Angel's eyes flew 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIHwIXhSTIO
open as she felt something warm and soft touch her face. Everything 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡluQfHElMVH
around her seemed a little hazy and bright as her eyes slowly adjusted 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGyvFbaVzk6
to the light. She could see a figure looking down at her and Angel had 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTOtoJ4m68L
to shade her eyes to see the person's face clearly. 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYF2gpwWDW
"Hello, my sweetheart," came the voice of the person looking down at her.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0DNJOuH9fs
Angel quickly stood 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1LUR9gzCz
up from the floor she was lying on and faced the person in front of her.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIhyeaLD2Ff
The sound of the person's voice was so familiar now that Angel felt 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FQfOrIp7i
dumb not to have realised it sooner.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdAtGOiSvxe
"Mum, is that you?" Angel asked.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFaDyMYyGZd
"Of course, its me, my lovely Angel," her mother replied as she touched Angel's cheek with her soft hand.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUiWJIgMnj
Angel closed her eyes672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdbh8XD8SM
at the touch of her mother's hand and felt like lingering on it for a 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFl3S75sk3
life time. She opened her eyes and her mother smiled at her.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvI6wAhQZAp
"I thought you were dead," said Angel. 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0BF6agW4X
"Honey, I know it will be difficult to tell you this, but sadly, I'm not where you're right now."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0VLuAnbvL
"What do you mean?"672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3ytAxILOH
"I'm long gone from earth, Angel. I'm simply no more."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zB5RvJUN9
"But why did you leave me?" Angel asked with tears in her eyes. "Things have gone horribly wrong and this is the time to leave?"672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuoZ1pqba7g
"I'm sorry I can't answer that, my dear. I wish I could. I know you're heartbroken over everything thats happened to you."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2xmgSYPHy
"Carly, she's really disappointed me, mum," said Angel as she wiped the tears falling from her eyes.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPPN2q9URS
"That's what I wanted to talk to you about."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXml0KZJ6dZ
"If it means forgiving her I'm not going to do it. That will take a life time."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlHY8al5Su
"I know you don't mean that, Angel. As much as she has done wrong, nothing is going to change the fact that you're sisters."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCn5wUQUTze
"I bet you're going to remind me of my promise, aren't you?"672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9j5bgXRtlL
Angel's mother gave 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFSkesi7zi
her daughter a bright smile while she stroked her cheek. "Of course, I 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnlNCYpxWCa
was going to remind you of just that. I know that now that I'm no longer672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJaqgTBLCs
around, its going to be difficult for you. Your life will get even more672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEvlwYiumLy
complicated after all this, but just know that I'm always there when 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPyTAvwsHOX
you need me. And the most important thing, always take care of your 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV2YE7pobiU
sister no matter what she does. And that you always try to fix things even when it seems impossible to do so."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5nccYOu6m
"You know I already gave you my word."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhpgvya7G4O
"And I know that 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkAZLpJPc2
you'll keep it. I know you might try to tear your sister to shreds, but 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzoAlljcolo
please try to be patient with her, okay?"672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7todgYb6g
Before Angel could reply, she noticed that her mother had stood further away from her towards something bright.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLfoOca5GR
"I have to go now, just remember that I love you, Angel and your sister too," said her mother.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9bpngseWrb
"Mum, wait, don't 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFr1ZUsK1o
go," said Angel as she started to run towards her mother. Her mother 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH85wF28eYW
didn't move from where she stood and Angel felt the distance widen. She 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9YSLoNETGh
tried running as fast as she could, but that just made the distance 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLo45FkbARk
between them even bigger.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmhi21ryAB
And then all of the 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLqFPHYEglr
sudden, darkness begun to swallow everything around and the smile on her672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwU12bevY2A
mother's face was the last thing Angel saw.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7Kxvsq0dg
***672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG22JTxG07g
It672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFvkhAuXo3
felt like drowning as Angel took in air through her nostrils, filling 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LWiklhugN
up her painful lungs. A sudden pain and heaviness quickly descended on 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXEI4vWEhh
her body and she might have heard herself wince in pain. Her eyes felt 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47pAj0uzyc
