Touchy

Fire encircles my hands. Why? Because I put soap on them.

Celine is a typical student; she goes to school, does the work and everything in between. Well, apart from the fact that she has severe eczema, a skin condition that makes her feel inhuman at times. The extent of her condition never hit her till high school. It changed her outlook on many things, herself being one - quite possibly the biggest one. She feels ridiculed by her fellow classmates, or a few in particular. No one really knows her, except for Phoebe, her one and only friend.

Phoebe's the perfect student, excellent grades, attendance and appearance. But when she's unexpectedly off, Celine makes the abrupt decision to bunk off the afternoon. Her struggles with other students get to her and without Phoebe at her side, her mind takes a dark turn.

Her troubles seem to fade away the further away she gets from them, no more snickering. Only, Celine just get off lightly, finding herself trapped with a stranger in the street. His presence makes her uncomfortable and with no one to help her battles, she's left to bypass him alone. If only it were that easy. Dagher introduces himself and Celine gets a bad feeling the second she sees him, only backed up by his voice. The darkness that surrounds him is frightening and everything you should avoid. Dagher then starts appearing time after time and the darkness becomes consuming. Celine can't fight it, but can she find an ally in the most unexpected person?