Succeed
So Happy
"Frank there's a letter for you!"One of the girls called when I walked in the door.
"Where is it?"I groaned and dumped my jacket and keys by the door.
"Right here,"Vicky jumped through the lounge doorway and held a small black envelope out to me.
"What is it?"I took it from her and looked at the front. In sparkly white curly writing was my name and address but nothing else.
"I dont know dude why dont you open it and find out?"Vicky shrugged her shoulders and went back into the lounge.
I stared down at it, suddenly wary of what it might contain. I went into the lounge and sat down next to Vicky who was watching a show about two brothers and demons or some shit. When I sat down she paused it and turned to watch me open the mysterious envelope.
"I'm hiring a new girl. She came in today with her resume,"I said as I carefully broke the seal.
"Really? I didn't think we needed someone else,"Vicky said as I pulled out a silver card.
I read it aloud,"Frank. Your ass better be in Jersey on the 7th of april til the 11th of april for Lindsay Bellato and Patrick Stump's wedding otherwise they'll be pissed. Call us for details. Lots of love, the happy couple... Oh. My. God."
"What? Who are they?"Vidky snatched the card out of my hands and read it herself.
"That is my old music teacher and my old art teacher! Holy fuck! I knew they would get married! Ha!"I clapped my hands, feeling happiness bloom in my stomach like a slow explosion. And then I froze. The explosion froze as well. It started shrinking as my face slowly dropped, every happy thought I had a second ago had disappeared and now all I could think of was Gerard.
"I cant go... He'll be there and it will be over his birthday and they'll all be there but fuck I cant miss it, they'll kill me but he'll be there what the fuck am I supposed to do? Shit!"I smacked my hand against my head. When the fuck did I start pacing?
"Frank calm down. Just call them,"Vicky shoved the card at me and stared at me. I took the card from her and looked down at it. I could just pretend I never got the invitation.
"Dont even think about pretending you never got this. You have to go,"Vicky jumped up and wrapped her arms around my waist. At first it felt like she was groping my ass but before I actually realised what she was doing, she had my phone out of my back pocket and the invitation and she was dialling the number.
"No! Wait!"I darted after her as she ran into the dining room, through to the kitchen then out into the foyer,"Vicky come on!"
"Hi! I'm Vicky, Frank's friend. We just got your invitation and I'm calling on Frank's behalf to say that he'll be there,"Vicky smiled down the stairs at me.
"I hate you,"I sighed and started walking up them to get my phone back.
"Yup he's right here. I'll pass him on,"Vicky poked her tongue out at my glare as she handed my phone back.
"Hello?"
"Frank! Its Patrick!"
"Mr Stump!"At the sound of his voice I immediately relaxed.
"Who's Vicky?"
"Ugh, the worst person in the world,"I sat down on the step I was on and looked back down at the invitation.
"Sounds like it. So anyway, the wedding is on the 9th and the celebration starts on the 10th and finishes when we go on our honeymoon at midnight on the 11th. Think you can make yourself free?"
"Mr Stump thats next month. I cant really leave the shop for that long and I dont want to see-"
"Gerard? Oh no he's not coming. None of the guys are. They have a festival to play at in England so they cant make it,"He cut over me.
I tried to ignore the mix of relief and sadness seeping through me at that,"I'll uh... I'll see what I can do,"Lisa suddenly popped into my head. I really did need to hire someone else then.
"Oh, you've got a plus one as well. So bring someone cool. And stop calling me Mr Stump. Its weird now. I'll see you next month!"
He hung up before I could tell him maybe.
"Didn't mean to eavesdrop but your phone is really loud and so are you. Can I be your plus one?"Someone said behind me.
I turned around and smiled at Miranda. She had driven down at midnight last night and had been sleeping until now. She was standing at the top of the stairs in her bear onesie and she looked really cute.
"I dont know if I'm going,"I said and stood up to go to my room.
"Oh bullshit. Look, I'll come with you and keep you company. Its not even like the guys are going to be there,"She watched me as I went into my room, aka Mum's old room. I hadn't wanted to stay in my room. Not with the memories of Gerard.
"Fine I'll fucking go!"I shouted through my door. I heard Miranda chuckle as she stumbled downstairs. With a groan I flopped onto my bed and stared at the ceiling. My head rolled to the side and I stared at the photo of me, Mum, Lily and Claire. I had no memory of the photo ever being taken but we all looked so happy.
Where the fuck were Claire and Lily?
"Where is it?"I groaned and dumped my jacket and keys by the door.
