Alan and Irene first met in a cold, children’s home when he was seven and she was nine, both had lost their mothers. When a car drew up outside the home, Alan saw a little girl step out onto the pavement and he knew, in that instant, that she was someone special.
Over the next year the children were inseparable. But close friendships weren’t allowed and when theirs was discovered, Alan was sent away. He disappeared abruptly from Irene’s life…
