this chapter in no way advocates skipping ™ (stay in school kids)

                                    

                                          
The next morning, when Gee finally made her way downstairs, a group of her favorite people waited for her at the kitchen table. She looked miserable. Gee literally looked miserable. It was sad to see the tired and broken expression on her face.

                          
There was a cup of coffee made just the way she liked it set up on the table at her usual place. Ray was buttering a slice of toast and Pete and Mikey hugged her from behind. Mama Way wore a "concerned mom" expression. 
                          
Gee was now a little pissed, "Ray, why did you tell everyone what happened?"
                          
"Gee," Pete started, "He didn't have to. You and Frank were yelling loud enough for the whole block to hear."
                          
"Oh." She picked up her mug of coffee and took a tentative sip. It was exactly how she liked it, maybe better.
                          
"I'm really sorry honey." Her mom stretched a comforting hand in her direction to hold. Gee grabbed for her mother's hand.
                          
"Yeah." The three boys chorused.
                          
Pete spoke out, "Especially me, I didn't even get to meet Frank properly."
                          
Gee rolled her eyes; despite his incessant yammering she actually enjoyed having Pete around. Ever since he moved back, Pete had unofficially moved into the Way residence. Mr. and Mrs. Wentz were fine with it as long as Pete got to school on time. It had only been two days, but an hour with Pete Wentz is equal to about a year.
                          
"And yes, Gee, before you open your mouth you are going to school today. You've missed a lot of school already this year and I want you to graduate on time."
                          
Gee stood with her mouth popped open, the words her mother had spoken lingering in the room. How dare she tell Gee to go to school, could her mother not see her blatant emotional distress over this breakup? Mama Way kissed her daughter, son, son-in-law, and adopted son on the head before she picked up her keys and left for work.
                          
"We could totally skip." Pete suggested and Mikey nodded along with his boyfriend's plan.
                          
"No way, you heard what Mom said." Ray put his hands on his hips. "You guys don't have to worry about taking Gee today, I'll drive her to school."
                          
The boyfriends were out of the door in seconds.
                          
"We are totally skipping," Ray giggled.
                          
Gee cracked a smile for the first time this morning and reached up to ruffle Ray's fro. 
                          


                          
"What up chumps?" Bert announced to his entire lunch group. About a dozen people replied back to him with various insults and greetings. "I'm seeing a lack of a certain fro?" Bert wondered aloud. "Where's Toro?"
                          
Mikey along with Pete scoffed, "He and Gee skipped the day."
                          
"Why?"
                          
"You didn't hear this from me...but Gee and her new boyfriend Frank had a falling out. He figured out she was trans. I think they broke up. The terms were a little vague though."
                          
Pete glared pointedly at his boyfriend. For the second time in his life, Mikey Way had told one of Gee's very important secrets to the masses. Her life might as well be an open book, or a predictable fanfiction at the least.
                          
Bert frowned, "Oh." 
                          
But he then realized that this was his time! This was the moment he had been waiting for, a slot that he could wiggle into to be a part of Gee's life again! He smiled, and no one said anything about it because it was Bert for fuck's sake, no one wanted to know what was going on up there.