::Contains charater death! Be warned::

Chapter 4: Don’t Ever Forget

The dark clouds that swirled in the sky equal his mood as more and more people arrive join the crowd of people already around a coffin. Dark brown in color the coffin was already and surrounded by hundreds of flowers from well wisher and in honor of him, however he couldn’t help but notice the looks he was getting as he continued to stare at it.

Most people were surprised to see him there after what happened between the two when they worked at the store, but he wouldn’t let them bother him as he stood there in his dress slacks and tie hand from a light green shirt trying not to cry. It was a day of mourning for all of them especially him; however he wasn’t going to let it show now. He held a brave face as he watch the priest read a prayer out of the bible before shutting it and placing a final blessing upon it making the symbol of the cross in the air above the coffin. It was soon lower into the soft ground as the deceased grandmother step forward. Tears fresh in her eyes she released a handful of dirt over the grave, followed by his three best friends and Semi.

Shovels began to fill the remain dirt in a some people too overwhelmed with emotion turned and left the sight. Glen Gary along with his constant follower Dirk had left together followed by Amy. Russell Icbal and Lon had remained for a little while however they soon left along with ‘Grandma’ who they were afraid to leave alone, and soon he was the only one remaining at the grave site.

Tears started to fall down his face; however he still couldn’t tear his eyes away from the grave. It was all too painful to know that he was gone when he had only seen him the night before hand. Finally moving his feet he walked over to the tombstone kneeling before it, he rested his hand on the cool polished marble as he read the black words across the front.

-Here Lies Zack Bradley-

Son, Grandson and Best Friend

An angel who walked among us, he was love by all and shall be missed.


Johnnys daddy was taking him fishin
When he was eight years old
A little girl came through the front gate holdin a fishing pole
His dad looked down and smiled, said we cant leave her behind
Son I know you dont want her to go but someday youll change your mind
And johnny said take jimmy johnson, take tommy thompson, take my best friend bo
Take anybody that you want as long as she dont go
Take any boy in the world
Daddy please dont take the girl

Vince chucked at the words that rested on his tombstone as fresh tears started to fall out of his eyes. There was so much more to Zack then these words carved into the tombstone before him. Zack was his savor from his life, he was the best friend he ever had, the only person that understood him, and his lover. All of that made up the Zack Bradley that he knew, and now with him gone, and Vince wasn’t too sure that life was worth living anymore.

Same old boy
Same sweet girl
Ten years down the road
He held her tight and kissed her lips
In front of the picture show
Stranger came and pulled a gun
Grabbed her by the arm said if you do what I tell you to, there wont be any harm
And johnny said take my money, take my wallet, take my credit cards
Heres the watch that my grandpa gave me
Heres the key to my car
Mister give it a whirl
But please dont take the girl

Falling in love with Zack wasn’t the hard part, he was in love with Zack before he even realized it. Hating someone with passion is a form of caring all in itself, for if he didn’t hate Zack there was no emotion between them and there for he wouldn’t care, however if you told Vince this a couple of months ago he would have never believe you, but now standing there, crying at Zack’s gave site he almost wonder if it was true. Love came weither you wanted it to or not.

After he realized the love he felt was there, he wonder if it was too late, he had already affected their relationship when he had cheated to get employee of the month 18 times in a row. The two had battle one another to the fullest to out shine each other, hell, he was the reason Zack got almost all the injuries that he had obtained during their compititon.

However, all of that changed  the first time Vince’s soft lips met the ravished ones that belonged to Zack. He couldn’t deny the spark that was evident between the two of them. The kiss of corse had been accidentental and despite Zack’s out of breath pants and Vince’s flushed cheaks the two had denited it even happened, however Vince never forgot how amazing it was.

Vince’s hand rose off the tombstone and brushed his lips which still tingled from the sensation of Zack’s lips on his own and he felt the tears weld up in his eyes again.

Same old boy
Same sweet girl
Five years down the road
Theres going to be a little one and she says its time to go
Doctor says the babys fine but youll have to leave
cause his mommas fading fast and johnny hit his knees and there he prayed
Take the very breath you gave me
Take the heart from my chest
Ill gladly take her place if youll let me
Make this my last request
Take me out of this world
God, please dont take the girl

More stemed from that first kiss then expected, hell he wasn’t even sure that he could remember the last time he was with a woman that he looked forward to being with. Vince and Zack had become so much more from that little kiss.

The night of Zack’s death was the reason that it had been so hard on the him. Vince and Zack had spend the nigth together like any normal couple, they had gone to dinner together and a movie, a new move staring Will Ferrell and Jon Heder called “Blades of Glory” which Zack had beend dying to see and both had found hilarious and were on the way home when it happened. Driver not paying attention, drunk most likely Vince couldn’t remember, ran a red light slamming into the car on Zack’s side, sent Vince’s car into a spin flipping it twice before it landed on the roof.

When Vince awoke he found himself in an arm and leg cast but without other major injuries, however the worst one would come to his heart. Because Zack hadn’t been wearing a seatbelt he had been ejected from the car and was of life suport, however he didn’t look like he was going to make it.

Vince never consider himself a praying man, but that night when he lay in that hosptial bed he couldn’t help but pray over and over again as he stared up at the white celling that Zack would make it though the night.

Zack never woke up.

Johnnys daddy
Was taking him fishin
When he was eight years old

Vince rose from the grave feeling the cold tears return and he turned away from the grave for the first time. He wipped the fresh dirt from his knees and looked at the grave again. Bring his hands up to his lip he kissed it softly before it came to rest on the tombstone.

“Don’t ever forget that I love you.”

With that Vince moved away from the grave and down the hill as the sky overhead opened up and the rain began to pour, like the tears of heaven, on the fresh grave.