Everneath

“How do you kill an Akh ghost?"There was a pause on the phone line. "Uh, are you serious?""It's for a paper." Jack sounded so convincing, even I believed him for a second. "Theoretically, how would it happen?""Joyce, what kind of assignments are you handing out these days?"We both looked at Mrs. Stone. She leaned toward the phone as if it were a microphone. "It's an extra credit. Turst me, Jack needs it." She winked at Jack.”