Take My Hand And Never Be Afraid Again, chapter 5
Mary wandered through the eerily quite and dark house, finding no one there. She stumbled to the door, flinging it open, only to find herself in a garden. The door snapped shut behind her. Mary wandered over to the molding bench, somehow remembering all of this. The last time this happened, all she could remember was a sharp pain-
"Mary!"
"Whaa.." Mary answered, her eyes still blurry
"Wake up! Are you alright? What were you dreaming about?"
"Jeez Gerard, take a breath..." Mary said, sitting up in her bed and rubbing her eyes. She could finally see Gerard's worried face properly
"I'm sorry. You really had us worried"
Mary saw Mikey come through the doorway with a glass of water
"Drink" he ordered
"Really, I'm fine-"
"Drink!"
"Yes master" Mary gulped the water down and wiped her mouth on her sleeve
"Ew, Mary, really, you would think you are a teenage boy" Mikey looked at her in disgust.
"And if I didn't know you any better, I would say you are gay. Well, actually, I still think you are gay." Mary shot right back at him.
"Ow, I'm hurt" Mikey said, holding his heart like he was shot.
"Well, the truth does hurt" Mikey just fell to the ground like he was shot
"OOO! Look at this nice carpet here!" Gerard said, and walked over Mikey.
"OW! FUCKER!"
"OH MY GOD! MY CARPET IS HAUNTED!" Gerard threw his hair in the air and ran down the hall, down the stairs, and into the kitchen, screaming like a little girl.
"Gaylord" Mikey coughed, and Mary rolled out of bed onto him.
"Oh, great, a follower"
"Naw, I just like to see you in pain" With that, Mary shot up and raced into the bathroom. Mikey shouted something that sounded like "Bitch!" And Mary locked the door.
Mary took a quick shower and came went downstairs for breakfast. On her way to the kitched, she went and checked the mail.
"Bills, Bills, Porn Mag, Bills..."
Mary felt like the wind was knocked out of her. He traced her fingers over the emblem. The letter was from the government. It read:
Ms. Addam,
Your brother, James Thomas Addam, has died on September 15. The funeral of your brother will be held on October 25. We wish you all the best.
+~+FLASHBACK+~+
"I'm going and thats final!" Jimmy said, walking out the door
"Wait! Jimmy! We need to talk about this!" Mary said, running out the door after him.
Mary finally caught up to him and pulled on his arm to hold him back, but eve though he was her little brother, he was much stronger than her. He jerked his arm back and kept walking. Mary then jumped onto his back.
"You knw whats gonna happen to you, right? You are gonna die! Just like Jake and Will! Please listen to me!" Jimmy stopped, and Mary jumped off his back.
"First thing I want to ask you. Why do you want to go?"
"First thing I want to ask YOU. Why don't you want me to go?"
"Because you are going to die. And I don't think I could handle that." Mary whispered, feeling tears rise.
"I'm gonna come back. Don't worry!" Jimmy said, wiping her tears.
"Now, instead of moping, can I have a hug before I leave?" Mary clung onto Jimmy like he was going to dissapear right before her. Well, in some sense he is.
"I'll send you a care package and everything" Mary whispering
"I'll come back. I promise."
Jimmy walked down the street, and the bus picked him up.
"Thats the last thing Jake and Will said to me" Mary whispered to herself, breaking down into tears on the porch.
+~+END FLASHBACK+~+
Mary trembled even more as she took out the other envelope. A letter from Jimmy. It read:
Dear Crash,
How are ya? I heard you are getting engaged. You must send me a picture of my nephew when he is born. Things here are getting pretty tough. I've already killed three inoccent lives. It kills me to do that. (Mary winced at the pun) Well, my unit is being called, Write back to me as soon as possible!
With all my love,
Jimmy
Mary slid down the wall and pulled her knees to her chest. She looked at the date. September 15. Jimmy was right, killing killed him.