too heavy to open, but she did her best to do so anyway. She could tell 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBQqexAxZg
as she opened her eyes and her vision cleared, that she was staring at a672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNEtOAF7Y5
ceiling. The sound of a beeping machine was the first thing she heard 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7K4HYNaxo
and when she tried to turn her neck, she realised she couldn't move and 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVUbv8R6jq
her body ached all over. Her eyes rolled around, but all she could see 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMf29PlNGl4
was the ceiling above her.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAFi9m2KzMu
Angel's672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYaGOI87mb
heart started to beat aimlessly as she realised she couldn't move at 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgoCa8LlCHj
all. She felt quite scared thinking she was all alone until she heard 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnjzejsanv
her sister's voice.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Dsqs8m1iB
"Angel? Oh my gosh, she's alive!" 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfLslywsUgZ
Angel672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi49tob2vgm
felt like breathing out a sigh of relief, but she knew it was going to 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZncYtR8YX
be painful. She noticed the face mask on her face and wanted to remove 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22Jskqsf72
it. She could feel her fingers, but lifting her whole hand was going to 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1lAFJQpFpg
be a painful process. Her body felt heavy as it already was.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrHSAzxnd4
"Please,672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjpgqjp8w5
call the doctor! My sister is alive!" Carly seemed to be calling out to672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfIQcoPzNH
someone in the room and a male voice grabbed Angel's attention.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhHzHcoCZHD
"I'm672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfic8FwlWc
going, I'm going." Quick footsteps were heard and faded away. Angel 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0Td7yHutu
could tell that the voice sounded very familiar but she couldn't process672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAP8La1chw
everything at the moment.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC25WhLppME
Carly's672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9JiDUm0dws
face came into view as she looked down at Angel. Angel could tell that 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39fisKxA6G
her sister had been crying. Her puffy red eyes and stuffy red nose 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡknVrKWYMXu
showed it all. 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7W0ABxaqqS
"I672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyt5d3ynrP3
thought I lost you, Angel," said Carly, "when your heart stopped 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ87bNmwMC62
beating, I thought you were gone forever. I don't want to lose you too."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkRdHj4fYo1
Angel672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5BQGk77RN
noticed the black shirt Carly was wearing and her eyes stung with tears672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxxU1Xg5NL
as she remembered that her mother had passed on. Her heart felt heavy 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdGlN8dyFRv
with remorse and her body ached even more.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6iHEcwm7tB
"I'm672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxnR8GVpPpH
so sorry, Angel," said Carly as tears sreamed down her face. "I feel 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡub5XT7c7eW
most of this is all my fault and I know I let you down. Please forgive 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXE6AKrswrV
me. And I also hope that wherever mum is, that she will also be able to 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡip1rDhqZPg
forgive me too."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicS5OcMGIM
A672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDMtaPbIjp
tear streamed down Angel's cheek as she continued to stare up at her 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH6CnBwch2f
sister. She wanted to comfort her sister, but she was still mad at Carly672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJtSQRoQKe
and she didn't feel like speaking at the moment. Soon she heard quick 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIr84QXInN
footsteps. 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgcseKCJLDT
"Doctor, my sister is okay," said Carly as she turned to address the doctor.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8D7949q1X
"Well,672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtklg6NZ3Nf
isn't that a miracle?" the doctor said, "looks like your sister fought 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX6joq2kn2E
with death and won. I also thought she was gone the time we tried to 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH7SiDgBsJa
revive her."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡToryz2pl2Y
"Well, Angel is as tough as I thought," came the male voice again which Angel still couldn't recognise. 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPMcMiM3Nj
"I think you two better leave while we take some tests," said the doctor, "don't you worry."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnIuVElJhhd
Carly looked down at her672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbEawP07mA2
sister, tears still rolling down her cheeks. "I'm glad you're back, 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMsk2LpyQzz
Angel. I don't know what I would've have done without you."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqXoNAvxUd
"And so as I," came the male voice.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwBV0l8xdsg
Eric soon appeared 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiCN5bKGuwj
within Angel's sights and he had a sad smile on his face. Angel's eyes 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1inM3mTJw1
