Enclosed Spaces, chapter 6
You could hear the cries and whines of Gerard on the other side trying to decide whether or not to talk to Jara. He hung up. It was too much.
He started heavily breathing and couldn't control it. "Anyone got a fucking cigarette?!";
There was no response.
The phone rang again. Gerard picked it up. "What the fuck do you want know!";
"Gerard, it's Jara. What the fuck you think you're doing?! You're sad so you go and pull a stunt like this?! I'm ashamed and in tears right now. I never thought you'd do something like this, ever!";
"I never thought I'd see you walking in a Emily's shoes either but I guess I was wrong."; Gerard smirked.
"Who's Emily, should I know about this girl?"; she asked in a rude tone.
"If you'd count her as a girl. But she's nothing to worry about but what about all those guys you were with?! Shouldn't I be concerned about that?!"; he said.
"Gerard, I love you, you know that.";
"Don't say it, don't say it. It'll only remind me of the times when we were together; my happy times."; He was sobbing now.
"Gerard, listen to yourself. You never listen! Oh my God. This is what I was talking about! You have to learn to respect others! And threatening other people's lives isn't going to help solve the problem. Put the gun down now and come out. We can just go home and everything will be back to normal.";
"Go back to what? The yelling, the screaming, the lies and betrayal, is that what you want to go back to?!"; Gerard questioned.
"Gerard, you're making me cry. I miss you and I want everything just to be like it was when we first met.";
"Well, you can't get everything you always want in life. I know; I've tried and tried and prayed to God, and you know what I was left with? It wasn't you. I was left with myself, me, me! It's not easy to be without you! You're the world to me! And now you're gone, out of hand and flown away like a baby dove leaves its mother. I love you, as much as it hurts to say as I know you can't say it back and mean it, but I'll always love you forever on and eternity. Even as my bones turn to dust, know that I love you and forever will. Never forget it."; Dial tone.
Gerard turned around and started, "Fuck, fuck, fuck! We're never gonna make it out of here alive. I'm gonna die, not too sure what's gonna happen to you folks though. I don't know what I'm planning yet, but it'll be something good.";
There was a rush of panic throughout the room. It was like a thunderstorm now inhabited the building.
"You, Gaz, come with me. We're leaving,"; Gerard grabbed hold of her and pointed the gun to her back. They started working their way up a flight of stairs that lead to the roof.
"Dude, let me go. I'm only 17 and once this is all over, I'm suing you for sexual harassment!";
"Not too sure this will ever be over, but whatever helps you sleep at night.";
"Wait, you're going to kill me, aren't you?! Let me go! Let me go!"; Gaz started swatting at him trying to get him to lose his grip on her, hopefully allowing her to run away.
"Afraid of me now?"; Gerard asked.
"I'm not afraid of death, if that's what you mean. Isn't that what we live for anyway. Just to die? All I know is I sure as hell aren't afraid of you. You are sick, a sick fuck!"; Gaz spat out. "I like your style... "; she whispered under her breath.
"Why thank you, I feel so much better now. I'm not going to kill you know cause I got a compliment."; Gerard said sarcastically. "Nice way to suck up.";
"Please let me go! Didn't you hear what your girlfriend said?! She said she loved you, but you didn't want to hear it. You tuned her out. You didn't even give a fuck what she had to say!";
"Watch your language and if you're lucky you won't have to die. Hey, you stopped chewing your gum. You look kinda cute when you're not chomping away at that stuff.";
Gaz's face turned red and then she smiled, "I'm not sure if that's supposed to be taken positively or in some kind of creepy pedophile way, but thanks.";
"It's the latter, definitely,"; Gerard said nodding and smiling.
"Shut up, ewww. . . .that's gross. Images in my head, running, trampling, through my mind. Ewww. . . . .ewww. . . .";
"You like it, don't lie.";
"Oh my God, I think I'm gonna be sick,"; Gaz said, holding her mouth with one of her hands.
They reached the top of the stairs and stood in front of the door to the roof.
"Alright, Gaz, listen to me. Pay attention. If you mess up, we're both dead, okay? Can you be a good hostage and play along? You just stay with me and don't run. Okay? Now, I'm going to count to three, okay? Do you want to count with me? Let's start."; They both closed their eyes and took deep breaths. "One. . . . . . . ."; they said it together, "Two. . . .";, they gulped. The pulse of their hearts beat in unison with one another, then stopped dead. "Three. . . . ."; Gerard opened the door and they both walked out.
