Gerard’s P.O.V

I wake up at 6:00 AM like I usually do and start to get ready. I take a quick shower and get dressed; while I’m waiting for Mikey and mom I think about Frank. I wonder how his bonding time went? I wish I saw him yesterday; I missed him. I was stuck here with Mikey blabbing about random things and kept thanking me for the money I gave him. Yes I do like talking to him but sometime he gets annoying. My mother drives to school on her way to work so she dropped us off and e headed into the school. I didn’t think Frank was in yet so I headed towards my locker to get my stuff; I didn’t see Bryce yet which I was relieved but worried at the same time. Waiting at Frank’s locker I spot Ray and he joins me.

“Hey Gee!” Ray says

“What’s up Fro Fro?” he shakes his head and smiles.

“Nothing much, just got here. What are you doing?”

“Waiting for Frank” I tell him, Ray smiles and leans on the locker

“You really like him don’t you?” I get surprised with his question but nod; I really do.

“From my view it seems like you love him” I was about to respond when Ray points out that Frank is coming. I turn around and smile.

“Hey Frank” he looks the same, Skinny jeans with a jacket.

“Hey Gee, Miss me?” he asks with that smile on his face that I love.

“Very much” I respond; I could hear Ray giggle behind me but Frank doesn’t hear because he was answering my question about Sunday. His parents apparently didn’t bond with him much cause they just asked about school, but instead of mentioning it I step out of the way so he could get his stuff. He hadn’t eaten breakfast yet and neither have I so we head to the cafeteria.
While eating Ray then mentions the Home Ec project we had for 1st; I totally forgot about the project. We had to make some cake or a pastry but I could not cook…at all. I would burn the place down, Luckily Ray said he could do most of it, I will do the measuring. Frank just smiles at my miniature freak out and it’s so cute. The bell rings and I see Frank’s smile fall; I know it’s because of the name calling. I wish I could be in every class with him; We say goodbye and I kiss his cheek before I start walking down the hall; I see him blush and smile at me before I rush to class and him the opposite way.

It was finally the end of class and I rushed to Frank’s locker before he got there. I luckily grabbed everything I needed for art in the morning so I didn’t have to stop back there. After a little bit I start to wonder where he is; I brush it off thinking that he is probably talking to the teacher or something. Another minute goes by and I’m here really worried, I’m tapping my foot and biting my nail wondering if I should wait or go look for him. The bell rings and the halls are empty I pick up my backpack and went to go look for him when I hear laughing. I look over and my heart skips a beat when I see Bryce and his friends come out of the restroom, I clench my fist when I hear the words come out of his friend’s mouth.

“That fag got what he deserved” Luckily they walked the other way so they didn’t see me; I wait by the locker until they’re out of site then I charge down the hallway to the restroom.

“FRANKIE?!” I call. Running in I see my Frankie looking at me, his nose bleeding, lip cut, and eyebrow bleeding also. My heart drops a little when I see him in this condition, knowing that I couldn’t have stopped it. I rush over to him and grab the paper towels tenderly ridding the blood from his nose. I ask him what happened even though I already knew what could have happened.

“Went to the restroom but Bryce was here” he winced in pain as I pressed on his nose. Fuck, I knew Frank would be safe from beatings in the classroom but a simple restroom trip could now end up in a hospital trip.

“I’ll find those fuckers and kill them” I said angrily, At that Frank jumped up and looked a little scared.

“No don’t do that, I’m fine Gerard” I thought for a moment on why he wouldn’t want me to beat them up when it hit me.

“Did Bryce threaten you that he was going to beat you up again if I did?” Bryce was known to blackmail people like that and it was a huge possibly that he did it to Frank. He nodded. I felt so bad, like part of my heart was ripping seeing Fran here beaten up and I couldn’t reverse it or get revenge. Well I wanted to but I had a feeling Frank would get mad if I beat them up. I pulled him into a hug and I wish I could stay like this forever, just my arms wrapped around Frank protecting him. I felt like it was my duty to protect him and I promised I would but I failed. Frank decided he was going to go home for the rest of the day; He didn’t want me to come with him so I wouldn’t get in trouble but I would text Mikey and tell him to cover for me in case the teachers call my mom.

