The news lies all the time. They tell us what they think we would want to hear.

Because my mum and dad brought me up to believe that people are different but equal. And that I should treat everyone, no matter who, with the same respect I'd like to be shown.

Five years off my life... I wondered with a wry smile, would people be immortal if they didn't have kids?

So why did you want to kiss me?" "We're friends aren't we?" Callum shrugged. I relaxed into a smile. "Of course we are." "And if you can't kiss your friends who can you kiss?" Callum smiled.

The news lies all the time. They tell us what they think we would want to hear.

And things go unsaid soon get forgotten

A backup plan means somewhere in my head, I think I might fail and that word is not in my vocabulary. Plus I'm too talented to fail.