He started heavily breathing and couldn't control it. "Anyone got a fucking cigarette?!";
There was no response.
The phone rang again. Gerard picked it up. "What the fuck do you want know!";
"Gerard, it's Jara. What the fuck you think you're doing?! You're sad so you go and pull a stunt like this?! I'm ashamed and in tears right now. I never thought you'd do something like this, ever!";
"I never thought I'd see you walking in a Emily's shoes either but I guess I was wrong."; Gerard smirked.
"Who's Emily, should I know about this girl?"; she asked in a rude tone.
"If you'd count her as a girl. But she's nothing to worry about but what about all those guys you were with?! Shouldn't I be concerned about that?!"; he said.
"Gerard, I love you, you know that.";
"Don't say it, don't say it. It'll only remind me of the times when we were together; my happy times."; He was sobbing now.
"Gerard, listen to yourself. You never listen! Oh my God. This is what I was talking about! You have to learn to respect others! And threatening other people's lives isn't going to help solve the problem. Put the gun down now and come out. We can just go home and everything will be back to normal.";
"Go back to what? The yelling, the screaming, the lies and betrayal, is that what you want to go back to?!"; Gerard questioned.
"Gerard, you're making me cry. I miss you and I want everything just to be like it was when we first met.";
"Well, you can't get everything you always want in life. I know; I've tried and tried and prayed to God, and you know what I was left with? It wasn't you. I was left with myself, me, me! It's not easy to be without you! You're the world to me! And now you're gone, out of hand and flown away like a baby dove leaves its mother. I love you, as much as it hurts to say as I know you can't say it back and mean it, but I'll always love you forever on and eternity. Even as my bones turn to dust, know that I love you and forever will. Never forget it."; Dial tone.
Gerard turned around and started, "Fuck, fuck, fuck! We're never gonna make it out of here alive. I'm gonna die, not too sure what's gonna happen to you folks though. I don't know what I'm planning yet, but it'll be something good.";
There was a rush of panic throughout the room. It was like a thunderstorm now inhabited the building.
"You, Gaz, come with me. We're leaving,"; Gerard grabbed hold of her and pointed the gun to her back. They started working their way up a flight of stairs that lead to the roof.
"Dude, let me go. I'm only 17 and once this is all over, I'm suing you for sexual harassment!";
"Not too sure this will ever be over, but whatever helps you sleep at night.";
"Wait, you're going to kill me, aren't you?! Let me go! Let me go!"; Gaz started swatting at him trying to get him to lose his grip on her, hopefully allowing her to run away.
"Afraid of me now?"; Gerard asked.
"I'm not afraid of death, if that's what you mean. Isn't that what we live for anyway. Just to die? All I know is I sure as hell aren't afraid of you. You are sick, a sick fuck!"; Gaz spat out. "I like your style... "; she whispered under her breath.
"Why thank you, I feel so much better now. I'm not going to kill you know cause I got a compliment."; Gerard said sarcastically. "Nice way to suck up.";
"Please let me go! Didn't you hear what your girlfriend said?! She said she loved you, but you didn't want to hear it. You tuned her out. You didn't even give a fuck what she had to say!";
"Watch your language and if you're lucky you won't have to die. Hey, you stopped chewing your gum. You look kinda cute when you're not chomping away at that stuff.";
Gaz's face turned red and then she smiled, "I'm not sure if that's supposed to be taken positively or in some kind of creepy pedophile way, but thanks.";
"It's the latter, definitely,"; Gerard said nodding and smiling.
"Shut up, ewww. . . .that's gross. Images in my head, running, trampling, through my mind. Ewww. . . . .ewww. . . .";
"You like it, don't lie.";
"Oh my God, I think I'm gonna be sick,"; Gaz said, holding her mouth with one of her hands.
They reached the top of the stairs and stood in front of the door to the roof.
"Alright, Gaz, listen to me. Pay attention. If you mess up, we're both dead, okay? Can you be a good hostage and play along? You just stay with me and don't run. Okay? Now, I'm going to count to three, okay? Do you want to count with me? Let's start."; They both closed their eyes and took deep breaths. "One. . . . . . . ."; they said it together, "Two. . . .";, they gulped. The pulse of their hearts beat in unison with one another, then stopped dead. "Three. . . . ."; Gerard opened the door and they both walked out.
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