Save Yourself, I'll Hold Them Back

Gerard stared at me, trying to sink in what I just explained. I would too if I were him. Patrick seems like a nice guy, he looked like and acted like the type of guy that would be on the good side.
Gerard scringed his nose in thought, "Well, I did tell you not to trust anybody. The same moto goes to me. He seemed too nice anyway." He added, "Why did you leave the room in the first place?
"My schizophrenia acted up and I was dumb enough to follow it." I looked at him, "Gerard, I don't feel safe. It's only been a week. I have a whole year before getting out."
Gerard replied, "I know, it's scary. The truth is that even if it is a place full of maniacs, we can live though it. I have. For years. And you can too. They can't kill you, your mom knows that you're stable enough not to commit suicide."
"Are you saying that if they kill me, they'll make it look like a suicide?"
Gerard nodded, "They've done it many times. Hell, they've done it front of the patients but they don't care because police believe the staff, not the insane." Gerard looked at me and read my mind, "Don't try to escape."
I sighed and whispered, "If we go through the tunnels it'll lead outside in the forest and-"
"No, Frankie."
I looked at him. It took a lot of courage to say this, "if you don't go with me, I have no problem going alone."

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