Hugo nodded. “Good. Now, I want you to repeat after me again: ‘I am an idiot.’” “I am an idiot.” “‘And I’m dead.’” “And I’m dead.” “‘And there’s no way for me to come back to life because that’s not how it works.’” “And there’s … what?” Hugo doubled over, wheezing out grating laughter. “Oh. Oh my. You should see the look on your face. It’s priceless!”
