Mikey's POV
The movies ending credits flashed on the screen as Andy wrapped his arms tighter around me. My phone started buzzing on the table and I reached over realizing it was my mom.
Phone call:
D: Hey honey. I have something to tell you.
M: Hey, what's wrong?
D: Your brother Gerard, they found his car in the lake under the bridge.
M: What? No oh my God. Is he okay? How'd they find him?
D: A man named Vic pulled up behind him when he drove off the bridge. It looks like he did it on purpose.
M: Is he okay?
D: Well ... They brought him in and got the water out of his lungs but they haven't woke him up. The man got out of his car, called the cops, and dove in, got Gerard out and swam to shore with him.
M: Is he at the hospital with you?
D: Yes.
M: Okay, we're on the way.
D: who?
M: Me and Andy.
D: oh,I'm glad you're talking again.
M: yeah. Love you. See you soon.
I hung up the phone and jumped up of the couch, "Let's go.. G-Gerard drove his c-ar o-off a bridge." I had tears running down my face as Andy nodded and got up, we were both still fully dressed. He grabbed his keys and we got in the car.
"Are you going to be alright?" He asks adressing my silence. "Don't worry about it Andy," I said knowing he didn't do well with me being upset. "Okay, well I just wanted you to know if you need to cry about it, or talk to someone im here for you. I won't ask you to leave baby. I want you to be okay, and I know you're not right now. I just wanted to make sure you knew that you could always tell me."
I didn't asnwer but he didn't try to egg it on.
Andy's POV
I didn't like Gerard. I never did. He was rude to Mikey. He was arrogant about Mikey's happiness. Mikey absolutely adored him but Gerard hardly gave him a glance.
I didn't like Gerard, but I didn't want him dead. He needed to be here for Mikey, I know Mikey somehow got behind that boys walls and they were both very close.
How could he just drive off the bridge? Didn't he have a regard for his family? I had been down in my past, and been in several dark spots where I've hurt myself and wanted to die.
However, I had a family that needed me. In all honesty, I didn't want to take Mikey out here. I didn't want him to see Gerard like this, but he wouldn't go back home until he saw that Gerard was awake.
When we got there he ran inside where his mom and a man I actually knew sat. Vic? Why is he here?
I went to music school with him. He was talking to Mikey who looked like he was about to start crying harder than he already was. Mrs. Way walked over to me with a small smile.
"Thank you for coming with Mikey, he wouldn't be handeling this well without you around." She said sweetly, "Its no problem mam, I would never send him to something like this alone."
I looked over at Vic and she smiled even wider, "You're probably wondering who he is. His name is Vic he was behind Gerard's car when he... Ehm.. When he drove off the bridge and Vic got out of his car, called the police and swam in, pulled Gerard out and swam back to the shore with him, then screamed out to signal searching paramedics."
"Man. He's like a hero." I said and Mrs.Way sighed.
"What I haven't told Mikey yet is that we won't be seeing Gerard for a while.." I gasped, "Did he...?"
Mrs.Way gasped back and then smiled weakly, "No.. No Gerard is just going to be put in a.. Health center for the mental."
I looked at her dumbfounded. "Just in the suicidal unit for a few weeks or so. He's done things like this in the past and once he almost succeeded in the past and he was kept in the facility for a few days and now they're going to keep him a little longer."
I nodded, I had been put in a place like that before because a bad night ended in a bloody mess in my mothers basement. My wrists and waist itches at the memory.
My wrists had fully healed from the ordeal which was two months ago but my waist had slice marks that had been reopened over and over since then.
Mrs.Way looked at the ground regretfully, "Gerard will be gone for three months... I ask that you keep Mikey company over that time." I nodded and she looked at me sharply, "Keep a really close look. He's sneaky. Watch him as much as possible."
With that she turned and walked away leaving me to watch her break the news to Mikey
