My Heart Beats Only For You

We all nod our head and make our way to the front desk. We ask the nurse where we can find the girls and she points us in the direction of the ward between the children and adult wards. Anita thanks her and we make our way down the hall. Every one of our Converses are slapping the floor simultaneously and nurses turn to shush us. We try to be a bit quieter, but it doesn’t matter because we’re already at room 370 where the twins were being held. Anita quietly knocks on the door and hears a faint ‘Come in’ before telling us to wait then walks in. She comes out about 5 minutes later and waves us in with a glassy look in her eyes. Damn, it must be real bad. We all walk in, Frank clinging to me and Mikey with his arm wrapped protectively around Anita.

“Jess, Janette, meet some friends of mine, Mikey, Gerard, and Frank.”

“Omigawd, when you said friends I didn’t think you’d bring in Gerard Way! And this must be his brother and boyfriend! Wow, you sure do know people Anita,” the girl I assume to be Jessica says. I nod my head and smile shyly before examining the damage. Both her legs looked beyond scratched and her hips were in a cast type thing. I look at her sister and she looks similar, minus the hip cast, plus a leg cast. Janette’s face was badly scratched up where her sister didn’t have a single hair out of place. They both had had a tray of hospital food and IVs in their arms, which I immediately turned away from. I was deathly afraid of needles and it was just a natural reaction to turn away.

“Something wrong Gerard?” Anita asks concerned.

“Uh, I just really don’t like needles. Maybe I should wait outside for you all?”

“No don’t go just yet, we want to sit and talk for a while. No one has really visited yet, well ex and a couple of girls from the team have, but no one will ever believe me when I say Gerard Way, Mikey Way, and Frank Iero themselves visited me!”

“Jessica, shut up! Sorry for my sister’s behavior, she’s an airhead; obviously you came to visit ME!”

“Jessica, Janette! Shut the hell up! Ugh, sorry guys, these two must have brain damage too! Didn’t think they’d be this bad, but I don’t think they can help it, they’re freshman. This will be the closest they will ever get to anyone like you guys.”

“Guys like us?”

“Hot and older. You guys really don’t have to be here if they’re bothering you, and Gerard I’m so sorry. I didn’t know, you are welcomed to wait out in the car if you like, here’s the key’s. I just want to catch up for about 10 minutes then we’ll go. I promise!” I shake my head, denying the keys, and suck up the fear to stick it out in the waiting room with Frank. Mikey insisted in waiting with Anita because that kid really is glued to her side. 10 minutes go by and like promised, Anita and Mikey come out with a smile. Mikey’s arm is still tightly wrapped around Anita and her arm is now firmly around his waist.

“So, are we off to see the other girl?” I ask taking Frank’s hand in my own then following Anita back to her Acadia.

“No way I’m doing that again! They were in a car accident and they still find a way to joke around, leave it to the twins. They should be back at school in about a month so no worries with that. As for Jazzy, they filled me in. She’s pretty scratched up like them, but she also broke her nose. Poor her, she defiantly had the most gorgeous nose ever!”

“Aw, better than my adorable button nose?” Mikey asks with a pout. She leans up and kisses the tip of his nose and shakes her head then returns back to height. My eyebrows raise and I don’t ask anything about it, just get in the car and fasten my seatbelt. “Anyways, she’ll be fine, but won’t be back until her Senior year, she’s a junior. She’ll miss Prom and everything, which sucks for her since she’s into that shit.”

“You don’t like Prom?” I ask amused.

“It’s not that I don’t like it I just don’t see the need to pay a shitload of money for a ticket, a dress, appointment for hair and nails, and a limo just for one night that usually just filled with drunk jerks groping you and bad music.”

“Yeah she’s defiantly nothing like we’ve seen before, she’s a rare specimen this one,” I say looking at Frank.

“I’m serious! Think about it. A girl alone pays over $200 on a dress, $120 on her hair and nails, and maybe another $80 on her shoes. That’s $400, but don’t forget about the thousand or so dollars that will pay for the limo, about $90 on the actual Prom event. You’re talking thousands and hundreds of dollars for one night that no one will remember or care about 20 years from now! If I go next year or senior year I’m going in my BWM, a $40 dress, Chucks that match the dress, and my own personally styled hair. If I have a date he sure as hell be happy with her like that because I’m me and ME doesn’t want to spend money that could be used for something worth the money then a lousy dance!”

“What if the guy that went with you was the person that made it special? I have friends whose parents went to Prom together and are married today, happily at that.” Mikey did have a point, but I think it was only because he wanted Anita going to Prom with her the next year, if they lasted that is.

“Well that’s a different matter that I will not talk about, if he can make it special then I guess I’d have no choice, but to enjoy myself, but that guy would have to be pretty damn special.” She chuckled because she knew what Mikey was trying to hint at. I look at Frank and mimic a gagging motion while he quietly giggles.