Did you see the Flares in the sky?

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Danny POV
I stepped off the plane into the Dublin drizzle. I called a cab and climbed in. I pulled my beanie down further over my quiff. I didn't want anyone to recognise me. I paid the taxi driver and grabbed my suitcase out the boot. Just as I was walking up the garden path my mum flung the door opened.

"Daniel!" She embraced me in a crushing hug.

"Hey ma! How've you been?" I asked, I had told her I was coming over for a week but I didn't tell her why.

"Tea?" She asked as I stepped in the house, shutting the door behind me.

"Please!" I shouted as I carried my suitcase up to my old room.
We sat down with our cups of tea.

"So Daniel, tell me why you're here."

I sighed and looked down. She placed her soft hand on top of mine.

"Lara, she doesn't love me anymore." I blurted out looking up.

"Oh my angel, you just need to talk to her." My mum wiped my tears away, just like I was 7 again.

I shook my head. "No, it's not that simple, she's left the country," I sighed. I didn't know if she had left or not, I just assumed she had as she had got the taxi to London Heathrow.

I put my hands to my face and started to cry. I didn't know what I'd done wrong, I just needed to find out.

"My baby!" My ma pulled me into her chest as I cried and although I'm a grown man no one can make heartbreak go away just like your own mother.

After about half an hour I went up stairs for a shower. I let the warm water wash over my skin. It relaxed me abit and I started to think of random song lyrics.

I washed my hair and climbed out, wrapping a towel around me. A little black book layed on my desk. I opened it and started to make some random notes.

I'm still alive but I'm barely breathing.
Just pray to a god that I don't believe in.

I paused that was all I could think of for now.
I quickly dressed and went down stairs.

"Ma, should I call Lara? I don't know if I should, I need to talk to her but I don't know if it will just make everything worse."

"If you need to talk to her then do it." She smiled at me giving me a quick hug before the oven started to Beep.

I went out into the garden.

Call to The Mrs:
Ring Ring Ring.....

* phone call*
L: Hello?
D: Lara?
L: Daniel, no, please, give me some space please.
D: Lara, I get it, you don't love me like I love you and I doubt you ever did but please. I just need closure. Why Lara?
L: Dan.
She sighed deeply. Tears filled my eyes and somehow I knew she still loved me, she called me Dan.
L: It's complicated you won't understand, you never did.
D: For God Sake Lara! What have I done wrong? Why won't you tell me?
L: Danny, sometimes things aren't supposed to be and we were one if them. We just fell out of love.
D: Funny, you know from when we met in year 11 I knew you were special, I thought you were the one and I still think that. I love you babe.
L: Daniel, I have to go. Please don't contact me again.

I heard her voice crack as she hung up.

I leaned back on the sofa, my head was banging from lack of sleep and confusion. I stood up and grabbed my converse and leather jacket before slamming the door as I left the house.

"Daniel!" I heard my mum shout as I stormed down the street my hands in my pocket and head bowed. I carried on walking.

"Dan?" She never called me that but I didn't care. I knew where I was going.

My fists were clenched in my pockets but with each step it was as if the rage was flooding out of me, leaving me feel nothing but empty.
I came to a small church. I sat down on a small rock next to a grave stone.

Shay O'donoghue

I buried my head in my hands and tucked my knees into my chest and cried. I slowly wiped my eyes and sniffed. I rested my hand on the cold hard head stone.

"Hey dad! It's just me Danny. I miss you dad, they say it gets easier but it doesn't. Or it hasn't yet. I wish you were here now, I need to talk to you. Lara doesn't love me anymore, the bed is cold without her and Daisy misses her mummy. I don't know what to do dad, I don't know anything about girls, I don't have any idea how to look after my little Princess and I'm all she's got. I'm scared Dad, what if when she grows up she doesn't love me. " I sighed and rubbed my face with my sleeve. Before kissing my two fingers and placing them on the head stone.
"Bye dad. I'm going to bring Daisy to see you soon so you can see her. You'd love her, she looks just like me but with gorgeous grey eyes. Anyway mum will be worried sick, I'd best be going, speak later. I love you."
I turned on my heel and started to walk the mile back to the house.