Angel's eyes flew 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFA8HhmM3Lp
open as she felt something warm and soft touch her face. Everything 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcaI6GlCbO
around her seemed a little hazy and bright as her eyes slowly adjusted 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQj5HYSr0FK
to the light. She could see a figure looking down at her and Angel had 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41pHD5AYvf
to shade her eyes to see the person's face clearly. 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQjytX9rnu
"Hello, my sweetheart," came the voice of the person looking down at her.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxgaOKqFYB
Angel quickly stood 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZnw06zNT6J
up from the floor she was lying on and faced the person in front of her.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2X2Z2lhkgy
The sound of the person's voice was so familiar now that Angel felt 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKX5BpYwL8
dumb not to have realised it sooner.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7gH1Txy4NZ
"Mum, is that you?" Angel asked.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZFBVC0AY1
"Of course, its me, my lovely Angel," her mother replied as she touched Angel's cheek with her soft hand.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqirmNFaEZv
Angel closed her eyes841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKxseWcYXu
at the touch of her mother's hand and felt like lingering on it for a 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLSdzM8CdT
life time. She opened her eyes and her mother smiled at her.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkqSxGPtqn
"I thought you were dead," said Angel. 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqc27KugJI2
"Honey, I know it will be difficult to tell you this, but sadly, I'm not where you're right now."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVM392QPl0
"What do you mean?"841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwpEooLVer
"I'm long gone from earth, Angel. I'm simply no more."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2p2RX3Vslf
"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?"841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKNTRPrISd
"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."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWB0wkYDbZt
"Carly, she's really disappointed me, mum," said Angel as she wiped the tears falling from her eyes.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyMMqtvWdi
"That's what I wanted to talk to you about."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKixch8ekT
"If it means forgiving her I'm not going to do it. That will take a life time."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0EcKc3S91C
"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."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTmWt2QUcV
"I bet you're going to remind me of my promise, aren't you?"841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVKQQvD3lL1
Angel's mother gave 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Z1zGyEYdE
her daughter a bright smile while she stroked her cheek. "Of course, I 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3RVhzTGL8
was going to remind you of just that. I know that now that I'm no longer841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEY8QXVpkwz
around, its going to be difficult for you. Your life will get even more841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBig3ZEBMNw
complicated after all this, but just know that I'm always there when 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDv03qa3QJ
you need me. And the most important thing, always take care of your 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOyYhBfqmT
sister no matter what she does. And that you always try to fix things even when it seems impossible to do so."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwVUT0St9TR
"You know I already gave you my word."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzOrqlV4MB
"And I know that 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwCSF4dT6Dh
you'll keep it. I know you might try to tear your sister to shreds, but 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvweUnWOe0
please try to be patient with her, okay?"841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPacLGTtkQa
Before Angel could reply, she noticed that her mother had stood further away from her towards something bright.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0lZ8ScMIPl
"I have to go now, just remember that I love you, Angel and your sister too," said her mother.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgPXyiBBx8
"Mum, wait, don't 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmMUrULQBzi
go," said Angel as she started to run towards her mother. Her mother 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JDZKEG1F9
didn't move from where she stood and Angel felt the distance widen. She 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7AxOsFpD5
tried running as fast as she could, but that just made the distance 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbZESs8zvG
between them even bigger.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPNFfmNXlh
And then all of the 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBu1Wlhiint
sudden, darkness begun to swallow everything around and the smile on her841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEqudq2esj
mother's face was the last thing Angel saw.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7fGcTePOmR
***841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFz71nNZsRB
It841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ50uUXjLxtE
felt like drowning as Angel took in air through her nostrils, filling 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSrFk1rZzp
up her painful lungs. A sudden pain and heaviness quickly descended on 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOB0HruEIq
her body and she might have heard herself wince in pain. Her eyes felt 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ziS9Jfwew
