What would happen if they found something worse inside? Deciding not to think of that, she tore the wrapping off one of the new magazines Gemma and the Twins had given her and went straight to the problem page at the back, same as always, and same as always she decided they weren’t real. They must pay people to make them up. Does my boyfriend fancy my best mate? My mum’s got a new partner and he hates me. I think I’m pregnant. Same old stuff every time. They didn’t know what problems were. They should come to this ward and see the real stuff. They’re going to slice my head open – what can I do? ‘Is that glued on? Or does it come off?’ Jackson was in her doorway. ‘Can I come in?’ He stood there as if he’d never walked into her room without asking. ‘Pleased to see me?’ Megan grinned. ‘No. Yes. Yes. And definitely.’ And it was true, but … she took in how his legs looked thinner, each bone sharper than before, like blades pressing through. His eyes were dark caves under the shadow cast by his hat.
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