"Hold the fucking phone! Gerard you can't just leave with a cancer patient who looks like shit! You'll kill him!" Ray reasoned.

"Well just put another murder on my head! Does it look like I care Ray? I promised him I wouldn't leave him alone again!" I nearly screamed. My time was almost up, they were looking for me. I could tell.

Frank looked at the ground. "If I die, that's what happens. Nothing to do about it." He said softly.

The tone of his voice made me choke. He was so innocent sounding and his voice was light as if it was joking. I don't know what happened or why it happened but my heart snapped.

"No Frank. He's right. You should stay here. Get better. Recover from this sickness. I'll go alone and with any luck come back one day." I said my eyes welling up with tears.

"No! Gerard you promised you would stay with me! Don't let me be alone again! Please Gerard!" Frank begged me.

"I can't they'll find me or you'll die. I'm not willing to put your life at risk for a stupid decision!" I stood my ground firmly.

Before I knew what I was doing, I had his hands in mine and we were staring at each other with intense hazel eyes filling with tears.

I held his shaky thin hand and I could tell he would die if I took him with me. Instead i pulled him toward me and hugged him. He lifted himself onto his tiptoes and in a second of passion we were enveloped in a firework of a kiss that lasted what seem hours. But they were the best hours I'd ever spent. I pulled away to see he was soaked and that it was raining again. A glance around showed that Ray was blushing but his eyes looked angry.

"Please don't leave me alone Gerard." Frank said one last time.

Before I responded he collapsed into a pile in my arms.