Angel's eyes flew 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSUEgL1ICNy
open as she felt something warm and soft touch her face. Everything 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBvjdUzwDh
around her seemed a little hazy and bright as her eyes slowly adjusted 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rrclE615J
to the light. She could see a figure looking down at her and Angel had 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxyvU79hyJ
to shade her eyes to see the person's face clearly. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpT5frW3nGs
"Hello, my sweetheart," came the voice of the person looking down at her.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJwKgtCCWP
Angel quickly stood 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡczOklBCPW4
up from the floor she was lying on and faced the person in front of her.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvFPiQlJUe
The sound of the person's voice was so familiar now that Angel felt 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK78fvSFHaX
dumb not to have realised it sooner.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMPfOtHAlJo
"Mum, is that you?" Angel asked.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3JUEtMdKy
"Of course, its me, my lovely Angel," her mother replied as she touched Angel's cheek with her soft hand.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEnUnKKtSq
Angel closed her eyes817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElpTHarYTT
at the touch of her mother's hand and felt like lingering on it for a 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWvIJt7HHvG
life time. She opened her eyes and her mother smiled at her.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSiaVuHkUET
"I thought you were dead," said Angel. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBrHujvWrq
"Honey, I know it will be difficult to tell you this, but sadly, I'm not where you're right now."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrTE30Az4Y
"What do you mean?"817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqwHDxJ97D
"I'm long gone from earth, Angel. I'm simply no more."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0REoDp6rwQ
"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?"817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqAtiptreey
"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."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYcQJchu1H
"Carly, she's really disappointed me, mum," said Angel as she wiped the tears falling from her eyes.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ctyyBH8vC
"That's what I wanted to talk to you about."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHfkphBey0
"If it means forgiving her I'm not going to do it. That will take a life time."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqvJxandeQ6
"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."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYrSji8FALw
"I bet you're going to remind me of my promise, aren't you?"817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIEjYEDCFJ
Angel's mother gave 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeySaAHiVb4
her daughter a bright smile while she stroked her cheek. "Of course, I 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMtgmuQOpG
was going to remind you of just that. I know that now that I'm no longer817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1z5NvPnLJ
around, its going to be difficult for you. Your life will get even more817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtbr9nfHhC
complicated after all this, but just know that I'm always there when 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNnaPWz06v3
you need me. And the most important thing, always take care of your 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5kFxqc0qFY
sister no matter what she does. And that you always try to fix things even when it seems impossible to do so."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ4M7yBYLhy
"You know I already gave you my word."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkBAaUBkhsZ
"And I know that 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKkaq5RPRL
you'll keep it. I know you might try to tear your sister to shreds, but 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfLdtdEWkFi
please try to be patient with her, okay?"817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7r8pb99Tm
Before Angel could reply, she noticed that her mother had stood further away from her towards something bright.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNSTtvcRQ5k
"I have to go now, just remember that I love you, Angel and your sister too," said her mother.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Y8hZZlKdc
"Mum, wait, don't 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmXQ4AkJQF
go," said Angel as she started to run towards her mother. Her mother 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHGaC0GZvLp
didn't move from where she stood and Angel felt the distance widen. She 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzo8T495sp
tried running as fast as she could, but that just made the distance 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKrdskQzYj
between them even bigger.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0JJUuWzEPv
And then all of the 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDRYKoPSBV
sudden, darkness begun to swallow everything around and the smile on her817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEbTAF3Xu5
mother's face was the last thing Angel saw.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7qa6QACZWB
***817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqUxy5j1xl
It817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTWTvPnGSY
felt like drowning as Angel took in air through her nostrils, filling 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPpqnodMBg
up her painful lungs. A sudden pain and heaviness quickly descended on 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMXnopq6grQ
her body and she might have heard herself wince in pain. Her eyes felt 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXsBZV33O4
too heavy to open, but she did her best to do so anyway. She could tell 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiEaKwZmvHW
