Icy Blues (Gerard Way Teacher)

Chapter Twenty-One: Mending

*Bang Bang Bang*

I glance from the couch over to the clock. *1:28pm* I immediately knew it wasn't Frank. Maybe it's Mikey? I stand up to my feet and walk over to the door. And that definitely wasn't Frank. I stare at the blonde man through the glass of the door. What the hell is he doing here? He uses his eyes to motion to the locked door handle. I bite the inside of my cheek and let out a sigh. I unlock the door and hold it open for Aron to walk inside. I close the door behind him and turn my attention towards him. "What are you doing here?" I cross my arms and look at him. He was distressed. My eye browns nit together as me arms fall to my side once I notice the large purple bruise on the side of his face. "Holy shit are you okay? What's going on?" He ran his hands through his hair and faced away from me. "Mr. Way showed up at my house. Before I left for school." I felt my stomach drop.

"What? Did you-" "He's stronger then I thought. He was threatening me. I swear he was on something. He was crazy." I scoff. "I told you Aron. I warned you!" I grab his arms and force him to look at me. "You think I would have believed you? I thought you were saying anything to save your ass!" He takes a step towards me. I scrunch up my face and groan in frustration. "What all did he say to you?" I ask. Standing my ground and not stepping away. "He told me he knew what I was up to. That he knew the relationship was fake because you belong to him. That you're in love and that you would never do that to him. He warned me that awful things would happen if I kept this up. I landed some good hits on him but he had the upper hand." I couldn't help but scoff. "He shattered my phone." I look up at him. Shocked. "He didn't knew about the photo but I think he was so angry and my phone was on the ground. He stomped it to bits." I take a step back. "The photo. It's gone. That's why I came here." I walking to the living room and take a seat on the couch. I didn't know how to feel. On one hand I was happy I didn't have to ruin my life by being in a relationship with him. But his expressions. He looked sad. And with that bruise I couldn't help but feel upset.

"I just thought I would let you know what happened. You and I can go back to snarky comments and hating each other."

But I don't wont that. I can't do this. I can't let Gerard win. But I can't help but think. WHy would he tell me? He could have still played it off like he still had the photo. Then it clicked. "You didn't want the relationship at all. Did you." He looks at me. Confused. "What?" "If you wanted this. With me. You wouldn't have told me. You would have played it off as a lie. You didn't want to keep it going on. Why?" I cross my arms and legs while watching him take a seat beside me." "I-I-" He sighs. "I felt bad. I realized what Mr. Way was really like. And the last thing you need is me making that worse for you. I beat you so badly and I feel so fucking bad Riley I do. I-I just didn't want to be alone." I turn my body to face him. "After I lost you, Jade and Daniel. I had nobody. Nobody real. I look back on what I did to Jade and I feel. Horrible. Every time I see you guys together I get reminded on the life I could of been living. I saw the opportunity of blackmailing and I took it. I didn't want to keep living without you anymore. I thought maybe I could get some dirt on the other two from you and do the same thing. You have no idea how sorry I am Riley."

Emotions were swirling in my mind. I felt shocked, happy, angry and upset. I can see it from all perspectives. I can understand why he did it. But he did it in a stupid way. And he hurt me. And got me hurt. Badly. But I can't live with just pushing him away like before. Especially not after all he knows. He did make a mistake with Jade. A big one. But I can't hold onto it forever. "You are so fucking stupid. You know that? There are so many better ways you could have gone about this." He puts his head down shamefully into his hands. I let out a sigh and place my  hand on his shoulder. I really fucking hope I don't regret this. "But I forgive you." He looks back up at me. A look of shock and excitement on his face. "W-what? You do?!"