"They're all around me.They are touching me.Reaching for my arms, my hands,my face.I can't move.I can't breathe.I close my eyes. I put my arms over my face.I don't want to see them."
Rowan with his arm round Bliss, Bliss's head on Rowan's shoulder, both of them staring out of the window at the rain. So, I just turned round and started crying because I felt alone. It just happens sometimes.
"...And I know Mum still thinks I'm a kid. Most adults see teenagers as confused kids who don't understand much, while they're the pillars of knowledge and experience and know exactly what is right at all times."