He pulled away, faced pinched. “I’m not really here,” he whispered. “You are, Wallace.” Three words, and Wallace wasn’t sure he’d ever heard anything more profound. “Am I?” “Yes.” “What does that mean?” “I can’t tell you that,” Hugo said. “I wish I could. All I can do is show you the path before you, and help you make your own decisions.” “What if I make the wrong one?” “Then we start again,” Hugo said. “And hope for the best.”
from Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune












