Christopher, Running is the second novel from Kindle Storyteller Award 2024 finalist Elisabeth Pike. Lanny meets Sorrow and Bliss in this shattering tale of innocence, loss, and betrayal set in the misty and secretive Fens.What if there was no way back from the thing you did? How do you keep on living when the past won't let go?Christopher and Cassie are the best of friends, but when a tragic accident separates them for good, Christopher can't move on, and his adult life becomes a cycle of breakdowns and recoveries. Years later, seven-year-old Esme comes into his life and reminds Christopher of the friend he once lost.But when the voice in his head tells him to do the unthinkable, Christopher makes a choice that he can't take back. And when he realises that he has betrayed the trust of the ones he loves most in the world, he goes on the run.Can Christopher forgive himself for the past and let himself live again?