"You broke your promise Jimmy. You broke it. You said you would come home. And now I'm going to be putting roses on your coffin door." Mary whispered through her silent tears.
"Mary? Mary! Where did you go?" Gerard called, coming down the hall to find Mary on floor, head on her knees.
"Oh, Mary, honey, whats wrong?" Gerard asked, sliding down next to her.
"Its... My... Brother..." Mary whispered between sobs
"Oh, Hun" Gerard said, encasing Mary with his body. Mary gripped his shirt, putting her head on his shoulder, slowly making his shirt wetter and wetter. Gerard felt her hot tears against his shoulder.
"What happened hun, you gotta tell me" said Gerard soothingly, stroking the back of her head.
"Ji---Jimmy... He's not comming back."
About an hour later, Gerard was on the couch, rubbing Mary's back soothingly, resting his head on Mary's. Mary was asleep, but Gerard didn't want to wake her. Mikey was at his girlfriend's house (probably scoring some). Gerard sighed, thinking about Mary. She already went through so much, her dad dying of cancer, her brothers dying in war, and her mother commiting suicide. Just then the phone rang.
"Hello, House of the Sanatic and Mentally Ill, how may I help you?"
"Hey Gerard honey"
"Hey babe, how are ya?"
"I'm good, how are you?"
"Not so great."
Whats wrong?"
"My friend found out her brother died today."
"Is it Mary by any chance?"
"Hey, yeah, howdja know?"
"It seems like alot of bad stuff has been happeneing to her lately"
"Yeah..."
"So, I was wondering, wanna go out and do something tonight?"
"Look, Kay, I don't think that's a real good idea-"
"Aw, alright, you can bring Mary"
"I'll pick you up at seven"
"Can't wait"
"Bye babe"
"Bye love"
Gerard wondered how well Kay and Mary would get along, let alone tell Mary that he had a girlfriend. He felt Mary stir.
"Hey hun, how did you sleep?"
"I fell asleep didn't I?"
"Yeah, you did."
"I'm sorry" Mary groaned, getting up and stretching
"It's alright baby. Hey, I gotta tell you something"
"Mhm, shoot."
"Well..."
CLIFFHANGER! Not really, but thats ok.
"Mary!"
"Whaa.." Mary answered, her eyes still blurry
"Wake up! Are you alright? What were you dreaming about?"
"Jeez Gerard, take a breath..." Mary said, sitting up in her bed and rubbing her eyes. She could finally see Gerard's worried face properly
"I'm sorry. You really had us worried"
Mary saw Mikey come through the doorway with a glass of water
"Drink" he ordered
"Really, I'm fine-"
"Drink!"
"Yes master" Mary gulped the water down and wiped her mouth on her sleeve
"Ew, Mary, really, you would think you are a teenage boy" Mikey looked at her in disgust.
"And if I didn't know you any better, I would say you are gay. Well, actually, I still think you are gay." Mary shot right back at him.
"Ow, I'm hurt" Mikey said, holding his heart like he was shot.
"Well, the truth does hurt" Mikey just fell to the ground like he was shot
"OOO! Look at this nice carpet here!" Gerard said, and walked over Mikey.
"OW! FUCKER!"
"OH MY GOD! MY CARPET IS HAUNTED!" Gerard threw his hair in the air and ran down the hall, down the stairs, and into the kitchen, screaming like a little girl.
"Gaylord" Mikey coughed, and Mary rolled out of bed onto him.
"Oh, great, a follower"
"Naw, I just like to see you in pain" With that, Mary shot up and raced into the bathroom. Mikey shouted something that sounded like "Bitch!" And Mary locked the door.
Mary took a quick shower and came went downstairs for breakfast. On her way to the kitched, she went and checked the mail.
"Bills, Bills, Porn Mag, Bills..."
Mary felt like the wind was knocked out of her. He traced her fingers over the emblem. The letter was from the government. It read:
Ms. Addam,
Your brother, James Thomas Addam, has died on September 15. The funeral of your brother will be held on October 25. We wish you all the best.