as she opened her eyes and her vision cleared, that she was staring at a817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvejBWnRaRt
ceiling. The sound of a beeping machine was the first thing she heard 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkArqResxF
and when she tried to turn her neck, she realised she couldn't move and 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSWMkKwgRqd
her body ached all over. Her eyes rolled around, but all she could see 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡynt5Q51MOJ
was the ceiling above her.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1km5RtmhmJ
Angel's817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBvO1VH1r7
heart started to beat aimlessly as she realised she couldn't move at 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8Er2eAqdF
all. She felt quite scared thinking she was all alone until she heard 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrnQ2Y5xAU
her sister's voice.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7jNUXmzsP
"Angel? Oh my gosh, she's alive!" 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRoDsjOd0Q
Angel817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQpQ0xWGe7
felt like breathing out a sigh of relief, but she knew it was going to 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLDOTAyWE5N
be painful. She noticed the face mask on her face and wanted to remove 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRa6HQHYbUi
it. She could feel her fingers, but lifting her whole hand was going to 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYmLdkiuExK
be a painful process. Her body felt heavy as it already was.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhm1TYNe8a
"Please,817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSI4dSRSSp
call the doctor! My sister is alive!" Carly seemed to be calling out to817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy4NpAzZyx1
someone in the room and a male voice grabbed Angel's attention.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv9VNthoF9v
"I'm817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTqvA9DmI9
going, I'm going." Quick footsteps were heard and faded away. Angel 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHLxd77vti
could tell that the voice sounded very familiar but she couldn't process817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhT0ub0izxx
everything at the moment.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡItJl8dGTMr
Carly's817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCL5tEjHas2
face came into view as she looked down at Angel. Angel could tell that 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4A9xaH7AbT
her sister had been crying. Her puffy red eyes and stuffy red nose 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG67RUmSbwJ
showed it all. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYEnsaQrtmD
"I817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHoIUBdPLU
thought I lost you, Angel," said Carly, "when your heart stopped 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5AMHnxE7X
beating, I thought you were gone forever. I don't want to lose you too."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzfK08RCtD
Angel817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8NO68qFeP
noticed the black shirt Carly was wearing and her eyes stung with tears817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKLtKRUz5Y7
as she remembered that her mother had passed on. Her heart felt heavy 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8125pdQtET
with remorse and her body ached even more.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZl86ZqrU0
"I'm817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsW7QzC26KY
so sorry, Angel," said Carly as tears sreamed down her face. "I feel 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYionG2O7PD
most of this is all my fault and I know I let you down. Please forgive 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPMjOLlVoL
me. And I also hope that wherever mum is, that she will also be able to 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMthXPJgfgT
forgive me too."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpFdtwMqy2
A817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96R5a133it
tear streamed down Angel's cheek as she continued to stare up at her 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsievPSkBf2
sister. She wanted to comfort her sister, but she was still mad at Carly817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFtrnz7vcuB
and she didn't feel like speaking at the moment. Soon she heard quick 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3G1aPpQ9v
footsteps. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeKdkR3Il2F
"Doctor, my sister is okay," said Carly as she turned to address the doctor.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXaBUMWX0O
"Well,817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZsoXU4duO
isn't that a miracle?" the doctor said, "looks like your sister fought 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKONDKc1kc
with death and won. I also thought she was gone the time we tried to 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYPhGK2zts
revive her."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVYyla6OmJ
"Well, Angel is as tough as I thought," came the male voice again which Angel still couldn't recognise. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdhenPHx7df
"I think you two better leave while we take some tests," said the doctor, "don't you worry."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfdZLdrEkFg
Carly looked down at her817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXdasYKPvo
sister, tears still rolling down her cheeks. "I'm glad you're back, 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNSOTWaxJ8
Angel. I don't know what I would've have done without you."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYROCZBGKm
"And so as I," came the male voice.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7n4ms6IDgB
Eric soon appeared 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvb0LyKUZVJ
within Angel's sights and he had a sad smile on his face. Angel's eyes 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuH4yzmcZVe
