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Bishop cocked his head to the side, a s the corner of his "

I gaped at him "You do?"

"And for the record, I wasn’t totally dead Just aze over the area lined with trees that had lost allad you followed me I needed to speak with you alone"

I stared at him "How can you act so ‘whatever’ about this? You nearly died! You were pulled back to Heaven andit’s no big deal?"

"You’re angry"

"Furious Seven days, Bishop! I’ve been grieving you for seven days I thought I’d lost you andand you just rando to my school? Why are you back?"

"I would have contacted you before, but I couldn’t" He raised an eyebrow "Sounds like you hwith sheer joy "Less and less each moment that passes and you don’t tell h, and for the first tie of insanity to it that I could hear

"You’re fixed?" I asked, breathless "The soul you had"

He nodded "Gone They tried to fix ood job However, it couldn’t all be reversed I guess I’ll always be a little unhinged" He crossed his arave your soul away to save Carly and Stephen"

I tensed "I had no choice If I didn’t, they’d be dead"

His expression turned serious again "Heaven and Hell aren’t big fans of nexi"

"So I’ve heard" I took a deep breath "So, what now? Are you back as a new student of McCarthy High, or an angel of death to take care of a little problem named Samantha Day?"

"Both Heaven knohat you did, Sa to do to save the world from your father, to save your friends It’s earned you some respect But you’re still a nexus, which means you need to be watched"

"Watched," I said tentatively "Not killed"

"No, not killed So that’s why I’m here I requested this new el" He gave rin "If that’s okay with you?"