Pain can kill, all on its own: the body goes into shock and shuts down.

No. I remember. So long as I don't think about it too much, my hands and feet take over; some memory locked into muscle that my brain has nothing to do with.I know how to drive. And I'm better at it than he is.

Failure is not an option.

His closeness makes my heart beat faster, my skin tingle, my body want things it doesn't even know.

Turn around? No. Keep going, it's the only way to make sure I don't end up going back and forth.

I was told very sternly at the hospital to avoid boys at all costs. Mess up your levels.""Oh, they do that!" Amy laughs. "Probably best to leave them alone for a while. The secret, though, is to start with one you're not that bothered about."What is the point in that?