We're reckless but it's okay

I woke up in the middle of the night to something ringing. I looked on he floor and saw my phone on the floor. I rolled out of the bed carefully so I wouldn’t wake up Frank. I found my phone and looked at the Caller I.D to see that Austin was calling me. I picked it up and pressed the phone to my ear.

Me: Austin? Why the hell are you calling me at two in the morning?

Austin: Gerard! We’re at the hospital!

Me: What? What the fuck? Why?

Him: Oli.

Me: I’ll be right there.

He hung up and I searched for my clothes. I slipped my pants and my shirt back on. My shoes were at the door, I grabbed them and ran up the stairs. The upstairs was a wreck. There were no people, but there was garbage everywhere. I walked outside and climbed in my car. I drove quickly to the hospital and rushed inside. The lady at the front desk stared at me weird but I brushed that off.

‘’I need to see Oliver Sykes.’’ I said frantically. She nodded and looked at the computer. After a few moments she pointed to a room down the hall. I walked to the dark room and went inside. Austin stood up as soon as he saw me and hugged me. I hugged back and he pulled away after a few moments.

‘’He’s unconscious right now, but he should wake up soon.’’ I nodded and he looked at me strange. The same way the lady at the front did. ‘’Gee? What’s on your neck? And all over your jaw?’’ I didn’t know what he was talking about. I went to the bathroom and turned on the light. The lights flickered for a second and I walked to the mirror with Austin behind me. Sure enough, there were purple and blue marks all up my jaw and neck, then ‘’Mine’’ scribbled on my collarbone going up my neck.

‘’Oh god.’’ I chuckled out nervously. I faced Austin who was laughing.

‘’I take it you had an eventful night.’’ he teased. I pushed him and sat on the edge of the sink counter.

‘’Mikey dragged me too a party and I sort of met a guy there.’’ I said and rubbed the back of my neck nervously. He stopped laughing but his smile remained.

‘’Okay, I’ll bite. What’s his name?’’ he asked and raised an eyebrow. I hesitated with my answer.

‘’Frank. Iero I think his last name is.’’ His smile faded and he looked at me more seriously.

‘’Gerard. Fuck Gerard. Why?’’ his tone was scaring me. What was so bad about Frank. Besides the fact he’s seven years older than me. That’s besides the point.

‘’What? What’s wrong?’’

“I know this guy named Ronnie who’s really good friends with Frank Iero. He’s been in the hospital more times than I can count because of drugs. Gerard, don’t fuck up your life because you want to fuck around with Frank. He’s not worth it. He should be dead by now. How he’s still alive or not in prison is beyond me.’’ I may have just met Frank and didn’t know too much about him, but I fucking hated Austin talking about him like that.

“Shut up.’’ I snapped. He looked shocked, almost as shocked as I was. I never said shit like that to him. I couldn’t stop myself though. “He’s fine.’’

‘’Gerard, he’s twenty-four. Don’t fucking do this.’’ I scoffed and walked out of the bathroom. Mikey was fucking dating Pete, and that was a four year difference. Austin didn’t care about that. He walked out with me and grabbed me by the shoulder. I ripped away and looked at him.

“I’m leaving. Call me when Oliver wakes up, but for nothing more. Nothing about Frank. Goodbye.’’ I said and walked out quickly, ignoring his shouts for me too come back.

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