The Mask that I wear

Rinni walked in to Gerard's room at 10 AM the next day.

"Gerard, wake up" She said softy.

"Ok, ok, I'm up." Gerard said rubbing his eyes.

Rinni handed him a piece of toast.

He shook his head no.

"No, I can't do this." he said.

"c'mon Gee, you will never get better if you don't eat.

"Nu-uh."

"Please."

"No."

Frank walked in.

"Please Gee, for me?"

"No."

"Want me to play some Pencey Prep?"

"Will it make it better?"

"Yeah."

Frank started to play "PS Don't Write"

"While you were fucking up
I went and found something new
Packed up all my shit
Stole back all my tapes
Left your spare key under the mat
This is not a joke
You'd better learn to take a hint
Cause I'm not coming back
Maybe you'll understand when you're waking up alone
In a cold and empty bed

If you're reading this, I'm gone
Happy b-day
PS! DON'T WRITE!
Cause you will not get a reply

While you were fucking up
I got my life in shape
Somewhere along the line
I found a hidden strength that I didnt know I had
Standing on my own
Cutting all the strings that you used to control
Surprise surprise
I am long gone

If you thought you could keep me down
By holding me up
You were wrong
You don't call the shots anymore

While you were fucking off
I learned to love myself again
Even better now
I learned to hate you
C'est la vie, baby
We're through
See you around
Maybe on the sixth of never"

"did that help?"

"Yeah Frankie."

Gerard bit into his toast.

Well so far so good. Gerard thought.

Frank smiled. Gerard was doing such a great job.

"Gee, you should probably get some sleep."

"Ok, you're right this hospital stuff is tireing, it sucks!"

Frank laughed. "Good night Gee."