Majorly sorry for the large wait in uploading, I know I'm at least a week late, and I do apologise for that, it's just things have been very manically busy and I've had a lot of time with no laptop even, so writing has been difficult, so as an apology I will try my upmost to get this chapter and the next chapter to you excessively quickly (without making it crap) any who, here it is chapter 4: An Early Departure?

GPOV

Suddenly all I could hear other than the loud music was my Frankie's screaming; It sounded awful and with the pitch, I just knew that something terrible had happened. I dashed out of his room and down the stairs, towards the epicentre of my lover's woes. I reached him and grabbed a hold of him, and then the scene that I noticed around us even wanted to make me cry.

Frank's mother was just suspended in mid-air by the noose wrapped around her neck, she was swaying to and fro, in a horrifyingly melodic fashion. It was all I could do just to try and keep calm for my Frankie and not either join him in tears or get angry at the fact his one piece of close family had betrayed him in this all so permanent way.

"Frankie, Frankie" was all I could chant to him, what was I supposed to say? Thankfully it did help stop him from full blown screeching and instead leave him loudly sobbing 'never said it was a big improvement'

"She.. she.." Frankie starts attempting to tell me in between sobs, he may have been trying to say something earlier but all I could register were incomprehensible gurgles.

"Shhhh, shhh, shh, try to calm down slightly first then tell me, let's move into another room as well" I guide him out of the room and sit him down in the kitchen, I sit opposite from him on the table and allow his vice like grip on my hand as he taking in some very ragged breaths. 'He's so brave' I ponder to myself, it just made me wonder what he's had to put up with before.

FPOV

'Oh God, what has she done' was the only thought able to go through my head, as well as the image of her just swaying there, it was a relief that Gee and Taela were here, if I'd been alone I don't know what I'd have done.

'Try and calm down Frank, I know it isn't easy; but you must keep going' Taela very plainly states, it's really not her fault she's so blunt, it's just she has seen and caused more death than any being should have to, still that doesn't quite soften the blow.

"Frankie, you don't have to tell me anything now if you don't want to" my Gee says coming round the table with his chair so he can enfold me in a hug, 'That's more comforting Taela!'

"No.." I sniff, "I.. I want.. to try and say now.." I reply in raspy breaths, "She.. left a note."

"Ok, why don't you let me read it? It will make it easier trust me?"

GPOV

Frankie hands me the suicide note to read, the emotions that swelled up within me whilst and after reading it were impossible to describe:

"Frankie,

I can't deal with any of this anymore, I'm ill and don't need this on top. I'm losing my job and have barely any money left to pay the bills, this is the easiest way out, I'd advise you to do the same, although from your disgusting sins I doubt we can be in Heaven together but God may be forgiving, I guess we will see.

Mom"

FPOV

In between sobs I could make out how Gee's facial expressions had changed, he seemed to hold pity, sorrow, and anger; Which in all honesty. I couldn't quite blame him for.

"Ok Frankie, I'm going to get you a cup of coffee and a smoke alright? You just sit here ok?" As he navigates his way towards the kettle keeping eye contact on me the entire time, 'probably in case I do attempt to join Mum' I glumly think causing another round of sobs to come out.

In a few minutes time Gee comes back with his cigarettes, lighter and two cups of coffee, "Alright Frankie, I know you don't want to think about this now but we do need to contact the authorities, do you want me to take care of it?"

I miserably grumble whilst nodding my head and he smiles whilst frowning, which would be cute if it wasn't in this context. I point towards the house phone for him as I see him confusedly scanning the room.

2 Weeks Later

I'm finally going to go back to school, I was starting to become crazy in the house by myself with only Taela to talk to, and furthermore without my Gee, the only good thing left and the only thing keeping me sane. He'd stayed with me for the first couple of days as well as the occasional appearance from Mikey who seemed quite nice, but they had to go back to school as they didn't really have much of an excuse to remain with me.

Gee was coming to pick me up in his old black car in about 15 minutes, although he will probably arrive any second now with Mikey so he can attempt to talk me out of it or make sure I won't have a nervous breakdown in the middle of art or something.

'Will you be ok Frank?' Taela asks me 'You must remember many teenagers can be horrible beings, I don't want to see you returning to the comatose like state you were a couple of weeks ago'

"I will be fine Taela, and although some people may make the odd horrible comment I think I'm ready now, besides, Gee and Mikey have already told me there going to practically become personal body guards for like the first week so I should be fine" I reply whilst finishing off my eyeliner.

