She'll understand what I already know - that death surrounds us all. And it tastes like metal between your teeth.
Jenny DownhamIt's all right, Tessa, you can go. We love you. You can go now.' 'Why are you saying that?' 'She might need permission to die, Cal.' 'I don't want her to. She doesn't have my permission.
Jenny DownhamAll I know is that I have two choices – stay wrapped in blankets and get on with dying, or get the list back together and get on with living.
Jenny DownhamI shrug him off. 'Can't you just go away?" There's a moment. It has a sound in it, as if something very small got broken.
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