessing?" Gerard smirked.

"I'm in, yeah" Frank agreed. "But how are we splitting the cash?"

"Uh, you get ten percent and Mikey, Ray, and I each get fifty percent" Gerard said.

"That's a hundred and sixty percent total," Frank laughed, "I don't think it works that way"

"Well then, smartass, how would you do it?" Gerard questioned.

"You each get thirty percent and I get ten," Frank explained.

"Sounds good, guys?" Gerard looked at Miley and Ray. They both nodded. "Okay, let's do this"

The four guys then grabbed ski masks and guns, Frank getting a knife, and put them in a duffel bag. They then headed down the street, towards the gas station.

"You seem pretty calm for a first robbery" Gerard noticed. He had been gazing at Frank for a while.

"Who said it was my first?" Frank lied. Gerard, Mikey, and Ray all looked at Frank in shock, they wouldn't expect something like that from someone like him.

"You've robbed a place before?" Gerard asked, surprised.

"No, but the looks on your face made me want to keep on going and say I did" Frank laughed.

"Doesn't your mouth hurt?" Mikey asked, annoyed.

"Yeah" Frank replied.

"Then shut up, asshole" Mikey gritted his teeth.

"Mikes, be nicer to the kid" Gerard said.

Mikey was only mad because the amount of attention Frank was getting from Gerard. Mikey always had Gerard's attention, as Gerard always looked after him carefully. Mikey didn't like Frank at all.
"That son of a bitch can't just walk in here and steal Gerard. Gerard is my brother, he's my friend" Mikey thought to himself. "Gerard's acting like he's known Frank longer than he has known me"

The guys then arrived a street away from the local gas station.

"We'll go right there in the ally, put the masks on and shit, and them we'll strike" Gerard explained.

The other boys nodded as they followed Gerard into the ally. they then all put their ski masks on and gathered their weapons.

"Sweetcakes, that's mine" Gerard frowned at Frank who purposely took his gun.

"I know" Frank smirked.

"Give it back, ya jerk" Gerard demanded.

"After the robbery" Frank commented.

"No, I need this for the robbery. Do you even know how to shoot a gun?" Gerard asked, as he tried to reach for his gun.

"Nope" Frank replied.

"Then I'll teach you later! Give it, punk!" Gerard sassed.

"Where's the bullets in this thing?" Frank asked after he managed to open the bullet compartment.

"I have the ammo" Gerard said, "give it"

"Sorry, sugar" Frank imitated Gerard.

Gerard frowned at Frank as he was now starting to get pissed. Gerard then jumped on top of Frank, tackling him to the ground. He pinned Frank's wrists to the ground, but Frank kicked him in the abdomen, sending Gerard back. Gerard then jumped again, holding Frank's wrists tighter and pinning him to the ground harder.

"If you're gonna be like that, why don't you two get a room?" Mikey asked, annoyed. Ray laughed at his statement, but Gerard and Frank were furious.

Gerard got off Frank, taking the gun and loading the ammo, while glaring at Mikey the whole time. Frank got the knife from the duffel bag and started drawing random doodles in the gravel. They both ignored each other and gave Mikey death glares the rest of the time.
"I'm not gay. I don't think I'm gay. It's not like I was giving Gerard a handjob" Frank thought as he drew a circle into the gravel.

"Let's go" Gerard said, getting up and pulling his ski mask down.

Mikey, Frank, and Ray followed Gerard into the drug store quickly.

"Everyone get down!" Gerard yelled. There were only two twelve year olds in the store, and Bob.

"Mikey" Gerard gave Mikey the signal to collect the money as Ray and Frank kept look out.

Bob gave Mikey the money as the four guys all piled out of the store and ran back to the ally. Gerard took everyone's weapons as he threw them back in the duffel bag. Then everyone took off their ski masks and ran across the street. From there, they walked normally back to Gerard's house.

"Mikey, split it" Gerard said.

Mikey took out the money and gave Gerard twenty dollars, Ray ten, himself fifteen, and Frank five.

"That's not even fair!" Frank complained.

"Well we didn't get a hundred dollars we can't split it like that" Gerard said.

"That's not even how percentages work!" Frank frowned.

"We just robbed a store, and you want us to do math?" Gerard laughed. "Rich kid"

"Stupid fuck" Miley muttered although everyone heard it.

"Don't call him that, we're the stupid fucks for not knowing math" Gerard defended Frank. "Here Frank, here's an extra five"

Gerard handed Frank the money. "Now go home"

Frank waved goodbye to the boys as he ran home. He then walked through the front door, with his mother tickling Alice on the couch. Frank held up the ten bucks. "Dinner or just money that we could use"

"how'd you get it?" Mrs. Iero asked.

'A Robbery'
"I did some work at the gas station" Framk lied, smiling through the pain from his mouth.

Notes

Hey sorry if there's spelling mistakes like 'Miley' instead of 'Mikey' I wrote this on my phone instead. Hope you like it ill try and update again tomorrow although tomorrow is like in twenty minutes for me. Lol.

See you next time, goodbye!