Rachel shrugged. Maybe it would help, maybe it would make her feel less useless? But it was only money, though. "But it won't stop it happening," she said. "It won't really change anything. I'm sorry," she groaned, still buried in his shoulder. "I'm sorry I'm such a drag."

"Don't be stupid," said Zoe, then quickly added "No, not stupid. I didn't mean you're stupid. But you don't need to apologise. It's... it's bad. It's nasty, all the ways we can die. But... most of us don't. Loads and loads of people live till they're really old. And planes are usually safe, and cars are usually safe, and... there aren't that many sink holes, I think? I mean, I've never heard of them."