widen at the sight of his cute sad face. She felt like smiling at him, 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipnp9QcDYb
but a sudden wince of pain came out of her mouth. 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV11MFlFZ2f
"Angel, are you feeling hurt?" Carly asked looking worried. 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtE7VY6TaXh
"You don't worry, she's 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbtRW6wR2P
in pain, but that will wear off as soon as she takes her medication," 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6i2aT2WTl
said the doctor, "I suggest you leave while she takes her rest."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0XenWMdnMJ
"Let's go, Carly, the doctor's right," said Eric, "we will come see her later on when she feels better."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwbBbkJULFH
"Okay, let's go," said Carly. 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS71MquPWVc
Carly and Eric looked at672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBvcUgZH6W
Angel one last time. As the two left the room, the doctor appeared 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkHIXHCewC
beside Angel with a bright warm smile on his face.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgV8PjecK0H
"It's good to see you 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcjGoM6nOAl
alive, Angel," said the doctor, "now, I'll give you a little sedative to672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6CUEajf7Fe
ease the pain and you can have enough rest."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsaew2ZvP6t
Angel saw the doctor 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXpoLIN0Ne
inject some liquid into her IV and she quickly felt the effects of the 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjMUXSaRKUL
sedative taking over. Her eyes peacefully closed as she realised that 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeyfxiBTJ8u
rest was exactly what she needed.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh7PIiZ9K4I
***672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2BxdS8zh9O
A672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7KDOOXCez0
week had passed and Angel was recovering slowly. It seemed like 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ifAmX5ntS
forever, but Angel was patient enough to wait until her body mended 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jXAEhoae2
itself. Carly was always there everyday to watch over and take care of 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxPtgSvpeX
her. Even Eric also did the same, surprisingly. And that made Angel 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaXD5vnzJu5
wonder why he would be so interested in her well being.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtepauS1CPr
As672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡukT4Vp7FU1
the week passed on, Angel had quickly recovered from her mother's 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnhTHSTyvaQ
death. It didn't really have a mental effect as she thought it would 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzi51DhLep
have. But she pulled through anyway. 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡShCYaSFVz8
Apparently, one thing seemed to bother Carly, Eric, the doctor and nurses who took care of Angel.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbNfMhSamo
Angel had never altered a word since she gained consciousness. 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjbYELIMZ4
Carly672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEuO2cV7bnl
had once asked the doctor this and wondered if their mother's death had672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDaNNAyVlKl
anything to do with it or maybe her vocal cords had a problem. But 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHHOES5DZF
sadly, the doctor had no answer because he recently had a check up on 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkvmBcgK8p
Angel's vocal cords and everything seemed perfectly normal. All she did 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYquyUPb52x
was nod or shake her head if they ever asked a question, but she 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTogWcUyZXu
wouldn't say anything. 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwe8D7RnNzq
Even672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZSu5CT3Qw
after the third day after Angel gained consciousness, the police 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEMmEUHYus
decided to take a police statement from her, but everything went to no 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTX2rsrtkUl
avail. Even Angel's workmates would come now and then to see how she was672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7cj9t4b0q
doing and her boss, Mark Dean, came to see her as well. But still, 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHBWZxMpli
Angel kept her mouth shut.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHMBnoomCYV
On672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD3YgMdR8jU
Saturday, Carly was around, taking care of Angel. It was lunch time and672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0I17yN3XQl
Carly was feeding her sister. Angel was now able to sit up in bed even 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf2p2Mncd6e
though her body still ached like hell. She still had a bandage wrapped 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxkIYbRhUw
around her forehead because of a deep scar, her left arm was still 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡisUoyjWmch
broken and it was heavily bandaged. Her neck had healed drastically over672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0p5sHZvHyj
a few days and her legs were doing okay, but they ached a little 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9bWpqAzSc
sometimes.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWg3zJmv6AZ
As672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8KHl1ztMNB
Carly fed Angel another spoon of chicken soup, the door suddenly flew 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ26sERDOXSX
open and Eric came in with a bouquet of roses and a basket of friut.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFhUhjVCtL
"Hello, there," said Eric.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmyIdKSG5fU
