The Child With Red Eyes

'I was only ten years old when I first saw him and, to my relief, he didn’t seem to recognise me. I saw him on the street, his clothes a mess and his house on flames. I can remember the look he had given me as he ran back into the fire to get his sister. A look full of grief and regret. I pitied him though I knew it wasn’t pity he wanted. I couldn’t tell what he wanted but I knew it was impossible.'

Eve was sure Darran was...different. So maybe that was why she followed him. But, later, she began to wish she hadn't...