Between Chemicals And Romance (A Frerard/Gerbert Fan Fiction)ABANDONDED

Chapter Five-"Meet Me At Starbuck?"

It's official. Today marks the one moth mark of being sober. Not once did I take a drink nor did I even make Mikey disappointed in me. He and I did go to the support group except I didn't need no group, I got better on my terms. I can't keep living like I did. I was unable to pay the rent, as Mikey pointed out after Mom and I had a talk. Bert mentioned, also, that if I continued to drink like the way I did, I could die. At first, it didn't really phase me. I just simply said the following phrase, "At least I'll be put out of my misery." As soon as I said those words, Mom, Mikey and Bert freaked out. They stated all the things I'd miss out on if I died. Soon, I realized they were right. It's to heart breaking to even consider dying. Plus, the alcohol triggers my suicide attempts I made in the past. I don't want to get anymore hurt or even hurt the people I love. It took at least two in a half weeks of dedication to stop drinking but it was hard. I did slip up at least once, but even then it wasn't even a lot of alcohol compared to how I usually drink. It was very hard to be around some of my family members when trying to stop drinking, A lot of my family drinks on birthdays and special events and of course, there were way too many events going on in the month of October, In my family anyways. Christmas will be cut throat but that's fine. If I could go through this month of Alcohol Free, I'm sure I'll be fine to resist the alcohol that will be present at the Christmas parties I will attend to.

Suddenly, the phone rang and shook me out of my thoughts and flash backs. I jumped out of my chair and from the comfortable positioning I was in. I jumped over the sofa and ran to the phone. I looked at the caller ID and sighed. Blocked numbers suck but I can't just not hang up. It could be an important call.

"Hello?" I questioned in a whisper, trying not to wake up Bert who was asleep in the bedroom.

"Hi. Is Gerard Way there?" A deep voice asked. From the way the voice sounded, I'm concluding it was a guy.

"Yes you are speaking to him, and who's this?" I asked the man.

"This is Tony Berserk. I represent Cartoon Network. I have an internship application within your name. Me and a co-worker have inspected it and ran a quick background check with your name, in which we were granted one hundred percent access to do so, and we think you'd be fit for it!" Mr. Berserk exclaimed. I smiled brightly as I realized what this meant. This is going to be great! I'm going to be an intern where I will learn and get paid at the same time.

"That's great! When do you want me in for orientation and such?" I questioned.

"Well, we still need to sort things out, I'll inform you when the boss gives a date." Mr. Berserk spoke.

"Really? Great thank you." I replied while a huge smile spread across my face.

"Do you mind meeting me at Starbucks on Main Street? I would like to discuss things with you. You can bring someone if you'd like." Tony proposed. At first I was skeptical to accept the offer, but I loosened up and decided to take the offer.

"Of course! When would you like to meet?" I asked.

"Does four in the afternoon work for you?"

"Yes, as a matter of fact. That would be great."

"Okay. Have a nice day, Mr. Way. I'll see you later."

"You too."

The phone was hung up by Tony's end of the line. I smiled brightly as I felt arms lock around my waist. I turned around and met Bert's face. Our lips connected and a spark of electricity ran through both of us. I hugged him afterwards and he returned the favor. We exchanged glances while he opened his mouth to speak.

"What was that about?" He smiled and asked while tucking a strand of hair behind my ear.

"I was accepted for the internship and the man who called me, Tony Berserk, wants to meet me at Starbucks to discuss things. Do you want to come?" I asked him with a smile.