"Oh, hi, Eric," said Carly and Angel just gave him a half smile.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAf2jtqScTY
"Well,672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9D1SWDew2y
I see that you're doing better today, Angel," said Eric as he placed 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0GNzclusao
the roses on top of the drawer next to her bedside together with the 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJ1oqyY9NX
basket of fruits.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1yIxtnVEiH
"Wow, aren't those like the third bouquet of flowers you sent her this week?" Carly asked.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJM3tgs7pL
"Maybe, I don't really count anyway."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGHtbKFACy
"Awww! You see, Angel, looks like you have someone crushing on you. What do you have to say about that?"672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEx0KlmN8Hs
Angel's smile widen a little, but she still didn't say anything.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡldYNF226CH
"Um.. Carly, he's here and he wants to speak to you," said Eric.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkA0tNPGTmt
Angel raised an eyebrow. Something fishy was going on and she didn't like it. Who are they talking about? she wondered.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl8DNsXHHha
Carly looked at Angel and then at Eric. She gave the bowl of soup to Eric. 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8At9BTdzA
"I'll be right back," said Carly672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ75WDmvBA3
Eric672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhBX9hANbA
looked up at Angel as Carly left the room. Angel looked at him giving 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYmWmiGwTI
him a face indicating that he should tell her what was going on.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcgZICVOMa2
"I672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJshRANYhO
know that look on your face, Angel," said Eric as he sat on the edge of672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkwNqhNxRQZ
the hospital bed to feed her. "You want to know what's going on, 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiVeRc3MIzN
right?"672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnksqLl2VJ
Angel nodded.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVwVNW83cBh
Eric672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzZ5j8JxVh
shook his head. "I can't tell you all that at the moment. It's best if 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4g6lOP7gr
Carly does. It has something to do with your mother."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYmYtK2NSFO
Angel672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqktq8xppOa
now started to think of the worst. What was it now? Did her mother have672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2NgRQX9nnH
debts she failed to pay before she died or was it something far much 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hBsmG5mXy
worse?672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNXWD4nFvY
"But672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3r1LmqGZV
you don't worry about anything. Carly told me that you'll find out 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJgyt08Puh
what's going on," said Eric as he lifted the spoon towards Angel's 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOK4EqDgZGs
mouth.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCemnyLq9U5
"Now, open wide. You need to finish your lunch, okay?"672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpA9kosL4O
Angel did as she was told and Eric put the spoon in her mouth. 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6z9ctNnVW
"That's672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyPnigmO7u
a good girl. I might just give you some special dessert at the end of 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Z3Hivpmfp
all this. What do you think about that?" Eric asked as he wiggled his 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCnQTUzakM
eyebrows. 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf277KGRiLx
"And will that dessert be your lips? Because if it is, I'll gladly slap your cheek."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLfAQZbbhf
Eric672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhqlpTZ6q3
stared at Angel with his mouth agape. She finally spoke. He didn't know672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqmF464nah0
whether to hug her or kiss her for her to slap him and see if he was 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3H6yjNSu1C
dreaming.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUeTBtq7X6J
"You... talked!" Eric almost exclaimed, but Angel covered his mouth with her good right hand.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3IXYMmNKv
"I don't want Carly to find out, keep your voice down," said Angel quietly.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn6Ad9ArnhK
"Don't worry, Carly is in the lobby. But why have you been quiet all this time, Angel? You had all of us worried."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLM8CqXo0yV
"I672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsyhBXJgYZQ
know," Angel leaned her back onto the soft pillows behind her, "I just 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLLKLg3QYO
didn't feel like talking and all. After all that had happened, being 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ115N7Y9Uh7
quiet was the only way to keep calm."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLP1mT4hl1r
"But you should have said something to someone. If not Carly or I, at least the doctor."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwHnl89RFN
Angel looked at Eric and held his hand. "Thank you, Eric."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp9nI4sz98k
"Thanks, for what?"672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRUthtWXeFB
"For672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGoG1AMr8CK
being there even if we barely know each other," said Angel with a sad 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUccbOBYs9v
smile on her face. "You kept my sister company even though I never said a672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPSpbJD27m5
