“We sat there smiling at each other, shimmied to a standstill, thinking about all the boys that had wanted us that day, and how none of them had got us, not for a minute; how we'd let them pay for d...”

“Who's he seeing now then?""No idea. They're like funfair goldfish; no point giving them names, they never last that long.”

“Who's he seeing now then?""No idea. They're like funfair goldfish; no point giving them names, they never last that long.”

“It was the flashing lights, and the noise of the machines, and the loud, loud music, all seeming to refract and contract around her, her eyes widening, her hair swooshing, her slow smile shining. S...”

“There is no way of stopping death, not here. You can prolong it. But at some point, it is bound to catch up to you.”

“At some point, you just pull off the band aid and it hurts. But when it is over, you are relieved.”

“But do you think our futures are already determined for us?Why are you asking all of this? Whats going on?I let out a small laugh. Remember when we were in the hallway? He nodded. Well, Thirteen tr...”