LINDSEY'S POV:
It was late at night and I'd snuck back to Freddie's room to stay with him. I couldn't bear leaving him, not after he'd admitted that he was scared and now, standing in the en-suite bathroom doorway, the door only open slightly, I was glad I had. The person who had run Freddie over was in his room, and it was Joe…
"You stay away from her or I'm going to make sure that next time, you don't wake up"
"Get out" I stated, making my presence in the room clear
"Linds…" Joe proclaimed, shocked as he turned to face me
"You heard me. Get the hell out of here" I shouted, my anger turning to hatred by the second
"I didn't mean that" he admitted
"Get out. Get out now. Leave the village. I never want to see you again. Go on, go" I proclaimed
I stepped towards him as he didn't move and began hitting him… "Look, just look at what you've done to your brother. And all because of me. You're sick. Get out"
Again he didn't move and I began pushing him away from Freddie and to the hospital room door, shoving him out into the corridor, leaning against it, Freddie and I watching each other…
"Are you okay?" I questioned worriedly, hurrying over to him
"My own brother…" he whispered
"I know. Shush, it's okay" I assured him, moving onto the bed, pulling him into me
"My own brother, Linds. My own brother did this to me" he began to sob, my heart breaking
"I'm going to make him pay" I admitted, stroking my hand through his hair as I held him tightly
FREDDIE'S POV:
It was now almost a week later and I'd been discharged from hospital. No one else was any the wiser to what Joe had done and I wanted to keep it that way until I got my head around the situation. Making my way into the kitchen that morning, Mum smiled at me warmly and kissed my cheek, pouring me a cup of tea from the pot…
"How's Lindsey?" she asked as she set the cup down in front of me "she's been really quiet this past week"
"I think everything's getting to her" I admitted, knowing exactly what was wrong with her "she's graduating from university soon and the work's piling up. That's why she's gone back to Newcastle, to see if she can get herself organised. She just needs some time away from here"
"Has something happened between the two of you?" she inquired, raising an eyebrow at me
"Why do you say that?" I questioned
"You've just been on edge, sharing weird looks and talking in secret since you came out of hospital. If things have gotten too much and you're splitting up, then just be honest" she replied
"We're not splitting up" I informed her
"Then what is it?" she asked
"We know who ran me over" I admitted "it was Joe…"
How will Sandy react to the news that Joe ran Freddie over? And what's to come next?
