Bright Lights That Cast A Shadow

We spent the rest of the day curled up on the couch together watching movies. Somehow after watching five movies, Frank was still engrossed in the screen. I on the other hand had been lost to my thoughts.
I glanced over at Frank. He was just so cute, with his lip ring that he kept playing with and the scorpion tattoo on his neck. I honestly was lucky to have him. He was perfect in every way, or at least to me. He was beautiful, talented, and was in general an all together nice guy. He had taken my being a vampire with only a slight bit of hesitation and had come back to me, even though he knew it was a dangerous thing. And somehow through it all he had gotten the idea that he wasn't good enough for me. Oh how wrong he was. I didn't deserve him. I knew I never would. Not unless I could change what I was and be someone who could always keep him safe. I was selfish though, and I would keep him with me until he left on his own.
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Three weeks passed until Lindsey decided to continue playing the fuck-with-Gerard's-life game. In my personal opinion, the game sucked.
I walked into the music store, getting there five minutes before my shift started. Bob's leg was still healing so he still had time off, meaning that Mikey was still helping around. Frank had been right about those two having something going on. I had walked in on them making out in the backroom one day. Needless to say, after some cursing from both parties and me throwing my hands up in front of my eyes, we sat and talked it out. Turns out the time they spent together at the hospital was long enough for Mikey to secure a date.
"Hey Mike's, hey Ray," I greeted them as I walked in. They froze and exchanged looks with each other. I frowned at their unusual behavior. "Okay just tell me. What's up?" I cocked my head to the side and put my hand on my hip waiting for a response. Mikey bit his lip and exchanged another nervous glance at Ray.
"Brian's in the back waiting for you Gee," He looked at me with sympathy. "I don't think it's good." He figeted, clearly uncomfortable.
"Wonder what the hell this is gonna be about," I mumbled as I headed to the back, leaving them alone. I paused only for a second in front of the door before pushing it open.
Brian was sitting idly in one of the chairs swinging himself back and forth. He looked up as I opened the door, and promptly stopped, his face turning serious.
"You wanted to see me sir?" I tried going for the polite route. He nodded and patted the chair next to him. I followed orders and sat down. He leaned forward and rested his elbows on his knees. I tried not to squirm, already not happy with the tense atmosphere that was ever present in the room.
"Gerard," He began slowly. "I'm going to make this quick. Some new circumstances have come to light from a anonymous source. Due to this new information I'm afraid I'm going to have to fire you. Your last paycheck will come in the mail within the week. I would appreciate it if you would take anything you might have here now." He finished and left me stunned for a minute. Circumstances? What the fuck?
I found myself nodding numbly. This job was my source of income. It allowed me to keep my apartment and live a slightly normal life. Now what was I gonna do? Be homeless? Bunk with my brother? I wasn't sure anymore.
Brian got up and left after that. It was quick and surprised me slightly. I figured getting fired might take longer than five minutes. I stood up and looked around a final time. I didn't have anything else here except my name badge so I grabbed that before walking out.
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I managed to get out of the store pretty quickly after that. Of course I had to talk to Mikey and Ray though. They both gave me a small hug, and offered up space in their apartments for me. I had given them both sad smiles and thanked them.
Now I had arrived home to my empty apartment, feeling a little numb and lost. I slipped through my front door and and closed it quickly, feeling the relief of being alone.
"Hey Gee baby!" An over high pitched annoying voice sounded from the living room. Immediately I tensed up, already recognizing the owner of it. I stalked into the living room and glared at Lindsey, who was currently sprawled across my couch like she owned the place.
"What the fuck are you doing!" I yelled at her ready to lunge.
"So, heard you got fired," She flipped through channels with a giggle, completely ignoring my question. That set me off and I threw myself at her. She simply caught me by the throat, leaving me gagging and choking. She turned her attention away from the TV and glared at me. "Gerard, I am a hundred years older than you. I am stronger than you. I suggest you give up." She threatened. Then she dropped the whole pretense and dropped me on the floor with a giggle.
"You made Frank leave, used my own friend against me, then hurt him, then got me fired!" I was pissed beyond belief.
"Tut tut," She waved a manicured hand at me. "Frankie boy came crawling back, Bob is healing up nicely, and it was a shit job anyway." She contemplated me for a second. "It's actually almost as if I'm doing you a favor," She mused.
"A favor? A fucking favor! I knew you were a crazy ass bitch but this is just!" I growled in frustration of not being able to rip her head off. She was right though, she was and always would be stronger, until she started getting really old. "You're making my life a living nightmare and my friends as well! Frank was scared of me, Bob is now a worried mess, and it may have been a shit job, but it was my shit job!"
She let out another one of her high pitched giggles that made me want to stab her multiple times with a fucking silver spoon. "I don't think I'm doing a good enough job!" She smiled widely up at me and pulled a mock innocent face. "I think I'm going to have to try harder," Her words made me stop cold.
"See you later Gee," She promised with a wink. Within seconds she was gone, leaving me alone and afraid.

Notes

Have you guys seen Frank's music video for Weighted? I absolutely love it! Like I love how he took the Pet Semetary part from the the Steven King book and made it his own. And the part with the intestines, and the selfie, and punting the head. God I loved it. :)