ADAM Pope lay alone in his tent in a cold, dark wood. He knew another sleepless night awaited him.
As he curled up in his sleeping bag, he listened intently to the sounds on the other side of the fabric. Even the slightest snap of a twig filled him with fear. He had no idea what lurked out there in the darkness.
Staring up at the tent ceiling, Adam wondered how his life had come to this. He had been raised by a loving family who did everything they could to keep him on the right path.
But Adam knew he was the type of kid your parents warned you to stay away from. Whether it be joyriding cars or holding illegal raves, the rebel was no stranger to trouble.
Adam, who grew up in the Lostock area of Bolton, found himself in in the ten hot water with police many times during his adolescence. He once almost faced jail after being caught driving while disqualified several times.
"I was on a self-destructive trail," Adam, now 43, told the Manchester Evening News. "I've always been a nice person - I was never a bad person - I just never knew why I was going down this path or what the cause was.
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