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‘Yes,’ I whispered.
‘That must have frightened you, when you heard.’
An avocado-sized lump formed in my throat. How well he understood me. He was the only person who saw it from my point of view, got so instinctively how I felt.
‘It made it real,’ I said. ‘Does that make sense?’
‘Completely.’
And although we were hundreds of miles apart, I could see the expression on his face as he said it. The warmth in his eyes, the love.
My mother came out of the shower, poured herself a glass of wine, filled it right to the top. Her hand shaking as she brought it to her lips.
‘It was on the radio just now. They’ve confirmed Niamh Keenan was killed by the Shadow. There’s something he does to all the bodies, apparently. Though they won’t say what.’
My body tensed, a suction machine tightening the air around me.
‘We know Matty,’ I said, eyeballing her. Reminding her of her promise.
‘How well do we know him really though? I’ve never met his parents, his friends. All this time, I’ve only been to his house twice.’
‘We know him,’ I repeated.
But this time I sounded less sure.