widen at the sight of his cute sad face. She felt like smiling at him, 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFxUtCfMeZ0
but a sudden wince of pain came out of her mouth. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6zWEugxBsD
"Angel, are you feeling hurt?" Carly asked looking worried. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHJ9UAJK1M
"You don't worry, she's 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0lmyRR7zmS
in pain, but that will wear off as soon as she takes her medication," 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzWUG7cOid
said the doctor, "I suggest you leave while she takes her rest."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGj09ILQAy
"Let's go, Carly, the doctor's right," said Eric, "we will come see her later on when she feels better."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJFHoLdwol
"Okay, let's go," said Carly. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPuCILMW6vR
Carly and Eric looked at817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN9t48i7vSA
Angel one last time. As the two left the room, the doctor appeared 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSaXfc8mbp
beside Angel with a bright warm smile on his face.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHdpmyQ7GH
"It's good to see you 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ271COpFYAn
alive, Angel," said the doctor, "now, I'll give you a little sedative to817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwVfSKVi3F
ease the pain and you can have enough rest."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefWd9BYBmk
Angel saw the doctor 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR88Bx9fgUP
inject some liquid into her IV and she quickly felt the effects of the 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdw63xvabnF
sedative taking over. Her eyes peacefully closed as she realised that 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuyboKCbl4F
rest was exactly what she needed.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgEzMNzZUA6
***817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbYTJ7hOgwx
A817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrytrbSALzF
week had passed and Angel was recovering slowly. It seemed like 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡblTT1mLXXd
forever, but Angel was patient enough to wait until her body mended 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKPREF3Xo9
itself. Carly was always there everyday to watch over and take care of 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT3cFlADVRH
her. Even Eric also did the same, surprisingly. And that made Angel 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡalLa3ROjrf
wonder why he would be so interested in her well being.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYgcMq6XS6
As817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpLm5tvrJc2
the week passed on, Angel had quickly recovered from her mother's 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AhHomgirl
death. It didn't really have a mental effect as she thought it would 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6TBwNlqkI
have. But she pulled through anyway. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9eBhqOv6v
Apparently, one thing seemed to bother Carly, Eric, the doctor and nurses who took care of Angel.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlkphQ3PS7T
Angel had never altered a word since she gained consciousness. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jT84gsQg5
Carly817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0RIqx6wXRG
had once asked the doctor this and wondered if their mother's death had817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobgCPJDrm6
anything to do with it or maybe her vocal cords had a problem. But 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxAJcbkeDF
sadly, the doctor had no answer because he recently had a check up on 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRw1RHXunKu
Angel's vocal cords and everything seemed perfectly normal. All she did 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBbz3GQ2au
was nod or shake her head if they ever asked a question, but she 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCWmnOAPzc
wouldn't say anything. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3kKxcbU00L
Even817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1kUjJLrvz
after the third day after Angel gained consciousness, the police 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpx9CCmWBYQ
decided to take a police statement from her, but everything went to no 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2FCYsDCCF
avail. Even Angel's workmates would come now and then to see how she was817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡllzd70pdI5
doing and her boss, Mark Dean, came to see her as well. But still, 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWTWCpHxhv
Angel kept her mouth shut.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrtslQBLRfh
On817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoY7o8PGKio
Saturday, Carly was around, taking care of Angel. It was lunch time and817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJLVeeTUCG
Carly was feeding her sister. Angel was now able to sit up in bed even 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxCA2ucK4p
though her body still ached like hell. She still had a bandage wrapped 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEKHdZs8lmT
around her forehead because of a deep scar, her left arm was still 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfz621jiFs
broken and it was heavily bandaged. Her neck had healed drastically over817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFDioG87ng
a few days and her legs were doing okay, but they ached a little 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1F6USl61CZ
sometimes.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQEC99FxfT
As817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHiUserP7i
Carly fed Angel another spoon of chicken soup, the door suddenly flew 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf3s9piuMOq
open and Eric came in with a bouquet of roses and a basket of friut.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPW00GhToE0
"Hello, there," said Eric.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡImVVIoW8FC
