Cries Not Heard

Gerard’s POV

When Gerard woke up, he felt something, or someone, was missing. Feeling around, he realized that the other side of the bed was empty and cold. Deciding to get up and be on time to school for once, he got dressed, trying his hardest to not look at the scars that littered his body. Throwing a brush through his greasy hair and putting on some eyeliner, he made his way downstairs and into the kitchen where he walked up to Mikey, who was making breakfast, and gave him a quick hug from behind and a peck on the cheek.As Gerard made himself an extra-large mug of coffee (he felt he was going to need it to get by today), Mikey scurried to get four plates filled with eggs, hash browns, and bacon on the table. When Gerard turned back, he looked at the food in disgust and to Mikey with pleading eyes.

“Please, love. Just eat a bit of it, you had nothing to eat yesterday and I’m worried.” Mikey gave his brother a quick hug before rushing to sit down at the sound of stairs creaking. Gerard looked at Mikey and sighed.

“Okay.” He gave in. He didn’t want to worry his brother about his problems, that’s why he liked to keep his little habit from Mikey. Just as Gerard sat down at the table, their parents came in and sat at the table.

“The food looks good, son.” Their dad said.

“Thanks.” Mikey muttered.

Gerard ate a few bites before he started to feel sick. “Thanks for the food, lil bro.” He slapped on a fake grin as he got up to throw out the food.

“What do you think you’re doing to the hard work your brother had put into the food? Unlike you, who never puts any effort into anything! How are your grades, Gerard? Are they straight A’s? How come you can’t get straight A’s like your brother?” His mother attacked him with insults.

Gerard had to take in big gulps of air, to try and calm down. They wouldn’t let him inject the answers to their questions or even defend himself.

“Why can’t you be more like Mikey?” Gerard broke. He dropped his plate, rushed to get his school things and ran out the door, tears running down his face.

Mikey’s POV

“Next thing you know he’ll be gay. I wouldn’t know what we would do if he was gay.”

“How dare you!” Mikey threw his dish in the sink and ran to get him things and catch up with Gerard. When he got out the door, he was nowhere to be seen.Mikey knew where he would fine Gerard once he got there. He started running towards school.

Gerard’s POV

He ran into the abandoned bathroom at school and locked myself in one of the stalls. Sitting on the toilet, he wrapped his arms around his knees and cried. He didn’t think Mikey or his parents realized this, but he heard their last comment. Gerard felt as if he couldn’t breathe. Did no one want him? Was he worth less than the dirt on the bottom of their shoes? His whole existence was just a fucking waste, filling up the empty space, when someone actually useful and wanted could be using it instead. He was a burden on everybody who has the displeasure to meet him.

Feeling around his backpack, he found he blade. Taking off his pants, he quickly added several more deep cuts to his collection on his thighs. Tears mixed with blood as Gerard made haste to clean up the blood. He thought he heard footsteps outside and he didn’t want anybody figuring out his secret. Thank God his skinny jeans were black. Quickly pulling he pants up, he winced as the rough fabric rubbed up against his fresh cuts. Grabbing his stuff, he made hast to get out of the stall. Just as he was about to exit the bathroom, someone hand grabbed his arm. He nearly passed out in fright.

Frank’s POV

He really had to pee. Like… now. If he didn’t find a bathroom soon without loads of horny teenagers he was going to piss himself, and he didn’t fancy the idea of walking around the campus and going through classes with wet, disgusting pants smelling of piss. When he finally found a bathroom with almost no one in it, he nearly cried of relief. As he was entering the stall, he heard someone rushing out of theirs. Being the nosy person he was, he wanted to check them out. He didn’t expect the person to be the one he had helped yesterday. He looked horrible. His skin was pale and eyes red and puffy. He was also favoring one leg over the other but he shrugged it off. He probably fell and hurt himself by accident. Surely nothing big happened. Wanting to see if the other was alright, he made a grab for his arm, the need to pee gone.

“Are you okay?” As stupid as the question was, it was one that was clearly needed to be asked. He obviously wasn’t okay, and that wasn’t alright. He needed someone to talk to and Frank’s bathroom break could wait for a few more moments.

Gerard just shook his head and kept looking at the floor. He didn’t want to look at his would-be attacker. Frank, realizing what was going through the other’s head, said,

“Hey, it’s me from the other day. Frank.” He said with a slight smile.

Gerard expression automatically lifted at the news of the fact that he wasn’t going to be beaten again, but fell after a look of deep thought passed. Gerard shook his head slightly before pulling away from Frank’s touch.

“Hey, what’s on your mind?” Frank probed gently. Gerard looked conflicted, trying to decide whether to talk to him or not. He apparently made his decision when he said,

“Too much.” Blunt.

“Would you like to expand on that?”

He just sighed. He took a deep breath before beginning. “My parents are homophobic assholes.” He sniffed. Wow, blunt as ever.

“Wait a minute, homophobic… what does that? …Oh…” He said as he finally figured out what the boy was saying.

“Yeah… oh.” He spat. “They like to compare me to my brother and point out how worthless I am. They don’t even know I’m gay, and they’re already to make my life more of a living hell.” Tears began to well up in Gerard’s eyes again. He rubbed his eyes furiously trying to seem strong when it was obvious he was anything but.

Frank sighed as he took the boy into an embrace and let him cry his problems away. Swaying back and forth in a comforting way, he gently patted the other’s back and whispered sweet nothings into his ear. He felt bad for the boy.

Too caught up in their moment, neither boy heard the bathroom door open. A voice piped up angrily,

“What the fuck is going on here?”

Notes

New chapter :) As always, thanks for reading and if you have any ideas, please post them on a comment. I take everything into consideration. By the way, I only put lemons in if requested. I have never gotten a lemon request, so I have never actually written a lemon. The decision of adding one in is entirely up to you all. Oh, and Ray gets introduced somewhere in either the next chapter or the one after that :) Do you guys want him paired, or no?