I'll Be Here

I sat in front of the doctor with tears falling down my face. The doctor handed me a cup of water and sat down next to me.
"I'm sorry Mr. Iero, we will try everything we can, but it is stage four and it is a bit late for anything to work" I looked down at the floor and nodded.
"Is there anyone you can call to pick you up or just talk to?" He asked me.
"I'm uh in band so I can talk to them, they're like my family" He nodded and stood up.
"Come back tomorrow and we can start treatment" I stood up and walked out. I didn't want to think about how bad this could get or what might happen. I just wanted to forget about this.

I walked into the studio and I saw Gerard, Mikey, Ray, and Bob were all sitting around laughing about something. Gerard looked over at me and his smile faded.
"Hey Frank, you look upset. Is everything okay?" I forced a smile and nodded.
"Yeah, everything's fine. I was just getting some food for you guys" I walked over to them and set the bag of food down. Bob looked at me and smiled.
"Thanks dude" I nodded and sat down next to them. Gerard kept looking at me worriedly out of the corner of his eye. I looked at him and smiled slightly.
"I'm gonna go get some air, I'll be right back" I stood up and grabbed my cigarettes and walked out.

When I got outside I sat down on the ground and opened my cigarettes. I know I shouldn't really be smoking but I don't care anymore. I put one in my mouth and lit it. I heard the door open and looked up, Gerard was standing over me.
"Hey, can I join you?" He asked. I nodded and scooted over. He sat down next to me and looked at me.
"Tell me what's wrong"
"Nothings wrong, I'm fine" I took a drag of my cigarette and blew smoke into the air.
"You're not fine, somethings wrong and I can tell, you're my best friend I know when you're upset" I sighed and put my cigarette out.
"I was at the hospital today, that's why I was gone so long" Gerard turned towards me.
"Why were you at the hospital?" I sighed and looked away from him.
"I've been diagnosed with lung cancer and it's too late to treat it, but they're going to try anyway" A tear fell down my face and I quickly wiped it away. I felt arms wrap around me and I turned to look at him. He pulled me into a hug.
"I'm so sorry Frankie, I'll come with you when you next go to the hospital, okay?" I nodded and looked at him.
"Please don't tell anyone else" He looked at me for a minute and then nodded.
"Okay, I won't" I smiled slightly and rested my head on his shoulder.

Notes

This story was on my old account but I can't get into it so I've decided to re write it on here. :)