"Oh, hi, Eric," said Carly and Angel just gave him a half smile.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1tdFfjPLRh
"Well,817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ80uhGN8KpW
I see that you're doing better today, Angel," said Eric as he placed 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6LoTiCLni
the roses on top of the drawer next to her bedside together with the 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe0JfmvSmd0
basket of fruits.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ868GIYiBix
"Wow, aren't those like the third bouquet of flowers you sent her this week?" Carly asked.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7MKvQ0nQn
"Maybe, I don't really count anyway."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8N9qNdyHs
"Awww! You see, Angel, looks like you have someone crushing on you. What do you have to say about that?"817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhgkDbP5y2
Angel's smile widen a little, but she still didn't say anything.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlI3RDlK21
"Um.. Carly, he's here and he wants to speak to you," said Eric.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRjU9nPCK7x
Angel raised an eyebrow. Something fishy was going on and she didn't like it. Who are they talking about? she wondered.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe5u58AXQ2x
Carly looked at Angel and then at Eric. She gave the bowl of soup to Eric. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7SePfgmbj7
"I'll be right back," said Carly817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzo6TMIh7ba
Eric817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9J7qgR7Qy
looked up at Angel as Carly left the room. Angel looked at him giving 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYxIxmqIYr
him a face indicating that he should tell her what was going on.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDn5xMSKUhL
"I817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4A6lt1Srj
know that look on your face, Angel," said Eric as he sat on the edge of817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9PLDRjBVy
the hospital bed to feed her. "You want to know what's going on, 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNk1uK2xQAx
right?"817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBje4yA3kN8
Angel nodded.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1goLaKfLd
Eric817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwyfU8v3C8
shook his head. "I can't tell you all that at the moment. It's best if 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡokOzkwstBj
Carly does. It has something to do with your mother."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RqgCJ5IUQ
Angel817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtd9DNjprld
now started to think of the worst. What was it now? Did her mother have817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPyNSHKYsA
debts she failed to pay before she died or was it something far much 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp0qc2ckHkW
worse?817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3pEFQ4Ouy
"But817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSUjHvP2ljD
you don't worry about anything. Carly told me that you'll find out 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3We9tTjbk1
what's going on," said Eric as he lifted the spoon towards Angel's 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZc0mtjRoKh
mouth.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpo6TDTOp45
"Now, open wide. You need to finish your lunch, okay?"817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡytPIpLeJ3N
Angel did as she was told and Eric put the spoon in her mouth. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIBPdTZUMHS
"That's817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOTDSAkYIu
a good girl. I might just give you some special dessert at the end of 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAQFpPGaGX
all this. What do you think about that?" Eric asked as he wiggled his 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35eGeirthX
eyebrows. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWreOgjEoTU
"And will that dessert be your lips? Because if it is, I'll gladly slap your cheek."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3hMNoWPQeM
Eric817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWMcALZgbS
stared at Angel with his mouth agape. She finally spoke. He didn't know817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6YdLzrBMs3
whether to hug her or kiss her for her to slap him and see if he was 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiOAdQHaPmg
dreaming.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO54Mqqx3vk
"You... talked!" Eric almost exclaimed, but Angel covered his mouth with her good right hand.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1uvkrzhuB
"I don't want Carly to find out, keep your voice down," said Angel quietly.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrquqdkIGj
"Don't worry, Carly is in the lobby. But why have you been quiet all this time, Angel? You had all of us worried."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKU9UqDNDKL
"I817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNCl8E17hOA
know," Angel leaned her back onto the soft pillows behind her, "I just 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwXkULhD99r
didn't feel like talking and all. After all that had happened, being 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWELhhAleHQ
quiet was the only way to keep calm."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5gVPQumkO
"But you should have said something to someone. If not Carly or I, at least the doctor."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXG8VywaYk8
Angel looked at Eric and held his hand. "Thank you, Eric."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxPOHlW8nzR
"Thanks, for what?"817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9XNXHiaddC
"For817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeyU9sTLoCn
being there even if we barely know each other," said Angel with a sad 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6BudDdkVy
smile on her face. "You kept my sister company even though I never said a817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKwIMzZ4Wi