+~+FLASHBACK+~+
"I'm going and thats final!" Jimmy said, walking out the door
"Wait! Jimmy! We need to talk about this!" Mary said, running out the door after him.
Mary finally caught up to him and pulled on his arm to hold him back, but eve though he was her little brother, he was much stronger than her. He jerked his arm back and kept walking. Mary then jumped onto his back.
"You knw whats gonna happen to you, right? You are gonna die! Just like Jake and Will! Please listen to me!" Jimmy stopped, and Mary jumped off his back.
"First thing I want to ask you. Why do you want to go?"
"First thing I want to ask YOU. Why don't you want me to go?"
"Because you are going to die. And I don't think I could handle that." Mary whispered, feeling tears rise.
"I'm gonna come back. Don't worry!" Jimmy said, wiping her tears.
"Now, instead of moping, can I have a hug before I leave?" Mary clung onto Jimmy like he was going to dissapear right before her. Well, in some sense he is.
"I'll send you a care package and everything" Mary whispering
"I'll come back. I promise."
Jimmy walked down the street, and the bus picked him up.
"Thats the last thing Jake and Will said to me" Mary whispered to herself, breaking down into tears on the porch.
+~+END FLASHBACK+~+
Mary trembled even more as she took out the other envelope. A letter from Jimmy. It read:
Dear Crash,
How are ya? I heard you are getting engaged. You must send me a picture of my nephew when he is born. Things here are getting pretty tough. I've already killed three inoccent lives. It kills me to do that. (Mary winced at the pun) Well, my unit is being called, Write back to me as soon as possible!
With all my love,
Jimmy
Mary slid down the wall and pulled her knees to her chest. She looked at the date. September 15. Jimmy was right, killing killed him.
"You broke your promise Jimmy. You broke it. You said you would come home. And now I'm going to be putting roses on your coffin door." Mary whispered through her silent tears.
"Mary? Mary! Where did you go?" Gerard called, coming down the hall to find Mary on floor, head on her knees.
"Oh, Mary, honey, whats wrong?" Gerard asked, sliding down next to her.
"Its... My... Brother..." Mary whispered between sobs
"Oh, Hun" Gerard said, encasing Mary with his body. Mary gripped his shirt, putting her head on his shoulder, slowly making his shirt wetter and wetter. Gerard felt her hot tears against his shoulder.
"What happened hun, you gotta tell me" said Gerard soothingly, stroking the back of her head.
"Ji---Jimmy... He's not comming back."
About an hour later, Gerard was on the couch, rubbing Mary's back soothingly, resting his head on Mary's. Mary was asleep, but Gerard didn't want to wake her. Mikey was at his girlfriend's house (probably scoring some). Gerard sighed, thinking about Mary. She already went through so much, her dad dying of cancer, her brothers dying in war, and her mother commiting suicide. Just then the phone rang.
"Hello, House of the Sanatic and Mentally Ill, how may I help you?"
"Hey Gerard honey"
"Hey babe, how are ya?"
"I'm good, how are you?"
"Not so great."
Whats wrong?"
"My friend found out her brother died today."
"Is it Mary by any chance?"
"Hey, yeah, howdja know?"
"It seems like alot of bad stuff has been happeneing to her lately"
"Yeah..."
"So, I was wondering, wanna go out and do something tonight?"
"Look, Kay, I don't think that's a real good idea-"
"Aw, alright, you can bring Mary"
"I'll pick you up at seven"
"Can't wait"
"Bye babe"
"Bye love"
Gerard wondered how well Kay and Mary would get along, let alone tell Mary that he had a girlfriend. He felt Mary stir.
"Hey hun, how did you sleep?"
"I fell asleep didn't I?"
"Yeah, you did."
"I'm sorry" Mary groaned, getting up and stretching
"It's alright baby. Hey, I gotta tell you something"
"Mhm, shoot."
"Well..."
CLIFFHANGER! Not really, but thats ok.
