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She flips the page and taps it with her finger on the title "I’"

"The Grim Reaper is believed to be the collector of the evil souls They possess the ability to not only separate one’s soul frouide it to the next world, but they can also trick an individual to render their life over to them" Oh my God, my mom "They like to play tricks on the bodies of the souls they take, leaving the them--"

She taps the brake so hard it locks up our seatbelts

"What’s wrong?" I ask, unlocking my seat belt

"What if… what if Asher’s a Griht switch has flipped on in her head

I shake my head "There’s no way that can be true Why would you even say that?"

"Ember, think about it You can see death If you were a Griel, this could be why," she presses "And Asher has so much interest in you And he knehere your car was What if he told the cops?"

"No There’s no way" But doubts tug at arden and I saw the Reaper take off his hood, he looked like Asher

I shake the thoughts from my head I won’t jump to conclusions just yet, not until I hear what he has to say Especially since Asher brings me an indescribable calmness toto hurt me And he’s had a lot of chances

"It says in the book that they like to els’ heads and try to ruin their lives, et them to surrender to the Wrath of Death," she says "Think about it, E to Laden after he saved me, but only so he could reenact what happened with your dad? What if he has been wiggling his way into your life to fuck with your head?"

"Why are you o you were defending Asher"

"Because it’sisany sense At all My whole life doesn’toff a cliff"

"Read so her hand at the book "See if there’s anything else that ive us some more clues"

I continue in an unsteady voice "Grim Reapers are also excellent shape shifters, more often than not in the forh their abilities, a Grim Reaper has been known to steal many innocent souls with a simple bribe or trick This was the cause of the first battle between good and evil that lasted nearly a decade" I stop reading

She reaches over and turns the page On the top of it is a beautiful Angel, ings as black as the ones I’ I think you’re getting close"

"An Angel of Death brings a more peaceful death to the individual whose soul they collect They only collect the souls of the dying innocent and carry the spirit over to the next world They bring a sense of calm with their touch" That sounds more like Asher "Unlike the Grim Reaper, they wait for death and do not feed off the life of an individual They are gentle by nature, but passionate in battle" My eyes meet Raven’s "Passionate in battle?"

"It talks about a battlelot of the co the speed, and I’m slamht noant you to focus on having fun"

"Yeah… right"

Strobe lights flash in front of the entrance and a shroud of torn sheets hang from the front doors Hay bales, with skeletons situated on them, border the sidewalk, and on the sloped roof of the school, the Grim Reaper stands It’s fake, with yellow eyes, but it sends a chill up s roup of people dressed up like the Scooby Doo gang "I have to tell you so And it’s really important" She texts someone and then tucks the phone into her bra

"Really" I give her a look "In your bra?"

Her face drains of huht need my cell phone"

I bite down on my lip until it bleeds and fills my mouth with the bitter taste of rust "Raven… do you really believe in this stuff?" I hold up the book "Griood and evil? Or are you just showing it to el?"

Her eyes are as soft as they’ve ever been, and at that moment she is the same friend that slapped Ricky Stewart in the face when he cut off a piece of arten "My best friend has been able to see how everyone is going to die since she was four-years-old If that shit can exist, why can’t this?"

"I think the gift one" I place a hand on her arm "I can’t feel your death anyone" She ss onto her back

"Yeah, but what if it’s not a curse?" I s out "What if I’m… What if this whole time I’ve been able to do all this stuff because I’m not human?"

"It would still be considered a curse, Em Death stole your life away from you when you were four" She locks up the doors and the headlights flash as the car beeps "Coo inside"