Not Quite Dead Yet

by Holly Jackson

“Well, you’ve probably ruled some things out. I’m no detective, but it probably wasn’t aliens or Taylor Swift. She’s very busy.”

“Well. Cameron’s cute.” Jet shrugged. “Kinda boring.” “Jet, you can’t call babies boring.” “Babies are boring, and people who’ve just had babies are even more boring.”

“—I’m not dead yet,” she sniffed, wiping her nose on her sleeve. “No,” Billy whispered. “Not quite.”

dying. I think, maybe, it’s the opposite. I’ve finally been living. And that’s all because of you. You showed me. It’s the best thing anyone’s ever done for me, and I’ll never forget it. And I wanted you to know, that it was all you, before it’s too late.”