"Right here,"Vicky jumped through the lounge doorway and held a small black envelope out to me.
"What is it?"I took it from her and looked at the front. In sparkly white curly writing was my name and address but nothing else.
"I dont know dude why dont you open it and find out?"Vicky shrugged her shoulders and went back into the lounge.
I stared down at it, suddenly wary of what it might contain. I went into the lounge and sat down next to Vicky who was watching a show about two brothers and demons or some shit. When I sat down she paused it and turned to watch me open the mysterious envelope.
"I'm hiring a new girl. She came in today with her resume,"I said as I carefully broke the seal.
"Really? I didn't think we needed someone else,"Vicky said as I pulled out a silver card.
I read it aloud,"Frank. Your ass better be in Jersey on the 7th of april til the 11th of april for Lindsay Bellato and Patrick Stump's wedding otherwise they'll be pissed. Call us for details. Lots of love, the happy couple... Oh. My. God."
"What? Who are they?"Vidky snatched the card out of my hands and read it herself.
"That is my old music teacher and my old art teacher! Holy fuck! I knew they would get married! Ha!"I clapped my hands, feeling happiness bloom in my stomach like a slow explosion. And then I froze. The explosion froze as well. It started shrinking as my face slowly dropped, every happy thought I had a second ago had disappeared and now all I could think of was Gerard.
"I cant go... He'll be there and it will be over his birthday and they'll all be there but fuck I cant miss it, they'll kill me but he'll be there what the fuck am I supposed to do? Shit!"I smacked my hand against my head. When the fuck did I start pacing?
"Frank calm down. Just call them,"Vicky shoved the card at me and stared at me. I took the card from her and looked down at it. I could just pretend I never got the invitation.
"Dont even think about pretending you never got this. You have to go,"Vicky jumped up and wrapped her arms around my waist. At first it felt like she was groping my ass but before I actually realised what she was doing, she had my phone out of my back pocket and the invitation and she was dialling the number.
"No! Wait!"I darted after her as she ran into the dining room, through to the kitchen then out into the foyer,"Vicky come on!"
"Hi! I'm Vicky, Frank's friend. We just got your invitation and I'm calling on Frank's behalf to say that he'll be there,"Vicky smiled down the stairs at me.
"I hate you,"I sighed and started walking up them to get my phone back.
"Yup he's right here. I'll pass him on,"Vicky poked her tongue out at my glare as she handed my phone back.
"Hello?"
"Frank! Its Patrick!"
"Mr Stump!"At the sound of his voice I immediately relaxed.
"Who's Vicky?"
"Ugh, the worst person in the world,"I sat down on the step I was on and looked back down at the invitation.
"Sounds like it. So anyway, the wedding is on the 9th and the celebration starts on the 10th and finishes when we go on our honeymoon at midnight on the 11th. Think you can make yourself free?"
"Mr Stump thats next month. I cant really leave the shop for that long and I dont want to see-"
"Gerard? Oh no he's not coming. None of the guys are. They have a festival to play at in England so they cant make it,"He cut over me.
I tried to ignore the mix of relief and sadness seeping through me at that,"I'll uh... I'll see what I can do,"Lisa suddenly popped into my head. I really did need to hire someone else then.
"Oh, you've got a plus one as well. So bring someone cool. And stop calling me Mr Stump. Its weird now. I'll see you next month!"
He hung up before I could tell him maybe.
"Didn't mean to eavesdrop but your phone is really loud and so are you. Can I be your plus one?"Someone said behind me.
I turned around and smiled at Miranda. She had driven down at midnight last night and had been sleeping until now. She was standing at the top of the stairs in her bear onesie and she looked really cute.
"I dont know if I'm going,"I said and stood up to go to my room.
"Oh bullshit. Look, I'll come with you and keep you company. Its not even like the guys are going to be there,"She watched me as I went into my room, aka Mum's old room. I hadn't wanted to stay in my room. Not with the memories of Gerard.
"Fine I'll fucking go!"I shouted through my door. I heard Miranda chuckle as she stumbled downstairs. With a groan I flopped onto my bed and stared at the ceiling. My head rolled to the side and I stared at the photo of me, Mum, Lily and Claire. I had no memory of the photo ever being taken but we all looked so happy.
Where the fuck were Claire and Lily?
It#s 5:00 am in the morning I stayed up all night to read this I almost had a heart attack while reading this, I wanted to strangle Gerard and Then Frankie and here I am now Crying like a bitch cause I finished it. THANK YOU for this piece of amazing Story you deserve a really huge Medal loved it loved it loved :')
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