Common People

*Gerards POV*

The bell that signified the end of class rang and I packed away my things. I looked towards Mikey and he nodded his head at me as a way of telling me to wait for him. Once he'd finished packing away his things he threw his bag over his shoulder and grabbed my arm, making his way towards the door.

"D'you want to come with me and the guys?" He asked me as we were about to step into the hallway.

"I- uh" I stopped and tried to subtly look around for Frank, but he was already gone. I guess I had nowhere else to go. "Okay" I nodded my head in agreement and continued walking with him.

"So where have you been these past few days, Gerard? I haven't seen you around much." He questioned me with a tone of suspicion, before adding. "You haven't been in classes either." He dragged the ends of his words and I knew he knew something.

"Well uh, I've just been-" Shit, I didn't have an excuse. "Promise not to tell?" I turned to face him and he nodded back.

"Fine, I won't say anything, just tell me."

"I was bunking" I answered with a sigh and Mikey immediately became hostile.

"And I bet it was with that Frank kid, wasn't it?" He hissed as he stopped walking and turned to face me."

"Hang on Mikey, what is your problem?" I demanded in the same tone that he was.

"I don't like him." He spat with a sneer on his face.

"You don't even know him, you sat next to him for one lesson. He's a good guy." I quieted my voice as a group of people walked past us.

"He's a weirdo, Gerard! He's a bad example. " He said a bit softer this time.

"Well" I paused, feeling slightly stupefied as I tried to think of what to say back. "Well It's not p to you to tell me who I can or can't be friends with." I snapped back defensively.

"He's probably only hanging around with you so he can bum a few cigarettes off of you." Mikey muttered under his breath.

"Wow, nice one Mikey. It's great to know that you don't think that maybe he hangs around with me because he likes me and not because he wants to use me for something. It's not my problem that you feel bad about only sticking around with me because you feel like you have to." I looked up at Mikey and his eyebrows were crossed and he was looking down at the floor. "I change my mind, I'm going somewhere else." I yanked my arm out of Mikeys grip and walked down the hall. Mikey tried to call after me at first, but he gave up when I carried on walking away. My legs moved on autopilot, taking me to the place that I'd ended up every damn day so far.

I failed to see the boy listening around the corner.

Notes

I am the worst person oh my god I'm getting worse and worse at updating I'm sorry, but thanks for sticking around. I decided to do a little in Gerards point of view just so I can progress the story along and it makes a change to Franks sarcastic inner monologue.

Go to school and be good people I have no other advice I've had three hours of sleep. Feedback is awesome yada yada you know the drill.