“Scary thing, the past. It's like the poltergeist of our minds that we can't exorcise.” “Tell me about it. My parents have thrown enough holy water at me that you would think if there was a ghost in there, it would be gone by now.” He chuckles at my pseudo-pun. “Those troublemakers certainly like to linger—my advice is to replace it with a better ghost.” Callie's nose crinkles. “Better ghost?” “Yeah, better memories for better ghosts. Take what’s happening now to find something happier so that your ghost haunts you with sunnier thoughts about your past.”
