Chapter 38: Are You Listening to Me?“People never die while taking a nap,” Tina said. “Ever notice that?”
“Excuse me?”
“Have you ever opened up the newspaper and looked at the obituaries, and it was like, oh, Miss Jane died during a nap? It always says Miss Jane died in her sleep. Mr. Jack died in his sleep. I think, when I get old—and I’m not getting old, this is purely theoretical—but I think, when I do get old—if that ever happens—that I’m not going to sleep anymore. I’m just going to take naps. Did you ever think about that? Really! Who dies taking a nap? No one. Not ever! You know, I think I’m on to something.”
“Wow,” I said.
“So anyway, I went to see Mama the other night, and you know what they did?”
“What?”
“They’ve started using these low-wattage, ‘environmentally friendly’ l
