Big Baby (Sequel to Cry Baby) (Frerard)

(Two months later)

Gerard sat on one of the sofas in the day room as he watched an episode of Lazytown on the the television. At any minute now his brother Mikey was gonna arrive to see Gerard during the visiting hours at the behavioral health hospital he was admitted to a couple months ago. After Frank’s death, everything was a blur to him, from the moment he was found all the way up to the time he was sent to stay here. The only thing he could clearly see in his head other than Frank’s demise was when he saw Pete be taken away by the police after he told the truth of what he made him do in exchange of giving him a ride to the hospital. He knew some way or another he had to pay the consequences for running away from the Rainbow House, but he never imagined he’d be back in a psychiatric hospital. Despite all that, Gerard was well aware that he needed help, and was willing to go through with treatment.
“Gerard,” a familiar voice called out, one that Gerard didn’t want to hear. He knew who it was, and it was trying to play tricks on him. “Gerard, can you hear me?”
“G-go away,” Gerard said flatly, his eyes still focused on his show. “Just leave me alone,”
“Gerard, it’s me, Frankie. Don’t you know?” the voice asked, already losing his patience with Gerard.
“Y-you’re lying. F-frank’s dead,” Gerard replied, feeling a pang in his chest when he said those last two words. He has learned to come to terms with Frank’s death, but it still hurt him to look back. His face grimaced a bit as he fought back tears. This was just one of the many ways the voice in his head was trying to mess with him.
“No, Gee. It’s really me. That boy you saw in the hospital was an imposter. He--”
“Sh-shut up! J-just shut up! You are not Frank!” Gerard yelled, slamming his fists down on the couch. All around him, some other patients stared at him in silence. Gerard cursed under his breath, knowing that he just made a fool of himself. He knew he shouldn’t be too mad about it, though. There are other patients here that have done worse, he thought to himself. He also knew that he was here to get better and get rid of this obnoxious voice in his head. He wanted it gone forever, and was willing to do anything to make that possible, even if it meant taking pills and seeing Dr. Martinez on a weekly basis.
“Gerard?” a different voice called out, one that was real. It was coming from one of the attendees, a man named Seth. He held a concerned look on his face. He clearly was in earshot of Gerard’s yelling. “Gerard, are you okay?”
“Y-yeah, I’m s-sorry,” Gerard said, his eyes still glued to the t.v screen.
“Someone is here to see you,” Seth said, which immediately got Gerard’s attention. He turned around to find his brother in the doorway of the day room, smiling and waving. Gerard immediately got up and ran past Seth, hugging Mikey. Mikey laughed a bit and rubbed Gerard’s back as the brothers embraced each other.
“Good to see you, Gee,” Mikey whispered. He and Gerard separated, looking each other in the eye.
“I m-missed you, M-mikey. Th-thank god y-you’re here,” Gerard replied, frowning a bit.
“I’m sorry. You know I’ve been busy with work. They’re not so generous with letting me take time off to see you,”
“Well, f-fuck them!” Gerard said, giggling cynically.
“Gee, watch your mouth! Let’s go sit down,” Mikey said, nudging towards one of the couches. They walked to it and sat down, with LazyTown still playing on the t.v screen.
“How’s K-kristin and th-the baby?” Gerard asked in an attempt to break the silence that started to grow between him and his brother.
“Oh, she’s doing good. We’ve got another six months to go,” Mikey replied. “We’ve been arguing over whether the baby’s gonna be a boy or a girl. My bet’s on a boy, but Kristen thinks it’s gonna be a girl. What do you think, Gee?”
“Hmmm….,” Gerard said, looking down and thinking for a bit. He cursed in his head when he felt a familiar yet unwanted presence return.
“Gerard, listen to me! I am Frank! Don’t you remember?” the voice yelled in Gerard’s head, echoing throughout it. Paying no mind to it, Gerard looked back up with his answer.
“I-I think it’s g-gonna be a g-girl too,” Gerard said, looking at his brother with confidence.
“Oh, come on! I thought I was gonna have your vote!” Mikey laughed playfully. “Oh well. Boy or girl, it’ll still be my precious child. Hard to believe that I’m gonna be a father,”
“Y-yeah, and I-I’m g-gonna b-be an uncle!” Gerard exclaimed, smiling. “I’m g-gonna be a g-good one, too!”
“I know, Gee. Right now you just gotta focus on getting better. I talked with some of the nurses and counselors on the phone before I got here. They all say you’ve been doing well. Keep it up and you’ll be outta here in no time!”
“Y-yeah!” Gerard said, keeping his smile plastered on his face. Deep down, he was uncomfortable and irritated with the annoying voice in his head.
“Come on, Gee! You know it’s me!” it said, raising it’s voice. “Just listen to me, please!”
“Sh-shut up!” Gerard growled through clenched teeth, his patience vanishing. The last thing he wanted was this voice pretending to be Frank bother him while his brother visited. Now it was getting in the way of that, and Gerard was starting to lose his cool.
“Gee, are you okay?” Mikey asked, exchanging a concerned look to Gerard.
“Y-yeah, I’m f-fine,” Gerard said, waving a hand as he planted his face into his hand. Mikey, who wasn’t buying what his brother just told him, continued to stare at Gerard in a concerned manner.
“Are you sure, Gee?” Mikey asked.
“Y-yeah...It’s j-just that…,”
“What?”
“I-I….I th-think it’s about t-time I t-take my m-medication,” Gerard said, spilling a part of the truth. He shut his eyes and continued to lean his head into his hand, feeling it throb from how irritated he currently is.
“You think so? Is...that voice bothering you?” Mikey asked, his voice putting an emphasis on the mentioning of the voice inside Gerard’s head. Gerard reluctantly nodded his head. At that moment, a nurse named Connie came over with Gerard’s medications in a small paper cup, as well as a small Dixie cup filled with water. She offered a friendly smile to the patient and his visitor.
“Gerard, here are your pills,” she said, handing them to Gerard.
“No, Gerard. Don’t take them! They’ll do you no good!” the voice yelled. Ignoring it, Gerard grabbed the cup of pills with his water. He put the pills in his mouth and swallowed them down with the water. The voice screamed, laced with venom and rage.
“Th-thank you,” Gerard said to the nurse, who nodded and walked off.
“Gerard, what the fuck did you just do? You know those pills will make me go away! You son of a bitch!” the voice exclaimed. “You’re gonna pay for what you just did! I swear you will!”
“Wh-whatever,” Gerard said blankly, focusing on the t.v again.
“You’re gonna pay, motherfucker! One day you will….,” the voice barked, growing more and more quiet. Slowly, it began to fade away, leaving Gerard’s head blank. With the voice gone, Gerard smiled turning back to Mikey.
“You alright, Gee?” Mikey asked.
“Y-yeah, b-better. Wh-why don’t w-we watch s-some t-t.v?” Gerard asked, smiling.
“Yeah, sounds good. I heard there’s a Harry Potter movie marathon on channel thirty. How about if we watch that?” Mikey suggested.
“S-sure,” Gerard said, grabbing the remote and changing the channel to the one playing Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Gerard smiled and leaned his head on Mikey’s shoulder, and together they watched the movie in silence.

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