word to her. I just didn't want to leash out my anger on her."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡskUmerQG7b
"Its nothing, Angel. When I said I was glad to meet you back at the bar, I truly meant it."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBIl5ApAOsE
Angel817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC58txFUKJG
smiled and then something quickly came to mind. Images of what had 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ECQqJhTT7
happened last week at the day of the accident came back. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0dvlUtpS7j
"Hey, are you okay?" Eric asked. "You looked pale for a second."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSjWM8A9DrX
"The....817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUVl214ZJce
the day, I had the accident," started Angel, "what really happened? 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyaEYv41gNs
Because all I remember is the phone call of someone telling me about my 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATPSyKOHtq
mother's death and then nothing."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxWSizRIx8
"You don't really remember a car hitting you on that day?"817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc17hCG32KZ
"I817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHClg0mk1VD
know a car hit me, but who was driving the car? I want to know. I was 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNpLNyRa7b
hoping you and Carly would bring up the topic these past few days, but 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBjeSjyZFEt
you didn't. When the police came, I knew I wasn't going to say much 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfb7wQFxWNn
because I don't know anything. Now you tell me, was it a hit and run or 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlBwwlNal6
do you know who did it?"817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCcW2sWPfL
Eric looked the other way for a moment. "No, Angel. It wasn't a hit and run."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0FYb84ZJFB
"Then will you tell me?" Angel asked. "Why do you look like that? Is there something I should know?"817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwv4vYOzXFN
"Remember, the guy who was with your sister at the bar that day?"817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpvuSAWsICY
"Ya, I remember the jerk. Why?"817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQWWlZlCs6
"That person who just called a jerk, is none other than my cousin, Leo."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSHeNjMjdE
"Oh," Angel paused for a second. "I didn't know. Sorry about that."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6cvSFjn94
"No,817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbt6aua0VWT
he's a jerk, that's for sure. On that day he was supposed to get 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxlaiDIFsV
married. But he left the wedding and came by the bar looking for 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHxNTKkSHoc
Carly."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2vxcROBcMv
"A jerk indeed. Why did he come there anyway?"817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUAu2M5Tfy3
"Well, he changed his mind completely after the bachelor party to get married."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6ozlDeKXA
"And he did all that just because of my sister? Ridiculous."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFbdY0X1x6q
"Coming817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYHvt3ihhsw
back to your accident," Eric now looked straight at Angel, "I'm afraid 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsl1TZqtApe
to tell you that he was the one who ran you over."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLoFvxT8wqO
Angel817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFVp5KCIhE
didn't say anything. Eric expected her to burst in anger but she looked817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2ei7CxYN8
calm. Even her response seemed to surprise Eric even more.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeTHy5tGvOM
"So, he almost kills me with his car and he hasn't come by just to apologise?" Angel asked calmly. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpMVfjh3S6
"I...817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8zHfroTjzy
well," Eric was lost for words. He expected Angel to shout and act 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lwablWCqt
wild, but she didn't. "He still feels bad after everything."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZc7W4sabPp
"He still feels bad or is he just too full of pride to apologise?"817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3Q6xTnidw
"How do you know that?"817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVgSgpxji4
"I spent five minutes in that office in the bar with your cousin, trust me, I know."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEU3rpaD3PD
Eric817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAedzmIl9lw
passed a hand through his hair and sighed. "On behalf of Leo, I simply 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoWINJsqPIo
apologise. I'm also part of the reason why you're in this mess."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtnXp23roAT
"It's nothing, Eric. I would prefer if Leo bought himself to do that, don't you think?"817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL6bFvhpMxV
"You're right."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtdUryZEKb
"I hope the person Carly has gone out to see by the lobby isn't him."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufnVKsfxMR
"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."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mvn1kLfCz
"But what is he doing here?" Angel asked.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlf0gv3bzv0
"I'm817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6yiMR5JfYC
not the one supposed to be telling you this, but apparently, your 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqSI6FoGdj
mother and my uncle were good friends. The time your mother had fallen 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjssn4CJU4j
