End to Life

Chapter 1
Tómas' mom Kathleen and Mairead's mom Sinead was sitting on a park bench.

"I didn't realise my son would kill this girl." She said.

Kathleen looked at Sinead, who was holding a picture of a newborn Mairead and another picture of her as a schoolgirl in fourth year.

"I divorced my husband a few years ago, his extreme dissident republican behavior was starting to affect this family." She said.

Sinead didn't respond back.

"There's no way I can forgive you on what your son did to my daughter, I'll never get my 17-year old back, but, you are still my friend." She finally spoke.

Mairead's body was never returned to the family because the school feared their reputation would be damaged if a student killed three others.