The most tragic part about dead bodies was that on some level, everybody was just meat. “Well, after dying, bodies swell. They can get so big that they look double their usual size. That’s when they start to stink and the insects show up. Then everything that isn’t hair, bone or cartilage liquefies,” I said fluttering my lashes. “Do they put that stuff in those books you like?” Tessa shivered, swallowing hard. “N-no, usually they leave that part out,” she said. Good call. I would too.
