Nothing Can Compare To Insanity

When Gerard woke up he was in a hospital. There were thick blue curtains surrounding his bed & machines making quiet noises. Half an hour or so later, a nurse came in with breakfast on a tray & a troubled Mikey behind her. Gerard considered faking sleep, but my Mikey has probably noticed he was awake by now. He didn't want to face Mikey's disappointment anger. The nurse placed his tray on the table before going straight to checking the machines on his left.

Mikey held back a yell, "Gerard!" Gerard took a deep breath. There were many things he wanted to say, fighting to be said first & there were many things he wanted to explain, not all of them in word form. There were even more things he didn't want to say. "You're awake," Gerard only nodded in reply. "So what happened?" Attempted suicide, but Mikey saved him, they both thought. "Dad is at work & mom is dealing with... Stuff, so they can't visit for a while." Mikey kept talking.

The nurse asked him to make sure Gerard ate something. Mikey promised to do so & the nurse left, leaving the boys alone. Gerard had eaten half of his yogurt & refused to eat any thing else. At eleven o'clock, a man came in to tell Gerard that he would get a private room for the next two days. It was hard to move with all the machines stuck to him. Once a needle came out of his arm & he nearly punched someone because of his fear of the things.

In the evening, after Mikey had gone, his parents came in to see him. "Gerard, your mother & I have been talking & we spoke with a psychiatrist & we think it would be best if you go away for a while. To a really nice home without many events. It's called 'mouse and lion' isn't that a cool name?" Wow, Gerard's parents thought he was insane. Gerard spent one more day in the hospital, but no visit from Mikey before he left for the vegetable home. He barely remembered being shown his way around before he fell asleep in his own room. At least he didn't have to share.

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