What was wrong with his skin? He was an albino, the adults explained patiently. That meant he was missing something called a “pigment” that made most people’s skin a normal pink or brown color. And his eyes? Same thing. They were just missing pigment. So, he wasn’t a freak, or a monster or a ghost? No. Just a normal man with a medical condition.
They were wrong. Mr. Halloran was many things, but normal was never one of them