ill, he was there and took her to the hospital."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTC1xoKub7V
Angel817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR31BuMjNX1
didn't say anything as she continued to look at Eric. The thought of 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxdtyqTxlf
her mother during her dying moments made Angel's heart break. She 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE124bnNbjp
wondered how much pain her mother must have gone through.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpiqqBJ7Yws
"Since you weren't talking, he decided to talk to Carly over some things."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsldnMl2CAI
"What things?"817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaSxtq4utk4
"I don't know," Eric shrugged his shoulders, "must be something about your mother."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnHaXZTTmSR
Angel thought for a second. "Tell him to come in, I would like to speak with him."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBhKndNFtXF
"You're sure?"817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVoqdbHBIDS
"Of course, please do so, Eric."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMgoZYbhvAu
Eric817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWsTe0ftYTh
nodded and put her bowl of soup aside. He quickly rushed out of the 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LRf68dsYQ
door and he soon came back with Carly and a tall good looking man. By 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGayaSBvTd
the look of his designer clothes, Angel could tell that he was one type 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9X4eoXlm71
of a person living the good life.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWj1XOWnrO3
"Angel, Eric told me you can talk again," said Carly, "is that true?"817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BXZ9yjxaA
"Yes, it's true," replied Angel trying to put up a smile for her sister, but even her cheeks wouldn't twitch. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQtPC39x6N
"I'm817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGOcEmUkRy
so glad!" Carly ran over excitedly and hugged her sister. For a second 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9M2afHKImz
Angel wanted to revolt and push her away, but that would seem rude in 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQJpf1B2L6
front of Eric and his uncle. And so she just had to put up with it.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5FinCf8ro
"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."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFLNZYYWoxu
"And I still feel like hitting you with a frying pan!" Angel817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabXBfAcWOr
finally pulled out a smile even when she knew it was completely fake. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBIRGULikp
Despite Carly taking care of her this past week, Angel still couldn't 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzaG9fJbGj
stand her sister after everything.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlTfcC5nwy9
"It's fine, Carly," said Angel, finding it a little hard to speak. "Don't say such things, okay? All that is over now."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡatc20mQb64
"Sorry817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMlSK4OfR40
to intervene on the little reunion," spoke Eric's uncle, "but I think 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM926u7LrXw
we have more important things to discuss regarding your mother, Angel."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Bvy1uHKmp
At817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡweDMH0YtIz
last, someone had to bring up that point and Angel felt like breathing 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJJHEWB6rp
out a sigh of relief. She didn't want to talk to Carly anymore. And she 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrU2CFw8q6
was starting to like this man already. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3LM8s6GX1
"Yes, Eric told me who you were and that you were good friends with my mother," said Angel.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3luK445b5z
"Yes, Eric told you right," said Mr McDonell, "I came here to give my deepest condolences."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡROqSVHsDL3
"Thank you."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnBVH9PhJZS
"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."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTwgmykLDE
"No, don't worry about it. You aren't the only one who has apologised on his behalf." Angel stared at Eric.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRux3CpzGEf
"Well,817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6J5PIk7Mm
putting that aside, I came to talk to you about the burial processions.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFLI8FIEK77
We didn't want to go ahead with the burial until you fully recovered. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrdTC4nhc3
And your mother, before she passed away, made me promise her something. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdMRnaBFb4
And I hope that you'll agree to it. I already talked to Carly about it 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGtxgYoDG4
and she agreed, but the final consent is yours to make."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡalb4IUZq2E
"I hope you agree to it,817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYxSlexI46
Angel," said Carly. That almost made Angel want to slap her mouth as 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdZ0Dkew3lK
she stared at her sister who stared back with hopeful eyes.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9aUbnSKE5v
Angel turned to face Mr 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWbeeGOuRW
McDonell who was staring calmy at her. Eric stood right beside him and 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs5UXAGSXMB
he too looked on eagerly, hoping that Angel would agree to what's 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtoKLuISLfh
coming.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwF5GWwGcp
"Okay, what is it my mother promised you to do?" Angel asked.
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