too heavy to open, but she did her best to do so anyway. She could tell 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWNLtdygOz
as she opened her eyes and her vision cleared, that she was staring at a841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡybXzXu1D0S
ceiling. The sound of a beeping machine was the first thing she heard 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDmOtdlshjS
and when she tried to turn her neck, she realised she couldn't move and 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Z9fjlFxlz
her body ached all over. Her eyes rolled around, but all she could see 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDoineDZ62
was the ceiling above her.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrfGDzO03po
Angel's841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRlAeW3TaY
heart started to beat aimlessly as she realised she couldn't move at 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzdSCnjRzX
all. She felt quite scared thinking she was all alone until she heard 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIaD1J4OLpO
her sister's voice.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLBFBaWmce
"Angel? Oh my gosh, she's alive!" 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hBAYkDmCf
Angel841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xlFekgYLg
felt like breathing out a sigh of relief, but she knew it was going to 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YBjNOotEQ
be painful. She noticed the face mask on her face and wanted to remove 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8VQIe72N2Z
it. She could feel her fingers, but lifting her whole hand was going to 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZLU6P2PMY
be a painful process. Her body felt heavy as it already was.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLY5kSdbeh0
"Please,841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6YSGpEIcYK
call the doctor! My sister is alive!" Carly seemed to be calling out to841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUcePO2EDf
someone in the room and a male voice grabbed Angel's attention.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtyeMfd5nNR
"I'm841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8wZHcC7ic
going, I'm going." Quick footsteps were heard and faded away. Angel 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4MJ4l8j6ED
could tell that the voice sounded very familiar but she couldn't process841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhS20A5mrp
everything at the moment.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQiNVYjhwKB
Carly's841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPM9zgNDlTu
face came into view as she looked down at Angel. Angel could tell that 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLMAyXStdn
her sister had been crying. Her puffy red eyes and stuffy red nose 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡesmrGUiJgi
showed it all. 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyX77OyqmDQ
"I841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtEnzGfWsE1
thought I lost you, Angel," said Carly, "when your heart stopped 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZHbVXhmL6H
beating, I thought you were gone forever. I don't want to lose you too."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQRZi8rrdL
Angel841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtDwnXOH7y
noticed the black shirt Carly was wearing and her eyes stung with tears841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDBDGKGyn7
as she remembered that her mother had passed on. Her heart felt heavy 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUdA1iVuRL
with remorse and her body ached even more.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOz1JHlPb6
"I'm841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZn5wVeWcZ9
so sorry, Angel," said Carly as tears sreamed down her face. "I feel 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZL9B3J9c5
most of this is all my fault and I know I let you down. Please forgive 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCC2VZRKaho
me. And I also hope that wherever mum is, that she will also be able to 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfHkhZrYI74
forgive me too."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXc1TjbPeiN
A841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspLWDkf7sX
tear streamed down Angel's cheek as she continued to stare up at her 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbYzwemKy6f
sister. She wanted to comfort her sister, but she was still mad at Carly841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyiTw8gZz1J
and she didn't feel like speaking at the moment. Soon she heard quick 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpStOYp3UA3
footsteps. 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSPgpQ2oYVF
"Doctor, my sister is okay," said Carly as she turned to address the doctor.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiuzwQEgtst
"Well,841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5SS1CgrrQ
isn't that a miracle?" the doctor said, "looks like your sister fought 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgAtUVCuze4
with death and won. I also thought she was gone the time we tried to 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmby45Fk4km
revive her."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5qjgj4bCmp
"Well, Angel is as tough as I thought," came the male voice again which Angel still couldn't recognise. 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLdN5Z7F6I
"I think you two better leave while we take some tests," said the doctor, "don't you worry."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIU5JFkbIDQ
Carly looked down at her841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQwmf4op5O
sister, tears still rolling down her cheeks. "I'm glad you're back, 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPx7QNNJyFI
Angel. I don't know what I would've have done without you."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOIkcgYjRMn
"And so as I," came the male voice.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw83Kk3K0wC