We walked to Frank’s house; our hands interlocked and swinging back and forth. We didn’t really have much to talk about so we stayed silent just enjoying each other’s company. I kept looking over to see Frank using his tongue to play with his cut lip; I wanted to giggle cause his little tongue was poking out of his mouth but just smiled. We got to his house that was again empty and went inside. Frank got us a glass of water and we slowly sipped at it heading towards the living room. We watch T.V for awhile commenting on minor stuff that’s happening now and again when Frank said he was going to get something from his room; Me being the boyfriend followed him. I waited by the door as he went inside; his room wasn’t too different from mine, Posters, desk, bed. As he heads towards the closet he bends down to pick up some clothes but the yells out real quick and grabs his side.

“Are you okay?” I ask, that yell sounded like his injury really hurt.

“Ya, Bryce kicked me a couple times” I did not know that; I just thought Frank got punched.

“Here lift up your shirt” Frank tenses up and I know it’s because he’s self conscious, “I’m just going to check the bruise” I assure him, He looks frightened and I worry even more, Frank stares off into space for a moment before a tear runs down his face,

“Frankie why are you crying?” I ask sadly, did I do something? I step into the middle of the room looking at him. I see Frank’s hands start to shake as he reached for the hem of his shirt and slowly lift up; I first see the bruise on his side. Then what was left of my heart shatters instantly as I see what’s criss crossed all along his stomach; Multiple faint white lines about 4 inches long some longer are plainly marked on his skin.

“Frankie, Please tell me those aren’t what I think they are?” He cries even more looking down to the ground. I cannot express how painful this is for me to watch, Just watching him crying hurts me but knowing the reason for this…I don’t know what to think. I quickly come over and wrap my hands around him guiding ourselves to the bed. We sit down and I pull him close, he burrows his head in my shoulder and cries even more. My poor Frankie; I can’t even imagine what it’s like to go through this. If I had a problem I would tell Mikey or my mom and they would make it better; but Frank didn’t have anyone, no friends just people beating him. Not his parents, just loneliness all the time. He was still crying into my shoulder.

“Shh, Shh, Calm down. Why…Why would you ever do that to yourself?” I ask trying not to cry myself.

“I…I…I was fed up with everything, It was just a distraction from everything…I had no one” Frank said trying to calm his crying. My mind was swirling around, Taking every emotion at once. Anger for the way everyone treats him, Sadness by the way my Frankie had to deal with it. It just unraveled as I pulled apart and looked to him.

“You have me now, I will never leave and I will be there for you” Every word that was coming out of my mouth was true, I never wanted to leave Frank. I wanted to be with him all the time and comfort him and just be there. I wanted to be the one to make him smile and giggle and laugh. Ray’s words swam through my head.

“From my view it seems like you love him”

I pulled him closer again and asked him a couple more questions.

“Have you stopped?” he nodded and a wave of relief fell over me. He began to explain how music helped so much and when he learned to play guitar; I was going to have to thank that guitar. I asked another question that was running through my head.

“Do…Do you have anymore?” he nodded and I tensed up; Me seeing the faint scars on stomach made me want to cry but knowing he has even more battle wounds against himself.

“On my thighs…but I’m not going to show you those…yet” Frank replied, I didn’t know what to do. All this sadness washed over me and as a tear fell down I kissed him on the forehead.

“Please don’t cry, I didn’t mean to make you upset” Frank said.

It’s just…No one should be treated like that, ever” I told him. Which it was entirely true; all this shit from students that were supposed to be friends with him, from parents that were supposed to be there for him. Frank the most didn’t deserve it. He was kind with everyone and didn’t do anything to get this.

"I really care about you Frankie...I don't know what it is that gives me these feelings toward you, but I do" Again this was all true. I’m still not sure what it is about Frank; Maybe the way he smiles or talks, how his hair falls in front of his face, mostly the way he thinks about everything…Just everything about Frank is perfect. I see Frank wipe off a tear before I pull him even closer; he closes his eyes for a minute before I speak.

Are you tired?” I whisper. I heard crying can really wear you down. He nodded and I let him go so he could take off his shoes. After he pulled himself under the covers and laid down I stood up.

“Did you want me to go?” I asked

“Stay here please?” Frank whispers, I smile because that’s what I was really hoping to do; I kick off my shoes and join him. I’m not sure how close he wanted me to be so I just laid closely behind him without spooning him though. I twirled my fingers through Frank’s hair and he smiled before closing his eyes. It wasn’t long before I heard little snores come from his mouth. I stared at him for awhile taking in everything that happened today. The last thing on my mind before I fell asleep was Ray’s words again.


“From my view it seems like you love him”

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