I hear a car pulling up outside and from looking out of the of the windows I confirmed my suspicions, Gee and Mikey had arrived early to talk me out of it. I grabbed my bag and phone and made my way downstairs to Gee and Mikey walking through the door. "Are you sure your ready hun?" Gee instantly comes out with, causing Mikey's nose to wrinkle up, he didn't mind me or Gee being gay, he just didn't like to think about his brother's love life, which I can kinda understand even though I never had a brother myself.

"You don't have to rush into anything" Mikey continues

"I'll be fine you two, it's been two weeks, I don't want to lose my summer or worse redo the entire year"

"Well, if you're sure" Mikey tells me, yet Gee is just stood there frowning, obviously conflicted as he doesn't believe I'm okay, yet must want me back at school and can knows my logic is correct.

I decide to take matters into my own hands by just walking past them both and sitting in the front passenger seat so I will get to sit next to Gee. I then look back to see Mikey hissing something at Gee, probably telling him that I'll be fine, and Gee must've resigned as he pulls on a massively fake smile and walks out to the car with Mikey and sits himself in the driver's seat with Mikey going in the middle of the back so he can still lean forwards to us.

After the short drive to school we get out of the car and that is when all of my confidence evaporates straight from me and I near collapse on Gee from pure nerves, causing him to look increasingly worried.

I manage to regain my composure, and just keep a vice-like grip on Gee's hands as we begin to walk into the school.

GPOV

I knew this was a bad idea, I shouldn't have let Frankie come back yet, the whispers we're ever-present.. They ranged from us being 'Fags' to the failure who caused his mom 'to commit'. I could only imagine what it would be like for my Frankie, it took all I had not to lash out at them for it, but I knew it would only go bad for me and make things worse on Frankie.

We said bye to Mikey and then we both went into our own form room to get registered. The teacher we had today arched her eyebrow at Frankie as he came in and when we were classed as 'present' she asked him to wait behind, so I, very impatiently, waited for him outside. He soon came back out, "What did she want?" I say perhaps too quickly.

"Calm down Gee" 'How ironic' I think "she was just ensuring that I was fine and letting me know I can talk to the school's psychologist if I felt like it benefitted me"

"Do you want to go?" I asked him

"No, I don't need to go, and don't particularly want to, I just want to be with you Gee, I'd do anything to be with you" he then erupts into a massive smile which was very contagious. We then walked on to art.

FPOV

The day passed without too much incident, I mean the odd jerk would say something but it didn't actually hurt as much as I'd have thought it would have, possibly because I had Gee with me, or like going to the gym, the true ache comes later.

Gee however did not do many wonders for himself for the title of most popular of the day, he often shouted and hit a couple of people who made some of the worse comments which felt like a stab to the heart and although Gee got some sympathy, he didn't get much, and practically put himself on final warning.

'Stupid twats' Taela muttered after Gee's last warning, which did cause me to smirk. I honestly don't know what I could have done without Taela either, she was good at keeping spirits up, and not to mention I always felt oddly secure around her.

Me and Gee went to our last lesson which was maths which was normally boring, so me and Gee sat texting each other, the teacher must have been tipped off by Gee's behaviour today so found an excuse to split us up for the day.

"Gee, do you want to come round mine after school? :) xx"

"Sure, do need to sort out a couple of things though, so if we could stop off at mine first it would be greatly appreciated, I can also introduce you to mum and dad then ;) xx"

"OMG of course! I had forgotten for a second there I've not seen them yet :P , you must think I'm a right idiot xD xxx"

"Of course not Frankie! I love you 3 xxx"

"Awh, I love you too :3 xxxx"

Thankfully it wasn't too long till the end of the lesson so I carried on working with my partner who's name I couldn't be bothered to remember, so I nicknamed him 'not Gee' although not to his face, he seemed friendly but I didn't want to test that.

When the lesson finally ended me and Gee walked out, and we're just making our way to his car when I hear "Oi! Fags! Stop where you are right now!"

We both span round like startled cats and see this group of jocks advancing closer, Gee tells me to run, so I did, there was only one direction in the alley way we had used as a shortcut and it was towards his car. Then it was only when I had gotten close to his car that I realize Gee hasn't been following me, and he is stood there facing the group of jocks.

"Gee! Quick!" I shout over to him

But he doesn't move he just replies back "Just get out of here Frankie, you know I would die in a hail of bullets for you"

"Heh" I hear the jock chuckle, "how about knives?" the jock says which is when I realize a couple of glinting metal blades shining from the light reflecting off of them

"GEEE!" I scream.

Well then, how was that? Sorry to leave you with another cliff-hanger, but I do like to keep you all guessing ;) well as I said I will begin work on the next chapter to try and get it to you quickly, but things have been rather stressful round here so I will not make any large promises yet!