Safe?.... Never! (Re-edited for easier reading)

NOTE~ Words between ** ** are Franks thoughts.

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It was nearly three weeks now since the attack, and Frank was finally waking up..
Bob was sat at his bedside, as he had been for the last 19 days, talking to him, reading music magazines, and giving him whatever gossip he'd been able to find out about which nurse was screwing which doctor.
Frank could hear all of it, but the one thing he wanted to hear, the only thing that interested him, and no one was mentioning it.

".. It says here.."

Bob continued to waffle on.

".. that Green Day has been nominated for the Hall Of Fame, about fuckin' time too if you ask me.. And there's like.."

Frank tuned him out. Yes, he agreed that Green Day deserved it, but right now, unless Bob was talking about Gerard, he just didn't care.

It was 9 days since they'd turned off that awful beeping, which Frank presumed was his heart monitor.
He thought that must be a good sign, that he didn't need it now, cos he was getting better.. Right?

".. And some idiot's trying to ban.."

**FUCKING HELL BOB.. SHUT THE FUCK UP**

Just then, the door to his small grey room opened, and Ray walked in, head down, and arm wrapped around Mikey's thin waist, as he guided his despondent boyfriend over to a chair.

"Hey Bob.."

Ray muttered.

".. Hey Frank"

**Ray.. Tell Bob to shut up**

Bob looked up from his magazine and smiled sympathetically at the pair.

"Hi guys.. How you holding up?"

Ray shrugged, glancing at Mikey, the younger man was staring into space.

"Not so good.."

Ray sighed.

".. We just came from the police station.."

Bobs heart started to race.

"And?"

**Yeah.. AND?**

Ray was silent for a moment, looking at his hands, entwined with Mikey's, then he quietly recounted the events of an hour ago.

"They found this warehouse, or something.. There was.. There was blood, and.."

Ray swallowed thickly.

".. And chains 'n' shit.."

He started to cry.

".. They're sure he'd been there.. DNA, you know?.. But he.. He was..."

Ray broke down, unable to continue.
Bob stared at them in silence. Of course, he knew that they wouldn't find Gerard in the warehouse.. Bert had moved out of the city now, and had been keeping Bob informed, as he'd been doing the same.
Any information they received from the cops, he instantly passed it on.

Frank had gathered only small clues about what was happening, cos they all refused to talk in front of him, but he knew that Gerard was gone, and it was pretty obvious to him that Bert was responsible.

**Please.. Tell me something.. ANYTHING**

But they remained tight-lipped.

"Mikey?.. Where you going?"

Ray called as he left the bedside, following his fleeing partner out the door.
Bob grunted, and returned to his copy of Karrang.

"So.. What was I saying?.. Oh yes.. Some guy is..."

**AHHHHHHHHH.. FUCKING SHUT UP**

Bob stopped talking, as a small, quiet groan escaped Frank's dry throat.

".. Frank?.."

Nothing.

".. Frank?.. Can you hear me?.."

**YES, you boring asshole.. SHUT UP**

Another groan, this one louder.
Now Bob was sure he'd heard it.

".. Oh my God, oh my God.. I'm gonna get the nurse!"

Then Frank heard him leave the room.

**Wow.. Progress**

Suddenly there was a female voice nearby.

"Hello, Frank? Can you squeeze my hand?.."

Frank tried.

".. Well done Frank.."

She turned her face away.

".. He's coming round.. Frank?.. Open your eyes, sweetie.."

He attempted to do as he was told.

**I'm trying**

".. Come on Frank"

Suddenly.. Light!

**SHIT that's bright**

Frank's eyelids fluttered and opened slowly. The nurse shone a light straight into his eyes.

**Bitch.. STOP**

He squeezed his eyes shut.
The nurse chuckled, then spoke to someone behind her.

"He's nearly there"

Frank opened his eyes again, and looked at the nurse who was standing over him.

"Well.. Hello there sweetie.."

She smiled.

".. How you feeling?"

Frank took a breath, not sure if his voice would work or not.

"Like.. Shit.."

He whispered.

**Well.. Thank GOD for that**

".. Gerard?..."

No one answered...

Notes

Hi chipmunks..
So, Frank's awake, and Gees still M.I.A....
Some good news.. Some, not so good!
Comment my loves
Peace out
<3