They thirst

Chapter 24

Point of view change - Frank

A week passes.

The silence is driving me crazy.

I look at the clock on the wall, 02:19 a.m.

I feel so unaware of my surroundings, I don't feel safe anymore.

I'm at edge the whole time, I'm most and mostly scared. I can't even sleep because I feel too insecure.

The fear is eating me from the inside.

I haven't slept in five days.

I lay in Gerard's arms as he fell asleep. He has been with me for that last week, 24/7. My ribs hurt that I feel like someone is constantly stabbing me, but I didn't care, I need him now more than ever.

He is so patient with me and tries to do his best to make the best of it he can. I appreciate him so much.

Distance doesn't separate people, but silence does.

What if I push him away?

What if he doesn't want to be with me anymore?

What if I never recover?

A wave of cold goosebumps go down my back and I shiver, it causes me to groan. My ribs cramp.

Gerard immediately wakes up, holding me a bit tighter. I see his beautiful pale face, his soft lips move gracefully but I can't read them.

In frustration I shake my head and turn my back to him.

I feel the bed shake as he gets off.

In the corner of my eye, I see him dragging a chair to next to my bed, right in-front of me. He sits down as close as he could to me.

He softly slides his hand and intertwines his fingers with mine, squeezing them gently. He wipes the hair out of my face. I smile and look at his dark eyes, filled with love.

He says something again, too quick for me. I frown and let go of his hand.

He stops to think, he smiles softly as he gets an idea. He points to himself, and "I" he mouths.

I look at him funny and shake my head. He shows me to wait with his hands.

He makes his hands into a heart shape, "love," then points at me, "you. I love you." He says doing all of the gestures again.

Before I met him, I never knew what it is like to be able to look at someone and smile for no reason.

He makes me smile and blush. Every time he said he loves me, even though I can't hear him, it makes the butterflies in my stomach come back. Nobody has the ability to make me feel as weightless and carefree as he can.

I miss his voice, even though it has only been for a few days. I feel sorry for him, he is trying his best.

It breaks my heart.

"I love you too. Thank you for being here, I need you." I say without hearing my own voice, I just feel the soft vibration in my throat.

It's strange, something I'm not use to.

He smiles and kisses my forehead. He slowly pulls away and imitates to show me to go to sleep.

I nod, my eyes already feeling heavy, and he puts away the chair and climbs back into the bed with me. He covers me with the sheets, gently tucking me in. Gerard cuddles in with me and softly strokes my cheek. Even though his hands are cold, it left a warm tingling feeling.

He kisses my cheek softly and then puts his hands over me, pulling me gently closer. He spoons me tightly and every now and then kisses my cheek.

I finally fall asleep in his arms, where I always want to be.

***

I wake up, expecting to hear the sound of the soldiers and troops around, but once again it is silent.

The room still looks the same.

I'm tightly tucked in and slowly pull the sheets off me.

I sigh and look over, Gerard is gone.

I anxiously get up and look around in my room.

I call for him, not even knowing how loud I'm calling. No one comes, I start shaking again.

Looking over my sheets, a little cream colored envelope catches my eye on my dresser. I groan as I get up to go fetch it.

Slowly, I limp over to my dresser and stop to take a breather.

~Frankie~

I read in Gerard's neat handwriting on the envelope and hastily open it. A blueish colored, single page is neatly folded in two. I quiver as I open it.

Dear Frank,
I'm sorry I had to leave very early this morning. I didn't want to wake you, you were so tired and so peaceful, so I decided to let you sleep. I had to say goodbye and thank our troops before they leave for home.

That means, It's time to go home for us too. We can finally be free and do what we want. As I promised you, I would get us a place after all this is over, I did. I bought it this morning.

It's not much but it's a small cabin in the woods, near the mansion. I'm sure you'll love it, like I love you.

It's perfect just like you are to me. You may be one person in the world, but you're the world to me. I'll do anything to make you happy, Frank.

I've already started packing our stuff and managed to rent a car. I'm hurrying as much as I can, I'll be back soon xxx

You complete me,
Gerard

I smile widely and put my letter back down on the dresser. I'm extremely excited and in a hurry get dressed.

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Hey! Just for this chapter it's Frank's point of view