Two weeks later

"Gaz, get into the car" I say as I pull him down the slanting lane at the back of the shambles. I look to my left and see a door stood half – open and Jay peering through, his eyes wide as saucers as if I were committing a crime, I ignore him, and get into the drivers seat of the car.

"where are we going Rob? Where are we going?"

"Don't talk, just sit back and enjoy the ride yeah?"

Gary lays his head back uneasily on the leather cushion behind him and frowns slightly.

"If you must know Gaz, I'm taking you on holiday, okay?

"Have you got my meds?" Gary questions "I can't go anywhere without them."

"Where were going, you wont need them.. it'll just be us two, no one judging us.. no one getting between us .." I smile slightly at the thought of the bliss that will be ahead of us.

"you're really confusing me, why wont I need my meds?"

"You just won't okay? Stop asking me questions I'm trying to concentrate driving"

Just as I begin to concentrate on driving again a car whirls in front of me, making me push down on the breaks with a huge amount of force. "WHAT THE FUVK WAS THAT?!" I look back at Gary to see if he was okay, he was, I then open the door and get out to see a similar face greeting me, Jason's. "WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT JASON!"

"Where are you taking Gaz?" He spits and after slamming his car door close.

"OUT, what's the problem with that huh?!"

"Erm, ALLOT. When were you going to tell us you're bringing him on hoilday?!"

"How.. How do you know about that..?!"

"You're laptop you knob! Remember? You let me borrow it the other day? When I went on it, I was greeted by a load of tabs of holiday sites, and when you randomly took him out of the studio with a word I knew something was up!"

"What's up with me and Gaz going on a break together?!"

"Urm, maybe that you haven't even packed? And Gary's meds?" Jay takes out Gary's medication and places it in my hand. I throw it on the ground and stomp on it. "What is fucking wrong with you?!" Jay shouts.

"I'M JUST FED UP OF US TO BEING CONTROLLED ALL THE TIME, I WANTED FOR US TO TAKE A BREAK FROM EVERYTHING AND JUST WALK AROUND A STREET WHERE NO ONE RECOGNISES OR JUDGES US, I DID'NT WANT TO TAKE THE FUCKING PILLS BECAUSE EVER SINCE HE WENT ON THEM... HE'S BEEN A DIFFERENT GUY OKAY?! HE'S NOT MY GARY!"

"HE'LL NEVER BE YOUR GARY, NE-VER OKAY?!"

In sheer anger my hand meets Jason's jaw and his head is thrown to the side as the impact of my punch takes its place. A splutter of blood shoots from Jason's mouth and onto the cold hard ground. I stare at the dark shining drops on the paving-stones before composing myself and turn to get back into the car.

"Jay? What's going on? Rob what the fuck?" I turn back and realize that Gary is out of the car and is standing next to an injured Jason who is clenching his bloody, swollen jaw.

"Get back into the car Gaz!"

"No... not after you hurt Jay..."

"get INTO THE CAR!" I shout and my voice echoes through the quiet empty town, the odd passer- by giving me odd looks.

"N-" Gary doesn't have a chance to finish his sentence as I've already grabbed the collar of his royal blue shirt and flung him inside the car, shutting the door behind me in anger. I quickly get into the car before Jay has a chance to stop me and speed down the road, away from, what I was hoping, was the last of my old life, But, I was wrong.