word to her. I just didn't want to leash out my anger on her."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfyq8MHgbVp
"Its nothing, Angel. When I said I was glad to meet you back at the bar, I truly meant it."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQQ7iFlApZ
Angel672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5znvlX1uPe
smiled and then something quickly came to mind. Images of what had 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFm3lhmYjhM
happened last week at the day of the accident came back. 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMw2v6CHtcr
"Hey, are you okay?" Eric asked. "You looked pale for a second."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhUcpcfO909
"The....672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp80h8gJj4i
the day, I had the accident," started Angel, "what really happened? 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5PInc2IUwT
Because all I remember is the phone call of someone telling me about my 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0VVAJBd1x
mother's death and then nothing."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirK2t8QQdj
"You don't really remember a car hitting you on that day?"672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7fxgKrlIx1
"I672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6fHMbWFkU
know a car hit me, but who was driving the car? I want to know. I was 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEa3Uob6Bh
hoping you and Carly would bring up the topic these past few days, but 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6l8KVaV3p
you didn't. When the police came, I knew I wasn't going to say much 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCnwFypu8f
because I don't know anything. Now you tell me, was it a hit and run or 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbumwu0MK8b
do you know who did it?"672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprXaF6XAAa
Eric looked the other way for a moment. "No, Angel. It wasn't a hit and run."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYPA2Y8ckJu
"Then will you tell me?" Angel asked. "Why do you look like that? Is there something I should know?"672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7KOrwUqoo
"Remember, the guy who was with your sister at the bar that day?"672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBh4EfW04U
"Ya, I remember the jerk. Why?"672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubmXC8CH1J
"That person who just called a jerk, is none other than my cousin, Leo."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuL46djx35K
"Oh," Angel paused for a second. "I didn't know. Sorry about that."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44sxEOcc0c
"No,672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKNDtZUHCf
he's a jerk, that's for sure. On that day he was supposed to get 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUkk65j60C
married. But he left the wedding and came by the bar looking for 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Wj3KXU4j5
Carly."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KstfZi6h5
"A jerk indeed. Why did he come there anyway?"672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyH6QRgYfno
"Well, he changed his mind completely after the bachelor party to get married."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxBpUmrNXj
"And he did all that just because of my sister? Ridiculous."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHaCWOd7ImO
"Coming672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUFTf6pqN9
back to your accident," Eric now looked straight at Angel, "I'm afraid 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66zFNBUDgk
to tell you that he was the one who ran you over."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYtb4k3qzWt
Angel672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWpH02OHlAK
didn't say anything. Eric expected her to burst in anger but she looked672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYgAXGMjRq
calm. Even her response seemed to surprise Eric even more.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRwF0t6pXN3
"So, he almost kills me with his car and he hasn't come by just to apologise?" Angel asked calmly. 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDy0Win2fMC
"I...672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3irnQqWTZ
well," Eric was lost for words. He expected Angel to shout and act 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡguP8ud0ZRd
wild, but she didn't. "He still feels bad after everything."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRcdeEZ4L4a
"He still feels bad or is he just too full of pride to apologise?"672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAImq8TY1y6
"How do you know that?"672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxj6LLvqB7a
"I spent five minutes in that office in the bar with your cousin, trust me, I know."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMPk6iuo5K
Eric672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMPdutFQrO
passed a hand through his hair and sighed. "On behalf of Leo, I simply 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDItDyQsj4b
apologise. I'm also part of the reason why you're in this mess."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmP4QhM58cm
"It's nothing, Eric. I would prefer if Leo bought himself to do that, don't you think?"672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgEyUB9spbj
"You're right."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtaViDLOc9T
"I hope the person Carly has gone out to see by the lobby isn't him."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFv8BPbLBt
"No, it isn't him. He wouldn't even dare come to this place," said Eric, "Carly is talking to my uncle, Leo's father."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpz1LywYXs5
"But what is he doing here?" Angel asked.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzqIqnAzbqD
"I'm672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tewZNHUXE
not the one supposed to be telling you this, but apparently, your 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLP2HoYvZD
mother and my uncle were good friends. The time your mother had fallen 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDP3hsOTyLS
ill, he was there and took her to the hospital."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Uq6qlsflx
