I Promise I'll Look After You

Gerard...?

{Frank's POV}

The bell went, signalling the start of the school day.

Something wasn't right though.

Where was Gerard?

He was usually here by now.

"Coming, Frank?"

I looked up to see Taylor smiling at me.

"Um. Yeah," I started following her and the others to form.

I was feeling slightly anxious as to why Gerard hadn't shown up yet but there was probably nothing to worry about.

He was probably just late or ill or something.

If he was ill though he would have told me.

So was he late?

I decided that worrying wasn't going to do anything so I tried to get myself to stop.

That was until I happened to glance at the gate.

The gate I had watched Gerard enter about a hundred times.

I froze on the spot, staring.

Was that...?

I squinted my eyes as I focussed on the person lying on the floor.

Soon, I was taking large strides towards them.

Taylor called behind me but I ignored her.

By the time I was halfway across the playground, I was sure it was Gerard.

I dropped my back and started running.

He was lying on his side, obviously having passed out.

What the fuck...?

When I was about ten feet away from him, I saw it.

The blood.

I felt my heart in my throat as I skidded down next to him.

"Gerard?!"

He didn't acknowledge me, his eyes still closed.

I pushed him carefully onto his back and my eyes widened at the steadily growing stain of blood on his shirt.

It wasn't stopping.

What the fuck had happened to him?!

Who did this?!

I looked behind me to see Taylor, Maisie and a few of our friends running towards us.

Turning back to Gerard, I tried to find his pulse on his neck.

My hand was shaking slightly as I did this.

After a few attempts, I found it; weak and slow, but still there.

Thank fuck.

Taylor and the others were by us then.

"Oh my god!" Taylor gasped.

I looked up at them.

"Don't just fucking stand there! Get a teacher! Call an ambulance! Do fucking something!"

The panic was slowly beginning to build.

Especially as Gerard was still unconscious.

Taylor ran off to get a teacher while Dan called 999.

I thought back quickly to any hospital or cop shows I had watched.

What was the best thing to do in a situation like this?!