“Well, not all spirits are friendly ones. Some of them are vengeful and full of rage.” I chuckle. “So they used to work at the DMV.” Her blue eyes glitter. Her voice drops. “This isn’t a joke, my dear. One must exercise extreme caution when dealing with beings from another realm. They’re very unpredictable. If provoked to anger, they’re quite capable of violence.” The shiver of fear I felt earlier returns, skimming over my flesh and leaving goose bumps in its wake. “How can a ghost be capable of violence if it doesn’t have a body?” “The same way it can rearrange furniture or knock something off a shelf.” “I don’t understand.” She gathers her thoughts for a moment. “A spirit is energy manifesting itself, akin to an electrical storm gathering force until it discharges a bolt of lightni