Angel672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡysMVOcQX9t
didn't say anything as she continued to look at Eric. The thought of 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3DrFGsXM5
her mother during her dying moments made Angel's heart break. She 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsl5Dxdr8xd
wondered how much pain her mother must have gone through.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNt78DJuqZJ
"Since you weren't talking, he decided to talk to Carly over some things."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIz8RX2HclK
"What things?"672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJDs9aHP63
"I don't know," Eric shrugged his shoulders, "must be something about your mother."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMvErJriI3L
Angel thought for a second. "Tell him to come in, I would like to speak with him."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvI9RT9uuV
"You're sure?"672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6BO27TJHHK
"Of course, please do so, Eric."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdoHiEeLnvs
Eric672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFjTijrLaB
nodded and put her bowl of soup aside. He quickly rushed out of the 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQPBjU4h8p
door and he soon came back with Carly and a tall good looking man. By 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHI0iAQslet
the look of his designer clothes, Angel could tell that he was one type 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqjEMqZ06L
of a person living the good life.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBUZEgiubQe
"Angel, Eric told me you can talk again," said Carly, "is that true?"672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4frZGhyiwR
"Yes, it's true," replied Angel trying to put up a smile for her sister, but even her cheeks wouldn't twitch. 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02LrdpYXW9
"I'm672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrX7e9we7L
so glad!" Carly ran over excitedly and hugged her sister. For a second 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlfrLiFil6j
Angel wanted to revolt and push her away, but that would seem rude in 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVcIq9ipYMK
front of Eric and his uncle. And so she just had to put up with it.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2SA1Btjem
"I thought you were still mad at me and didn't want to talk to me anymore," said Carly, "I did say I was sorry."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgYlIdf9Jw
"And I still feel like hitting you with a frying pan!" Angel672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUS3SGqlsw
finally pulled out a smile even when she knew it was completely fake. 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwtcLb5Ck5
Despite Carly taking care of her this past week, Angel still couldn't 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvlL9UWqWn
stand her sister after everything.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SnHZu8aZl
"It's fine, Carly," said Angel, finding it a little hard to speak. "Don't say such things, okay? All that is over now."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMT2Kx0Z1c
"Sorry672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxSdJgD4x9
to intervene on the little reunion," spoke Eric's uncle, "but I think 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7fGOp8NrE
we have more important things to discuss regarding your mother, Angel."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSD1z1RLdaG
At672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9YbmcCCXZq
last, someone had to bring up that point and Angel felt like breathing 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ZvdFY9Vkg
out a sigh of relief. She didn't want to talk to Carly anymore. And she 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ICmMtRhwb
was starting to like this man already. 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlGgN30adp
"Yes, Eric told me who you were and that you were good friends with my mother," said Angel.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMZgdhcrJNd
"Yes, Eric told you right," said Mr McDonell, "I came here to give my deepest condolences."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69emiBMYwm
"Thank you."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjgbERSgT9
"I also came to apologise on behalf of my son, Leo. I know he hasn't been here to apologise, but please don't be too offended."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWbfMgB1VQ
"No, don't worry about it. You aren't the only one who has apologised on his behalf." Angel stared at Eric.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUMMoz4Pdr
"Well,672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0APRMadQLe
putting that aside, I came to talk to you about the burial processions.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHd1KjsAprQ
We didn't want to go ahead with the burial until you fully recovered. 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8pcmvqPxb
And your mother, before she passed away, made me promise her something. 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMnAD7NGxP
And I hope that you'll agree to it. I already talked to Carly about it 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmeeI42qwCE
and she agreed, but the final consent is yours to make."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUPetFQQBlb
"I hope you agree to it,672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzARypiESCp
Angel," said Carly. That almost made Angel want to slap her mouth as 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBl8Y345aX9
she stared at her sister who stared back with hopeful eyes.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPsNJjAstIf
Angel turned to face Mr 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOaFgHyG4Xz
McDonell who was staring calmy at her. Eric stood right beside him and 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS0Co2TQqqj
he too looked on eagerly, hoping that Angel would agree to what's 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhctsDpojZ
coming.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKa8OC7j3J
"Okay, what is it my mother promised you to do?" Angel asked.
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