I'll Be Your Gerard If You'll Be My Frank

Something Not Quite Right

{Gerard's POV}

I jumped up the moment I heard the front door slam shut.

Mikey and Ray appeared in the living room doorway.

But no Frank.

My face dropped a little.

Where was he?

"Hey, Gee," Mikey came over and sat on the sofa.

"Hi."

Ray followed him and smiled at me, "How was your day?"

"Okay," I shrugged, "How about yours?"

I slowly sat down on my chair.

Looked like Frank wasn't coming over today.

He usually did though.

What made today any different?

A million possibilities ran through my mind but none of them seemed right.

"-So yeah she gave me a detention again. I swear Mrs Lancaster's out to get me," Ray finished.

I hadn't been listening though.

"Well you did say she had a face only a mother could love," Mikey pointed out.

"That was months ago!" Ray smirked, "She should have let it go by now."

Mikey narrowed his eyes at Ray, "Yeah somehow I don't think she will anytime soon."

I had to ask then because it was gnawing away at me.

"Uh where's Frank?" I sheepishly looked at them.

Mikey and Ray looked from each other to me.

They probably had only just remembered I was there.

"He wasn't in at all today," Mikey frowned as if this was old news.

"He wasn't?"

What?

He had missed school today?

Why hadn't he told me?

What was going on?

"No," Ray said, "I haven't talked to him since yesterday."

That made two of us then.

I looked down, thinking.

"I'm sure he's fine, Gee," Mikey called over.

I nodded, still looking at the floor.

I didn't know he was fine though.

What if he wasn't?

I had to find out.

I stood up and went down into my room.

I heard Mikey call after me but I ignored him.

I needed to find out if Frank was okay.

That was my number one priority.

When I was in the safety of my room, I pulled out my phone and dialled Frank's number.

I bit my lip as it rang.

Please pick up.

On the fourth ring, I heard a very distinctive, "Hey, Sugar."

I smiled in relief when I heard his voice.

"Hey. Um are you okay? Mikey said you weren't in today."

He cleared his throat a little, "Uh yeah I... I was ill."