Simon's POV

Although I didn't tell Theodore all the answers in his math class, I did help him learn some procedures he didn't understand. It also didn't help our last name was 'Seville' with an 'S,' meaning we sit in the back of every class, since they're arranged alphabetically.

Finally, lunchtime came. Theodore quickly found Alvin, and the three of us sat at our regular table. I sat next to Theodore, and Alvin sat across from us. "It's so weird to see you without your glasses, Simon," Alvin mentioned, frowning a bit.

I grinned. "Well, now I have perfect vision! If I wear my glasses, everything actually gets blurry. I ended up dumping them while I was in Heaven."

"Still..." Alvin trailed off. I knew it must've been a bit weird. I've had glasses ever since the day we moved in with Dave when we were babies. For all Alvin knows, I could have had them my whole life. I smiled at remembering all those times he would wake me up in the middle of the night, then put my glasses on my face; he didn't like seeing me without them.

Theodore was leaning against my shoulder as he ate his sandwich. He sighed contentedly. "Simon, why can't you stay forever?"

"Because of our aunt," I said bitterly. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have been transparent, and I might have been eating now instead of watching everyone else eat.

Theo groaned. "I hate her."

"Me too," Alvin perked up. "She had no right to do that to you."

I just shrugged. Truth be told, she DID do it, and there was nothing I, or anyone, for that matter, could do about it. Being an angel, I had to just learn to accept it and move on.

I spent the rest of the day with Alvin, and kept him from nearly blowing up the school in his science class. Then we met up with Theo at the end of the school day and began to walk home.

We chatted about our day, and re-experienced the highlights throughout. I told Alvin about how I stood up to the jock when he was going to hurt Theo, and Alvin grinned widely at me. "That's exactly what I meant earlier," he told me.

Finally, we arrived home. "Hi Alvin, hi Theodore," Dave greeted. "How was your day?"

They jumped up and down excitedly. "Ecstatic!" Alvin cried. "Simon was able to help me with my science lab, and nothing blew up!" Dave gave a skeptical look, but let his sons continue.

"Then, with me, Simon stood up to the bully who's been harassing me," Theo told Dave. I ruffled Theo's hair.

"I'm proud of you," I whispered. I was glad Theodore had taken my advice and told Dave he was being bullied.

"You've been getting bullied?" Dave seemed surprised.

"Yeah. It's the big jock at the school. He always tries to hurt me, but usually Alvin gets there just in time. Today, since Simon's back, he stood up to the bully,"

Dave knelt down. "You boys seem to like to pretend that Simon's back, huh?"

Alvin sighed angrily. "No, Dave. Just listen, okay? Simon died, yes. But he came back yesterday as an angel, to complete a task. His task is to save someone's life. He has one week. The only downside is only Theo and I can see him; no one else. Simon really is here," Alvin seemed to plead for Dave's understanding. Alvin came up right next to me and put his arm around me. "He's right here, Dave. Can't you sense him?"

Dave stared at Alvin for a second before looking at Alvin's arm, which seemed to be just out in the middle of nowhere. In reality, he was looking at me. He didn't know, but he was staring right at my eyes. I stared right back.

Theo came up behind us and spoke to Dave. "Do you believe us?"

Dave sighed and closed his eyes, running a hand through his hair. "I dunno fellas. I want to, but it seems too much like a story." As Dave stood up, I remembered something.

"Alvin, anyone can see an angel from the corner of their eye. Tell Dave to turn and not look directly at us. He might see my glow or something,"

"Of course! Dave, turn and look at us from the corner of your eye. Maybe you could see Simon then," Alvin begged, tugging on his pant leg. Dave groaned but did as his son wanted. As he turned, I saw his eyes widen before quickly looking back at us again.

"Woah," was all he said.

"What? What did you see, Dave?" Alvin asked hopefully. As Dave answered, he turned again.

"I see a third shape between you and Theodore. It seems pretty pale-ish white. Is that Simon?"

"Yes!" Alvin and Theo cried happily. "He can see Simon!" We all cheered and danced in a circle. Dave watched for a second, then smiled and cheered as well. He knelt where he had seen me.

"Simon?" He asked. I grinned and ran up to him and hugged him. Alvin told Dave what I was doing since Dave couldn't see or feel me. "Simon, we missed you so much," Dave said, closing his eyes. I could tell he wanted to hug me back, but he couldn't.

That night, Dave bade us all, including me, good night. We all wished him a good night as well. Dave smiled as he turned out the light.

After Alvin and Theodore fell asleep, I headed to Dave's room. I wanted to be in my father's company again. As I pushed open the door and stood in the opening, Dave glanced over. But when he didn't see anything, he turned away again. I could tell he was looking for me from the corner of his eye. Finally he smiled. "Hi Simon," Dave whispered.

I felt like a heavy load was taken off my shoulders. I hadn't heard Dave say those words in a very long time, and hearing them now felt so good. I climbed up onto Dave's bed and knelt next to him.

He didn't look straight at me, but he was looking at me nonetheless. "So... You're only gonna be here for a week, right? That's too bad. I really wish you could be here longer," I turned my gaze down.

"I'm sorry," I told Dave, though he couldn't hear me.

"What was it Alvin said? You need to save someone's life? Huh, that would be a bit hard. Whose life? And when? Your deadline of a week is coming up very soon. I really hope you can do it in time..."

I heard him trail off, and when I looked at him, his eyes were closed, his head lolling to the side. I gently kissed his forehead. "Thanks, Dave," I whispered before heading to my room again.