My Silent Undoing (Frank Iero)

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE:

I drove Frank away with my stupidness.

It's been two weeks, and we are barely talking. Only when the group is together. We haven't been alone since that day.

Kara and Dom knew something was up.

"Spill the beans Lila." Dom demands of me. We were hanging out at the mall. Kara and Dom had me cornered at the food court.

I know that I was being watched while I ate. It's something I have to get used to. Everyone gets paranoid that I will revert back to my old ways. I get it, but it still annoys me.

"Does it have to do with Frank?" Kara asks me. I drop the fry that was in my hand.

"Bingo." Dom says.

"Are you guys okay?" Kara asks me gently. They knew how attached I was to Frank.

I look down at my food. I feel uneasy. Like I was on the verge of crying.

"Frank and I. We...We sort of lost ourselves two weeks ago." I let out. I can feel tears stinging my eyes. Dom held me close to his chest.

"Lila." Kara says softly. I look up and give them both a small sad smile.

"He's my best friend. I shouldn't of done what I did with him."

"What did you do?" Dom asks.

"We almost went all the way, but we got interrupted. I'm pretty sure we would of too. We were so gone. But once we were interrupted Frank wanted to talk about it, and I...I pushed him away." I cry out.

"He wanted something more, and I got scared and pushed him away. Now he hates me. He doesn't even talk to me." I start to tear up more. I am trying my hardest not to cry.

"Don't be ridiculous. Frank Anthony Iero could never hate you. He probably was just overwhelmed and needs some space." Kara says while trying to calm me down.

"Do you want something more with him?" Dom asks me softly.

"I...I don't know." I say honestly.

"Do you have feelings for Frank?" Kara asks.

"I do have feelings for him. I don't know why I reacted the way I did to him. Now I have hurt him." I admit.

"Hey hey there still is time to fix this. How about at the party tonight at Ray's house?"

"Yeah. I should talk to him about it." I finally smile a little bit. "I miss him."

"We know you do." Kara says with a chuckle.

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(At the Party)

Every single friend of mine was here. Plus other people from school that I talk to occasionally. It basically our crew and a few other people.

I finally catch a sight of Frank. He seems to be in a good mood. He's chatting away with Gerard and Ray.

"Still not talking to Frank," I didn't notice Mikey creep up next to me.

"What?" I try to act like I don't know what he's talking to. I look over at Mikey to see him rolling his eyes at me.

"You know what I am talking about." He says.

"I want to talk to him soon about it."

"Good because he's been so moody lately." I smile at what he says. Frank still cares about me. I mean of course he still does. I still care for him as well.

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"Let's play truth or dare!" Ray declares. My stomach drops. I have a bad feeling about this.

Dom looks at me with a mischievous grin.

"Truth or Dare Lila?" He asks me. I was sitting next to Ray, and Kara on my other side.

"Truth." I declare.

"Have you kissed anyone in this circle here?" He asks.
All of a sudden I feel Gerard and Mikey look over at me protectively. They want to know if I did or not.

"Yes." I say. I feel my body tense. Now it's my turn to ask someone to do something.

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After we finish the game I end up going to the kitchen. I find Frank there making himself a drink.

"Hey." I say casually. He looks over to me.

"Hi." He gives me a small smile.

"Frank can we talk?" I ask him softly.

"Sure. I wanted to talk to you as well." He tells me.

We then go off to the backyard to talk.

Once we are out in the backyard we sit under a tree.

"It's always been you." Frank says. My heart stops.

"What?" I feel my body fill with nerves.

"What I am trying to say is...Lila I can't do this anymore."

I feel tears brim my eyes.

"What do you mean Frank?" My voice cracks.

"I can't be this close to anymore. It's not healthy for me." He says slowly. I look down to the floor as tears fall faster. He can't be my best friend anymore.

"I can't do this because Lila I...I have feelings for you. It's always been you." He finishes while quickly grabbing my face in his hands. He quickly dries my tears. My heart quickens at his words. I pull away quickly as though struck by lightening.

"Frank?" I question.

"I do. Lila, I love you." Frank says.

AUTHOR'S NOTE:

Cliffhanger I know. I just wanted to publish this before I go to a wedding. I will publish the next chapter hopefully by tomorrow night. Thanks for reading love you all!!!!