Chapter 8

"Hey listen I better head off. Looks like you need your space. You know I'm always on the other end of the phone if you need to talk, alright? Don't be too hard on him mate. I know he's betrayed you but he was doing it for you. His heart's in the right place you know."

"Just a shame about his brain." Aaron frowned

"Such a comedian aren't you Livesy?" Adam laughed "Remember what I said yeah? Whenever you need me.."

Aaron nodded "Cheers Adam. Come round tomorrow yeah? Mum got me a new game for the x-box I haven't played yet."

"Sounds like a plan. In the mean time I want you to make things up with Jackson"

"It's not that easy, Adam."

"I know mate. But he needs you just as much as you need him. You can deny it all you want but you do. You need him. Sort it out or I'll personally bang your heads together."

Aaron sighed and nodded and with one final look, Adam left the room and the pub, heading for his quad bike.

"What the fuck.." he muttered, searching the bike for his helmet. "Where the fuck's that gone? Oh to hell with it." Adam cursed, climbing onto the quad bike.

He started the engine and sped off, he realised as he came to the road something was wrong. He couldn 't steer, He couldn't brake. He was frozen. Unable to jump from the out of control quad bike. He sped out into the road a crunch of metal and getting tossed into the air was the last thing Adam felt before everything around him went black.

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The village was quiet and the devastating crash echoed, Several villagers who were in the pub and the cafe rushed outside. Chas face went plae and her legs gave way as she realised what had happened. Cameron rushed to her side "Get Aaron. Get Aaron now!"

Cameron burst into the back room of the pub, shocking Aaron. "Aaron...Adam's hurt.."

Cameron didn't need to say anymore. Aaron was on his feet and rushing out the door, fighting past several villagers. He looked up at the carnage. Adam's quad bike had collided with a haulage van, driven by Jimmy. Jimmy was at Adam's side, checking for signs of life. Aaron raced over and pulled Jimmy away "What the hell did you think you were doing? Look at what you've done!"

Jimmy's face was pale from the shock "H-He just...He came out nowhere..I-I didn't have the chance to s-stop...Aaron I'm sorry."

Aaron knelt down beside Adam's lifeless body "Adam? Adam mate it's Aaron. Please wake up! Adam! Wake up! Please!"

Aaron moved his body slightly, placing his arms under Adam's body and pulling him close "Come on...Please..."

Cameron knelt down infront of Aaron, desperatley searching Adam's body for signs of life. He put two fingers on the younger man's neck and sighed, bowing his head "I'm so sorry Aaron. He's gone."

"NO! NO! Adam please wake up mate! Please! You promised you'd always be there for me! Don't you dare do this to me now! Come on Cameron you know CPR! Do something!"

"There's nothing anyone can do Aaron."

"No...No I'm trying it. We have to do something he can't die! HE CANT DIE!"

Chas sobbed and rushed over to Aaron, desperately pulling him away from Adam "Aaron there's nothing we can do! He's dead!"

"No!" Aaron pushed Chas away and returned to Adam "Adam please...Please don't go. You're my best friend..I love you...I need you...Adam you're the only one who understands me please wake up!"

Aaron felt a hand on his shoulder, he looked up to see a mournful looking paramedic standing over him "I'm sorry lad. You need to let him go. You need to let us do our job."

"YOU'RE NOT TAKING HIM AWAY! I WON'T LET YOU!"

"Aaron..Come on. We need to tell John and Moira. You need to let them take him."

"Why didn't Jimmy stop, Cameron? Why wasn't Adam wearing his helmet?" Aaron sobbed as he let Adam slip from his arms. Cameron helped him up and began walking him back to the pub, followed by Chas.

"They'll find all of that out soon enough."

"His bike was fine! I don't understand this he never rode that thing recklessly! He was a sensible driver! Something's not right.. His bike was fine! He left it at the garage and Cain...Cain."

"What about him?"

"Clearly did a botched job on that quad bike!" Aaron fumed, heading towards the garage. "Me and him should have words I think!"

"Aaron! This isn't going to help!" Chas sobbed

"And you can shut up! Don't back him up Mum! He's killed my best friend!"

Cameron raced after Aaron and stopped infront of him, stopping the heart broken teen walking any further "Think about things Aaron! Adam picked his quad bike up from the garage and came straight to you. The quad bike was fine! You know as well as I do that Cain would never let a vehicle out of his garage if he didn't think it was safe."

"Well something's gone wrong! Something was wrong with that bike and I'm gonna find out what!"

"Aaron, it was just an accident."

"NO! There has to be a reason behind it! Adam wouldn't just drive out infront of a fucking lorry! My best friend is dead and if I EVER find out who was responsible, I'll kill them myself!"

Just out of sight, he smiled. One down, Two to go.

TBC