Eric soon appeared 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBihmFkzUxg
within Angel's sights and he had a sad smile on his face. Angel's eyes 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQh2aeAp20
widen at the sight of his cute sad face. She felt like smiling at him, 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMnQ30u3Bi
but a sudden wince of pain came out of her mouth. 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy5uUHvqVXB
"Angel, are you feeling hurt?" Carly asked looking worried. 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfCGMFj6el
"You don't worry, she's 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtsffl8fhSe
in pain, but that will wear off as soon as she takes her medication," 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjS2sdppBub
said the doctor, "I suggest you leave while she takes her rest."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEjSnk7Q30
"Let's go, Carly, the doctor's right," said Eric, "we will come see her later on when she feels better."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBKGoty3iG
"Okay, let's go," said Carly. 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9NCIWJ9vd
Carly and Eric looked at841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq8KX1nXrRk
Angel one last time. As the two left the room, the doctor appeared 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3pYjTZuZd
beside Angel with a bright warm smile on his face.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjlD3B5t0J0
"It's good to see you 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3IQLWItnt
alive, Angel," said the doctor, "now, I'll give you a little sedative to841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD69exwgSua
ease the pain and you can have enough rest."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkPmitrmO3A
Angel saw the doctor 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIAdBjPOcgC
inject some liquid into her IV and she quickly felt the effects of the 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFSHkm9DZn
sedative taking over. Her eyes peacefully closed as she realised that 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgtSVQygiM
rest was exactly what she needed.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJak1Ur7Bg
***841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmx3rZQDp4Y
A841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZdbHIfqDM
week had passed and Angel was recovering slowly. It seemed like 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmBZfjlkRf
forever, but Angel was patient enough to wait until her body mended 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx7Kl4oU0ez
itself. Carly was always there everyday to watch over and take care of 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXu4okCF3uW
her. Even Eric also did the same, surprisingly. And that made Angel 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabDJ6YrXbT
wonder why he would be so interested in her well being.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡII831bT5ip
As841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8a81K9ela5
the week passed on, Angel had quickly recovered from her mother's 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4L8LmZDE4
death. It didn't really have a mental effect as she thought it would 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbC5lHQKGsJ
have. But she pulled through anyway. 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAoFLebF3nH
Apparently, one thing seemed to bother Carly, Eric, the doctor and nurses who took care of Angel.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡglGHG9WJr8
Angel had never altered a word since she gained consciousness. 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZllbPSzQeG
Carly841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOaRIgEdWp3
had once asked the doctor this and wondered if their mother's death had841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNH63Faai27
anything to do with it or maybe her vocal cords had a problem. But 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ24jNUvSiwZ
sadly, the doctor had no answer because he recently had a check up on 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj0KPnfEOlM
Angel's vocal cords and everything seemed perfectly normal. All she did 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkRCT7l8nxT
was nod or shake her head if they ever asked a question, but she 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3ZkmMS0RX
wouldn't say anything. 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0I0XhzTbhN
Even841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpU2kPj1iMO
after the third day after Angel gained consciousness, the police 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDkKYugzKS
decided to take a police statement from her, but everything went to no 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVgRxZjjT1F
avail. Even Angel's workmates would come now and then to see how she was841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJ8b3vQk6r
doing and her boss, Mark Dean, came to see her as well. But still, 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvEOn16zTnT
Angel kept her mouth shut.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0OcpL1ZC49
On841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx9XeD0LqIu
Saturday, Carly was around, taking care of Angel. It was lunch time and841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUuuxsJqGF
Carly was feeding her sister. Angel was now able to sit up in bed even 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7csZcKtMw
though her body still ached like hell. She still had a bandage wrapped 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0c6srAFYfn
around her forehead because of a deep scar, her left arm was still 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1Ik3YAvIo
broken and it was heavily bandaged. Her neck had healed drastically over841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQ6savKwhk
a few days and her legs were doing okay, but they ached a little 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtpO1QmuHq
sometimes.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnf2rnp4Lt
