Okay so I have been getting some emails from people asking me what the situation is with ages and things. So here's to clear a few things up. Gerard and Ray are 18 and in their last year of school. Mikey and Frank are both 17 and Ella is 16. Hope this helps put the story together a bit better. I know that their ages wouldn't be true in real life, but this is my story ^^
Anyway I'm so glad that you are getting as into this as much as the others ^^
Thank you for all of your support! Xoxo
Chapter Four.
Gerard's P.O.V.
"Ella" I called, I didn't need to see her face to know she was in tears. I pulled her into me and rested my chin on her head. Her whole body shook as she cried and clung into my chest.
What a day this was turning out to be, this morning the worst thing in my mind was spending my weekend cooped up with kids that would probably want to kick my head in.
"Come on Honey, I'll take you home."
I wiped her face free of tears and gave her the most convincing smile I could manage. She smiled a little, I took her hand and we walked back to the home.
We were greeted by a few people who were just leaving; there was a women I'd seen my Mom talking to (I think she worked here) she was talking to the couple beside her. It finally dawned on me that they were most likely here looking to foster or adopt. From what Ella had told me earlier, it was never her time. I felt so guilty for being mad at her knowing that all she wanted more in this world than life was a family that loved her and looked out for her. I imagined her disappointed face, meeting the couples and then seeing them take another child home to be theirs. I shuddered.
"What's wrong Gee?" Ella sniffled.
I smiled, acknowledging my sudden change in body language that spelled misery.
"Nothing just worried about you, that's all."
She tilted her head in a cute way that made me smile more.
"Come on we need to talk." I whispered.
We went up into Ella's room; it didn't fit her at all. Her drawings were dotted around the place but it was too plain and boring to truly belong to someone like Ells.
I headed over and sat on her bed and she joined me, crossing her legs and leaning back into the wall. I dangled my foot over the edge and kept my other leg half on, half off the bed.
"What am I going to do now" she sighed on the brink of tears again.
I shuffled closer to her and she leaned her head on my shoulder. I shrugged. I really had no answer I could give at this moment in time.
"I think I should talk to Jill" she finally said.
I nodded. "Who's Jill?"
"Kinda my social worker." She smiled. I was glad that she was letting me in more, it must be hard for her.
Ella's P.O.V.
Gerard made on 'o' shape with his mouth when I told him who Jill was but didn't say anything afterwards. We sat there for a moment.
"And I thought things were fucked up before!" I sighed and cleared my voice.
Gerard laughed and bit his lip.
"Do you want me to come with you to talk to 'Jill'?" he asked sincerely.
I don't know how I ever found a best friend life Gerard? But I knew I didn't deserve him. I nodded and we went in search for her. Jill was waving to the couple who we'd seen when we'd come in. They were leaving in their Prius and flashed a smile our way before driving off.
"Hey Ella" she smiled. "Is everything sorted out with your friend?" she smiled toward Gerard when she said the last part.
I nodded. "I have an even bigger thing to worry about now" my voice crackled, I was crying a whole lot today. Gerard's arms were swiftly around me before one tear could escape.
"She's found her biological Mom" Gerard told her, he brushed my hair out of my eyes and I looked up at Jill. Her face was shocked but soon turned into consideration.
"I told you that it wasn't a good idea Ella" Jill began but I cut her off.
"She doesn't know I'm her daughter" I sniffed. "She's one of my best friends Mother's!"
Frank's P.O.V.
There was a whole lot of sunlight coming in through my bedroom window, what the hell was the time? I leant over and grabbed my phone. 11:45.
"Shit" I mumbled. I had told Mikey I'd go to his house as Gerard was volunteering today! Mikey is gunna be pissed I thought.
"Dude, sorry I slept in" I told him almost dropping the phone whilst trying to drag on some jeans.
"You owe me Iero" he warned. Great! That probably meant I'd have to buy a year's supply of cookie's or something?
"Sorry" I apologised again. "I just woke up."
I heard Mikey laugh. "Yeah me too, don't worry"
"Hey that means I don't owe you anything!"
"Fraid so Frankie" he teased. "I'd set you as my alarm clock, and as you didn't show, my alarm clock let me down."
"Huh!" I began to argue but Mikey cut me off.
"I'll see you soon then" I said to myself.
I walked into the kitchen, Mom was bopping her head to a track on the radio, she looked up and smiled when she saw me.
"He's alive!" she joked waving her hands out like a mad professor.
"Personal record" I smiled at her, "Mikey's not impressed though"
She laughed, "His alarm clock let him down again?"
I frowned at her, "that's exactly what he said! Is there something going on I should know about….or not" I shuddered.
"Frank Iero" she laughed amazed at what I'd just said. I gave her a look that said 'Sorry I have no idea why I just said that' and she turned off the radio.
"Oh that reminds me, Gerard and some girl, came calling for you"
"Did they say what they wanted?"
Mom shrugged, "Nope, that girl is a strange one though" she laughed.
Gerard…and a girl? That could only mean one person…Ella.
Ella's P.O.V.
Jill wasn't much help; she just kept on telling me how dangerous this could have all been.
"They're my family, what could they possibly do to hurt me more than they already have?" I argued back.
That stumped her. Gerard still had his arm around me but with every comment Jill made I got madder and madder. I shrugged him off and stood up, he stood up with me.
Jill was supposed to be helping, not making things worse. Her job was to find homes for children. I had found my family, she could at least be happy for me?
"Mrs. Iero doesn't want anything to do with you, her family don't…"
I cut her off.
