Gerard's POV
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I heard my father's angry footsteps coming up the worn stairs of our almost ancient house. Just by the pattern of his footsteps, I could tell that he was drunk as hell. I quickly stumbled to reach the door, but it seemed like it was a million miles away. Just before I could reach the door, my father slammed the door open, squishing my hand against the wall. I let out a small whimper because of the pain it caused me. My dad must have heard it, because he grabbed me by the collar of my shirt and held me up in the air. I looked him in the eyes and what I saw was my worst fears, bundled up into one small ball of hate and spit back out at my puny face. I started struggling to breathe, and I could think about were all the times where I promised my younger brother I would protect him. I gathered up all the breath I had in me, which wasn't much, and tried to scream for help. All that came out was a small "No.." and my dad let go of me, dropping me to the ground with a loud thud and stomped on my face before leaving me there to think about what I had done to deserve this hell that I call life. I lay there for about ten minutes before my younger brother Mikey comes in. He was only thirteen, and he had already gone through more shit than most forty year olds had. He had this permanent look of despair in his eyes, and had the face of someone who had seen things that could never be unseen. He stood in the doorway staring at my beaten in face for about a minute before saying that he had made dinner. I felt like shit that I had been too busy wallowing in my own sadness to make dinner for my little brother. I just said, "I'm not hungry." Mikey could see that I was lying, and said, "Fine. But if you need anything, just tell me, because Mom and Dad are sure as hell not going to get it for you." As soon as he walked off, I shut and locked my door. I threw myself onto my bed and cried myself to sleep, hoping that I could go to sleep and never wake up.
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Lifeline
FanficGerard Way, age 20, is a member of a poor family in Belleville, New Jersey, where he was born and raised. He is stuck working for a company with a bad reputation because of a contract he signed when he was desperately searching for a good paying jo...
