Evaline:
At some point, the cold night air became even sharper. Maybe it was the weather itself, or maybe it were the secrets that Kieran was unraveling.
And as if I wasn't surprised enough, he ended up revealing another one.
"You know, this isn't the first time I have seen someone in that condition," he whispered, and while his voice didn't waver, there was a heaviness in his confession.
My heart was pounding as I asked, "What do you mean?"
He let out a slow breath and fixed his eyes on the gravel path ahead. The moonlight was casting half of his face in silver, while the other half was in deep shadow. He was looking like someone torn between two choices - between truth and silence.
He was silent for a while this time. Then, he finally spoke. "Last December," he began quietly, "a final-year student was found Soul Dead."
I blinked. "What?"
