Thirteen

• "Thirteen, you'll tell him: you're thirteen"
• "patted on the shoulder, then, by another fed"
• "takes you back to Gloucester Primary School"
• "a Wednesday assembly about being little stars"
• "you were all supernovas, the biggest and brightest stars"
• "he will see you powerless - plump"
• "You will watch the two men cast lots for your organs"
• "they are, in fact, dying stars on the verge of becoming black holes"
• “you will be four minutes from home when you are cornered by an officer”
• “fear condenses on your lips”