"WHAT!" I screamed literally at the top of my voice. "HOW DID YOU KNOW HER NAME? I DIDN'T TELL YOU WHO IT WAS!"
I sat back down gasping for breath, "You knew all along."
"Ella please…" she tried to put her hand on my arm. I moved out of the way.
"Don't…touch me" I spat.
Gerard and I walked out of the office and straight out of the gates to the children's home.
"Where are we going?" Gerard asked.
"Somewhere, as far away from here as possible" I shot at him and then felt guilty. I stopped walking and turned to face him. I gave him a quick hug.
"I'm sorry, I'm not mad at you" I gave him a little smiled and her retuned me with one of his own. Gerard had a smile that made me feel completely happy in every way. Sometimes I was sure he only used that smiled with me. He crooked one side of his mouth into a grin showing his little white teeth. I grabbed him back into that hug.
"Thank you" I whispered.
He laughed "what for?"
I shrugged "for being you."
He laughed a little and I felt his heartbeat quicken.
Frank's P.O.V.
Eventually Mikey snapped out of his sulky little girl hissy fit for us to actually do something with our day. We had decided to go and rescue Gerard from that volunteering crap. Mikey's Mom made sure they were grateful for what they had and I guessed she was showing Gerard how good he'd got it compared to the kids dumped in that place.
He was already outside with Ella; they looked pretty cosy with their arms wrapped around eachother. Gerard gave me a weird look.
I tickled Ella from behind; she jumped and turned to face me. Her eyes were teary, she'd been crying.
"Sorry" I whispered giving her a hug, she didn't hug me back instead she went stiff and rigid.
"What's wrong?" I asked sympathetically, "and what are you doing here?"
She looked at Gerard, then me, Gerard again and then me finally resting her eyes on Mikey and dropping her head. With a sigh she started crying again. This poor girl, she was about the have a nervous breakdown or something.
Ella's P.O.V.
"She's volunteering" Gerard answered for me.
I gave him small smile and shook my head, grateful that he was prepared to keep my secret.
"They deserve to know" I whispered.
Gerard nodded in a way that told me he understood that I had to get it all out.
"I live here" I told Frank and Mikey.
They both looked shocked.
Mikey came and gave me a hug. "What about your family? You told us so much about them." He asked.
"I'm sorry Mikey, I was ashamed, I made it all up" he comforted me more giving me a squeeze. Frank and Mikey were taking this better than Gerard did. Gerard looked a little embarrassed to be honest.
"Don't worry" Frank said, "We're you family now." He smiled. I needed to tell him.
"I know Frankie, but there's more."
Frank raised his eyebrow and looked at Gerard and Mikey. We all sat down on the children's home wall.
"Thing is…you really are my family."
Nobody said anything.
"Frank you are my brother" Frank smiled; when he saw I was serious his smiled faded.
"You mean…for real?"
I nodded. "I found out today."
"Is that why you were at my house?"
I nodded again. Frank caught my tear. I looked into his eyes. They were exactly like mine; this should have been an indication. I look like a female Frankie, I'm such an idiot! So is everyone else for not telling me sooner!
"My Mom think's you're weird…our Mom…."
Mikey jabbed him in the ribs.
"Ouch! Sorry Ells…brain not thinking syndrome"
I laughed to myself.
"What happens next?" I asked them all Frank in particular.
Mikey twiddled his thumbs, Gerard and Frank shrugged.
"Did you know your, our Mom was pregnant with me?"
Rage suddenly entered Frank's eyes. He stormed off, we all followed.
"Frank, you need to calm down. She doesn't know it's me. She doesn't want anything to do with me" I cried to him out of breath. I tried to grab his arm and pull him back but he was too fast and not stopping for anyone!
"FUCK THAT!" he screamed, "She taught me that family was the most important thing in life, she's a hypocrite!"
We reached Frank's house and all followed him in. I squeezed Mikey's hand; he squeezed mine, a bit surprised at my action. His was the first hand I could grab, Gerard took my other one.
"Why didn't you tell me I had a sister?" were the first words out of Frank's mouth.
His mother stood there shocked, she didn't even bother denying it.
"It was a difficult time darling, Dad and I were going through tough times…" she trailed off.
She looked hurt trying not to relive the memories of 16 years ago.
"I wanted to tell you Frankie, but It was never the right time" the tears in her eyes spilled over. "I would have loved to have kept her, be a family but your Dad and i…we were headed for divorce. I couldn't bring another baby up on my own!"
"You wanted to keep me!" I repeated astonished.
All eyes were on me, Frank's Mom hadn't even had time to acknowledge Mikey, Gerard and I standing awkwardly in the doorway.
"YOU!" she ran towards me pointing a finger.
Frank jumped infront of me shielding me from his crazy mother.
"Leave her the fuck alone" he warned.
"Don't you dare talk to me like that!" she diverted her finger at him.
"Why?" she asked me.
I looked at her and sniffled "because I deserve a family too" I whispered.
She looked more sympathetic now.
"How did you find us?"
"The other children's home burned down and I got shifted here, I knew that your maiden name was Chester."
She smiled and looked at Gerard. He looked sheepish. Gerard had been the one that had asked her earlier. Mikey and Gerard's hands were making mine sweaty I wiped them and laughed. The brothers did the same. Linda sat at the kitchen table and lit a cigarette, she looked like Audrey Hepburn.
"Do you want to know me?" I asked her in the quietest voice I've ever heard.
Hopefully you won't all die from suspense and I might still have a few living readers ^^ xoxo
