Hold On Tight and Don't Look Back

Gerard’s P.O.V

“Hello?” Frank asked into the phone, Mikey and I went quiet letting Frank talk and turned our direction towards the television;

“Yes, who is this?” he asked; It was probably a telemarketer or a wrong number. After a few moments we both jumped up when Frank quickly sat up.

“What happened?” he asked worried; who was he talking to? After another moment Frank’s face dropped; I could see in his eyes like a little light faded away.

“Are…Are they okay?” Frank asked. Okay I really need to know; Mikey and I both stared at him when Frank who was still looking in front of him spoke again.

“I’m…I’m going to hand the phone… over to someone else” I was very worried; Frank’s hands were shaking as he handed his phone over.

“Hello?” I asked bracing myself for what was coming next.

“Who are you to Frank?” A woman asked with a sad tone.

“His boyfriend” I responded.

“There’s been an accident. At his parents hotel room there was a gas leak and when they lit a match the room exploded. Frank’s parents didn’t make it” I covered my mouth to hide my gasp; I glanced to Frank who jumped up and ran up the stairs. Mikey called out to him but I snapped my fingers at him ‘get mom’ I mouthed and he jumped up and ran into the kitchen.

“Umm…Hold on a moment; my mother’s coming you can talk to her” I heard the woman hum and a moment later my mother came out of the kitchen confused. I quickly stood up…

“Frank’s parents…There was an explosion” I couldn’t even formulate a sentence. She took the phone but before answering she looked wildly at us.

“Where’s Frank?”

“He ran upstairs” I responded.

“Okay stay here” she said, I looked at her.

“But I need to go and-“ I tried to explain but she cut me off.

“I’ll do it just stay down here” I ran my hands through my hair in anticipation and paced back and forth. Mikey placed a hand on my shoulder.

“What the hell happened?” he asked worried. I sat down on the couch worrying about Frank.

“There…there was a gas leak in the hotel room that Frank’s parents were staying in. They lit a match and it…it just exploded” I said quietly. Mikey looked at me in shock.

“They’re…they’re not dead are they?” he asked but I think he knew the answer. I nodded and ran my hands through my hair; He looked down at the ground and played with his hands. I needed to go up there right now; He’s been through so much and I can’t even imagine what he’s thinking right now. I need to be there for him. When I was about to run up there my mother came out of the kitchen. I quickly stood up and looked towards her.

“I’m going to go talk to him. Nobody’s sure what’s going to happen with anything. Maine’s fire department barely called like an hour ago and the coworker who called knew they had a son and luckily his mother kept a phone log at her desk…I was thinking of having him live here for awhile. After I’m done we’re going to go by his place.” She says; we both nod and she heads upstairs to talk to him. I think it would be best for him to stay; even if he objects at first he will probably say yes. I turn to Mikey who is just standing staring at the ground; he then looks at me.

“Are you okay?” he asks. I just sigh.

“I don’t know” I responded. After a minute the front door opens; its dad coming back from work.

“Hey guys” he says but when he sees our expression his face changes, “What’s wrong?”

“F-Frank’s parents…uhh…mom is upstairs” Again I couldn’t form a sentence; my mind was still scrambled worrying about Frank.

It takes a little longer and by this time I’m pacing around the room; I then see Frank come down the stairs into the living room. His eyes are very red and puffy and even his face looks paler than usual, His hair is flung several directions like he’s been pulling and grabbing at it. I run over to him and embrace him in a hug. I whisper his name relieved to just hold them.

“Apparently I’m moving in” he says.

“They told. it’s going to be alright” I assure him but I can see he’s second guessing that ruling. He pulls away and Mikey walks over and hugs him too.

I’m sorry Frank, We are all here for you okay?” Mikey says trying to comfort him.

“You guys are the only ones I have left” Frank says and then the sudden realization comes that…We really are, school there was no one but me and Mikey; I guess you could count Ray but Frank didn’t see him too often. I, Mikey, mom, and dad were the only ones that cared about him. My mom appeared by the door and it was time to go to his place. I gave her the address that wasn’t too far but it definitely wasn’t a walking thing right now and we hopped into the car. I pulled Frank as close as I could and he places his head on my chest staring off into space; I wonder what he was thinking about? When we arrived Frank told my mom she could come in with us. We headed to the door and Frank went straight to his room.

“It might be a little bit” I told my mom and she nodded. I went into the kitchen where I saw the pan we made pancakes on this morning… this morning. How things can change from wonderful to bad so fast is unbelievable. After a little bit I decide to go and check on him; When I see that his bedroom doors closed I get confused but then I see his parents door open, uh-oh. I step in the doorway to see Frank by the nightstand staring down at something; I quietly walk over and wrap my arms around him.

“Everything alright?” I whispered. Another tear rolled down his already puffy eyed face and nodded. He then showed me what he was holding; it was a picture of his family, all of them together smiling. It was dated Oct 31 so it was for his birthday; A Ferris wheel and other lights shone in the background of the evening sky. It looked pretty and peaceful; As Frank shuffled through the nightstand drawer he gave up and closed it. Turning to me he said he was all packed; I nodded and grabbed his one suitcase and headed towards the living room.

“Is that everything you want?” my mother asked, I overlooked the fact that she didn’t say ‘do you have everything you need’ because those two are always different. He said yes but his eyes went wide and he rushed towards his bedroom; in a couple of seconds he came back out with a paper. It took me a second to figure out what it was but when I saw I smiled; It was the picture I had drawn of him in bed with the skeleton onesie. We threw his suitcase in the trunk and made our way back into the car; During the car ride Frank didn’t stop looking at the picture. I wasn’t sure if he was actually looking at the picture or just lost in thought while staring at it; maybe lost in thought about the picture too.

We arrived home and Frank asked if he could take a nap; I knew I needed to comfort him so I decided to join him. Frank slowly walked into my room and grabbed some pajamas; I was about to look away when he just started taking his clothes off right there, not even caring. I put on some sweatpants and shirt crawling into bed; Frank crawled in right after me and automatically laid his head on my chest. I couldn’t even imagine what pain he must be going through right now; One morning he’s giggling and laughing and then one phone call took all that from him. He took a shaky breath sounding like he was trying not to cry.

“We’ll figure it out okay Frank?” I tried to assure him, he just nodded and I pulled him a little closer caressing his cheek. We lay there for a couple minutes before Frank finally closes his eyes.

Notes

Just from Gee's P.OV

I'm still sorry guys.

Love you though <3