“What the f**k?” Jackson barks in his confusion. “That’s a piss poor excuse, Kat. Let me break it to you, we are all going to die someday. It is hardly a surprise.”
How do I explain this to Jackson? I have been keeping people at arm’s length for this very reason for the last five years, and I don’t have a clue how to get through to him. “What do you see when you look at me?” My voice cracks as I look at Jackson.
“Kat, I’m confused. I don’t understand what you are asking me.”
“You see an ordinary girl. On the outside, I’m like everyone else. But on the inside…” I can’t help my fingers fidgeting with the hem of my top as I drop my gaze to the floor.
My eyes fill with tears but take a deep breath. “My mum died of bowel cancer when I was eighteen. Six weeks later, my dad died as well. The
