We’re all here to take care of ourselves, and ourselves only. This is how I look at it: if a gunman rampaged through the flats, I’d barricade Mum and me in our place and forget about anyone else on our floor. If the gunman broke into our flat then I’m not entirely sure I’d take a bullet for Mum, or vice versa. When it comes down to it, we’re all on our own. Once you realise that, life becomes simpler.

The only other time I’ve seen Paul cry was when he got hit in the teeth with a cricket bat when he was fourteen. And that time Diana made us watch ‘Bambi’.

People grow couches and bikes and concrete in their front gardens instead of roses.

Time is up for my little caravan kingdom. It's time for a window that does not look into concrete.

Henny Penny," says Lupe. "Do you know this story?"I shake my head. Conversations with her can turn cryptic in the blink of an eye."She thinks the sky is falling. Do you see my meaning?""Not really.""Sometimes you have to let the world end, so you can build a new one.

You're polite and sensitive, and you always try to do the right thing by people. And according to my friend Kara - you remember the blonde woman from last night? - you wear a pair of jeans very well.

The colour is terrible on her. She could have been dead for ten days. In the water.

We were just two stars in the endless night sky, as dazzling and dwarfed and stupendous and insignificant as that made us.

Whatever fantasy I had in my head of what Wolfboy looks like, it's now clear I haven't been fantasising hard enough, not nearly.

I should change my job title to Retail Psychologist and get some impressive letter after my name.