The Ghost Of You. Gerard Way Historical Fiction.

This Is My Story

My name is Gerard way. And this is my story.....

I was born in Belleville, New Jersey. I had a younger brother named Mikey. I have a father and a mother who love me very much. And a grandmother, Elena, who loved me as much.

-20 years ago-

"Gerard.! I get the top bunk.!" Mikey yelled before climbing up the ladder. "Fine.!" I said making a pouty face. I jumped on the bottom bed and waited for mama to tuck me in.

"Boys, are you in bed.?" mama said as she walked in with a lantern. "Yes mama." me and Mikey both say. "Let me tell you boys a story." Mama said as she sat down on my bed. "It's about war."

"War.?" me and Mikey exclaim. "Yes. One day you boys might join. It helps protect our country." she said. "What is war mama.?" I ask in confusion. "It's where you fight for our country Gerard." she said as she touched my nose.

"Will we go.?" Mikey asks as he swings his head to see mama. "Maybe when you grow up." she says as she gets up."It'll make you a brave and confident person." She kisses me on my forehead. "Happy birthday Gerard." She kisses Mikey's forehead. "Goodnight Mikey." she walks out of the room and into her bed.

"Gerard.?" Mikey says. "Yeah Mikey?" I say. "Do you think we'll go to war like mama said.?" he asks. "Maybe Mikey. Maybe." I answer.

-10 years later-

"Mikey.!" mama called. "Come here.!" I walked out of me and Mikey's room and went to mama. "Look. Pictures of World War One." she said as she handed me a book. I started flipping through it. There were tanks everywhere, men in uniform, men in straight lines. Wow.

Mikey came and saw the book. "War.?" Mikey asked as he looked up at mama. "Yes Mikey, this was the first war. Good thing it's over." she said as she set it down. "It ended on 1918, it's 1936 so why worry." She headed off to the kitchen to make dinner.

"Gerard, I'm scared to go into war. What if I get hurt.?" Mikey asks. "Don't worry Mikey, we don't have to." I say as I sit down. "But it'll make us brave and confident."

Now that I think of it, war does seem scary. With all the men dying in battle and maybe not coming home. If I went to war I would want to come home and see mama. I walked into the kitchen.

"Mama, how old do we have to be to join.?" I ask as I sit on the counter. "At least eighteen." she said. Wow. I was only fifteen. Maybe in three years I can join.

"What smells so good.?" Mikey asks as he walks in. "OOO.! Stuffed meat roll.!" "Yup." Mama says as he sets it on the table. "Where's your father.?" "We left somewhere." I say as I sit down. Mama makes an 'oh well' face and we dig in.

"Goodnight mama." Mikey says as he runs to the room. "Good night mama." I say as I get up. "Happy birthday Gerard." Mama says as she kisses my forehead. I run to the room and wait for mama to tuck us in.

-three years later-

"I'm an adult mama.!" I yell as I stand up on a desk. "Haha Mikey.! You're only fifteen.!" "Psh, ill be eighteen in three years.!" Mikey hisses. I get down and cross my arms. "I said that three years ago." I scoff.

"Shh." Mama says as she tries to pay attention to the news. "Italy invades Albania." that's all I hear. Whoa. "Kids. Looks like there's war." Mama says. I could join.! I'm eighteen. "Mama can I join.!?" I blurt out. "No fair.!" Mikey cries. "I want to be braver.!" "Now boys. If you want to join war then you both have to go.  You both can be brave and confident and come home to me." Darn. I wanted to go to impress mama.

-next month-

I keep up with all the information on the war. Turns out allies packed with Turkey, Greece, Romania, and Poland. On the twenty third, Germany and the USSR sign a secret pact dividing up Poland. Then Germany invaded Poland. So many things were happening. And Mikey and me still wanted to go to war. In three years.

"Mama. What is love.?" Mikey asks. "Well, it's like you and me. You love me, and I love you. But it can be with anyone." she answers. Love.? I never heard that word before. I guess I heard it a couple times. I do love mama. But I didn't know I could love someone else.

Out of no where, I hear that Germany was declared war.!

Uh oh.

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Sorry for such a short chapter. ._.
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