Compass

Five

~Frank's POV~
"I already texted him, dude, he was going to hang out with me today"
I was on the phone to Ray, complaining about my life like I do,
And he puts up with it,
Because I know that I'm his best friend and he will deal with it, no matter what it is.

"Look I don't know Frank,
we can go get some food at town together instead" Said Ray, I smiled and nodded even though he couldn't see me,
"Yeah, sure, if he texts me I'll tell him to meet us"
"Alright sounds good, I'll be at your house in ten then, have nothing better to do anyways" he said,
"Alright, thank youuuuuu see ya bestie" I said jokingly,
Hanging up the phone before collapsing back into my bed,
The ceiling was boring like always.

I blew up my cheeks whilst staring at the ceiling, before letting the air back out,
I wonder what we will get to eat
I mean I was hungry as hell now that I thought about it.
Fries? What are they- chips?
To be fair I could really go for some McDonald's

I didn't even realise ten minutes had gone by, and there was already a knock at my door,
Along with my mom calling me,
I quickly got up, stuffing my hands into my pockets to make sure that I had my money,
Once I'd felt it, I made my way downstairs,
Smiling at Ray.

"Hey Ray" I got down to the bottom of the stairs, flashing my mom a smile
"I should tell you, I'm going out with Ray to get food"

My mom didn't look all too happy, and I knew what this meant
"Frank you know I make food at home"

"I know, I know Ma' I'll eat your food when I get back"
She shot me an unhappy look, but sighed,
"Alright but you're eating it even of you throw up"
I smiled,
Good she's not the type to argue,
I quickly pulled her into a hug, "Thanks Ma'"
I let go and quickly rushed out the door,
Ray awkwardly following behind, kindly shutting it for me
"So where are we going to eat RayRay?" I asked, looking at him,
"I don't mind" he replied, fumbling with something inside his pocket.

I looked before me, "I'd eat McDonald's... Or KFC.. it's expensive but.. you know.. still" I smiled,
My stomach suddenly churned at the thought, causing me to snap out of it and look at Ray
"I think my stomach's spoken, KFC?"
Ray nodded, chuckling slightly, "Alright sounds good Frankie"

I smiled, looking back forward whilst walking, "you think we should go to Gerard's house on the way to see if he's home?" I asked,
"He's probably asleep, but yeah, we should see if he's ok" he replied,
I nodded, "okay let's goooo"
I sped up a little, jogging forward towards the direction of where my friend's house should be,
Gerard rarely cancelled,
So obviously I was a little worried.

I made my way to Gerard's house with Ray, knocking on knocker and waiting.
There wasn't an instant reply, for a second I thought no one was home, but then the door opened,
"Ger-oh-.."
I saw Gerard standing behind the door,
In a blue t-shirt and grey shorts,
To be honest he looked like more of a mess than usual, he looked tired and his long hair was messy,
"Dude you look rough" I said,
Looking at him,
Noticing some sort of compass hanging from his neck,
I didn't get time to ask about it because he started talking,
"I know, sorry guys.
Something happened to my dad today morning.. so I was woken up way too early and have to take care of Mikes.."

"Dude I'm so sorry.." I said,
Ray also apologising,
"Hey" he said "we can stay and help if you want us to"
Gerard smiled weakly at him but shook his head, "You guys go get food without me today, I'm sorry I can't come"
Gerard looked at me, and I frowned,
"Hey no, let us in" I said,
And he did, he opened the door and let us in.

I went in, Ray silently joining me,
"It's fine we can order something right?" I looked at Gerard,
"I'm sure they have cash to hand deliveries"
Ray put his hand on my shoulder, causing me to jump and look at him
"First things first"
He took his eyes from me to Gerard,
"You go get some sleep, we can talk when you wake up buddy, don't worry about Mikey we will take care of him"

Gerard smiled at us weakly,
I could tell he had something to say against it but he just sighed,
"Thanks guys..."
I watched as he slowly made his way up stairs.

"Second things second, we can put our money together and order some KFC" Ray looked at me and I nodded.

"Okay"
I nodded, and walked into the living-room, to my surprise a small-ish human with glasses was sitting on the couch already
"Mikeyyy.." I said, sitting down by him
"You okay?"
He looked at me and shrugged,
"I guess"
I sighed,
"You know what, you want something from KFC?"
Mikey looked away from me, at the TV which was playing some sort of show, which I didn't pay too much attention to,
"Oi Ray get your ass in here!"
Ray popped his head in the living-room doorway, before coming to sit beside me and Mikey.

~Gerard's POV~
I put my head down on my pillow,
Closing my eyes.
I could feel myself getting heavier, I was insanely tired.
That could be because of staying up so late.

From what I remember about... before... he was gone, father came in at some point during the night, I couldn't be able to say what time but I knew it was dark.
I got off on the wrong foot with him because he wouldn't leave me alone, he'd had a bad day and kept telling me to sleep, which was annoying, to be honest, he was probably just tired. now thinking about it, I felt slightly bad.
I was pissed after he left my room, I swore I hoped he'd get hurt, and that I hated him. But none of that is true. Not at all..
After I calmed down, I remember feeling extremely guilty, and I still do.. it sorta stuck.
And once I did, my neck sort of itched, I can't remember if that part was a dream or not though.

I don't know what happened, but at 6am, mom woke me up, putting her coat on and telling me to take care of Mikey,
It was so early, and such a blur, I barely remember what she said.

I melted into my thoughts, shedding small tear as I laid in my guilt, a slight tingle on my skin, making it's way around my neck as I slowly drifted off.