Billy had not prepared for this.

His short time on this planet had been fraught with misunderstanding and confusion, but never actual danger. He had always thought that the Shadow was simply part of what his mother had called his 'silly imagination', undulating tendrils of cold blackness slithered everywhere he looked.

So he ran. To the only place he had ever felt safe. A place in which he had enjoyed many quiet and happy hours alone, away from the horrid children at school, away from the worried glances and over-protection at home and entirely cut off from the Real World.  ...read more »

Tick... TOCK-tick...

By the time the Police turned up later that morning, Janet and Davey had already scoured every inch of the areas they knew the little boy liked to go. They returned to their empty houses cold and tired, empty-handed and miserable. Davey persuaded Janet to try and sleep while they waited for the police to come.