"It's okay, Mr. Starsmore," Kathy whispered, aware of how very much none of this was okay. "I've got you. You're gonna be all right, okay? Nanika's here and she'll take care of everything and until then, I've got you."

She wasn't sure how much Jono could understand - hell, if he was even in any shape to understand anything at all - but she just wanted to offer this tiny bit of comfort, this almost meaningless reassurance.

Wanted him to know that she was trying.