The Secret Of The Red Eyes (book) Ch- 1

Chapter 1- My life

It was my first day the school in California. My bus stopped at the red light waiting for it to be green. I always felt uneasy when I saw another colour after the red one. My eyes were of red colour and I was really very happy that they were unique. The light turned green and we moved forward. For a minute or two, nothing was visible to me. I don’t know why it happened only to me.

I reached my school and everyone was like, Wow! But I actually didn’t know if that it was for me or for my eyes. In a day almost all children as well as teachers started liking me, or my eyes, I didn’t know.

I came back from school very tired. I asked mother to give me some food and then I would sleep for a while. I saw my mother’s face while she was giving me food. It was like she had a burden on her head and as if she will have to face a dreaded thing in future. She gave me my food. As I ate it my mother started to talk. “So, how was your school today?” She spoke as if she was very careful with each and every word she said and it was like she was trying to force each word out of her mouth.

“It was terribly good at school today. All children were running after me to see my eyes. I too was very happy to be unique.” It seemed that my answer had caused her pain, so I stopped.

Our neighbour Stealth was a very good man but there was a problem with him, he stole our things and we never came to know about it and the second day he would come and give them back. We really scratched our heads to remember the time we lended our things to him. It was his daughter’s third attempt for the high school examination but she couldn’t pass through.

My dog, Timmy, who was very dear to me, was like my best friend. He was a golden retriever. He had a separate bed of his own, but preferred to sleep with me.

My friends who were not just friends because of my eyes, but because of my generous heart. Nova my best friend, was an aggressive person and Barbara who was a very sensitive girl. She often used to cry while seeing romantic and emotional movies.