As841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEepvdastof
Carly fed Angel another spoon of chicken soup, the door suddenly flew 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ24Uo5lnVaO
open and Eric came in with a bouquet of roses and a basket of friut.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBTfeGnq9O
"Hello, there," said Eric.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYuX00z5Bs
"Oh, hi, Eric," said Carly and Angel just gave him a half smile.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNAAsNCPFWX
"Well,841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzn1zpjhDkL
I see that you're doing better today, Angel," said Eric as he placed 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfEqMvzst2j
the roses on top of the drawer next to her bedside together with the 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg3pUGdwnvA
basket of fruits.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7zz3P3gLh
"Wow, aren't those like the third bouquet of flowers you sent her this week?" Carly asked.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtYVTsrGiQV
"Maybe, I don't really count anyway."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa95NHoG5PN
"Awww! You see, Angel, looks like you have someone crushing on you. What do you have to say about that?"841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tZcnTqhzg
Angel's smile widen a little, but she still didn't say anything.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwF66zKt7o2
"Um.. Carly, he's here and he wants to speak to you," said Eric.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvbQqKk09e
Angel raised an eyebrow. Something fishy was going on and she didn't like it. Who are they talking about? she wondered.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzFzbEvL5j2
Carly looked at Angel and then at Eric. She gave the bowl of soup to Eric. 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryfMZfIwYX
"I'll be right back," said Carly841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE6WSspjZiP
Eric841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCz6oUSeA6i
looked up at Angel as Carly left the room. Angel looked at him giving 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEsXt8OLdjh
him a face indicating that he should tell her what was going on.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bLZWmcERg
"I841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Tx8lfBeLJ
know that look on your face, Angel," said Eric as he sat on the edge of841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC07oSOB0Zx
the hospital bed to feed her. "You want to know what's going on, 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5iq8pxRcd
right?"841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA462cn5IaA
Angel nodded.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVGTPMPoHib
Eric841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbx7GE5Rl9O
shook his head. "I can't tell you all that at the moment. It's best if 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4MPaTCVlF0
Carly does. It has something to do with your mother."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ14y3AhNXxP
Angel841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpuTnxlNqd
now started to think of the worst. What was it now? Did her mother have841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQ7zC0TBOT
debts she failed to pay before she died or was it something far much 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjfPQ13pnvi
worse?841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjWG5bLsSN
"But841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1mbg1XI9A4
you don't worry about anything. Carly told me that you'll find out 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4pXAmkAqAh
what's going on," said Eric as he lifted the spoon towards Angel's 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9tiZaksg8
mouth.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5iJhcQHrR
"Now, open wide. You need to finish your lunch, okay?"841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPl7kwaL86
Angel did as she was told and Eric put the spoon in her mouth. 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7VUIQllmw
"That's841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQGqGQgEiXf
a good girl. I might just give you some special dessert at the end of 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpIA6Gx9zG
all this. What do you think about that?" Eric asked as he wiggled his 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfxwD8rmY2B
eyebrows. 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP70kVFl46E
"And will that dessert be your lips? Because if it is, I'll gladly slap your cheek."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIkXLijZjin
Eric841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHxT7rLVIE
stared at Angel with his mouth agape. She finally spoke. He didn't know841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm1eJWTZpCd
whether to hug her or kiss her for her to slap him and see if he was 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4v13f70Q1
dreaming.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQjloxP06Q
"You... talked!" Eric almost exclaimed, but Angel covered his mouth with her good right hand.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5FtQnayV6
"I don't want Carly to find out, keep your voice down," said Angel quietly.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9dCVEBxfTb
"Don't worry, Carly is in the lobby. But why have you been quiet all this time, Angel? You had all of us worried."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfBsEGjyaq
"I841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1WyHGS83F
know," Angel leaned her back onto the soft pillows behind her, "I just 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBoK4UgEww
didn't feel like talking and all. After all that had happened, being 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGu1VhKg1Fu
quiet was the only way to keep calm."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8uDlicjRp
"But you should have said something to someone. If not Carly or I, at least the doctor."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsZdS42WfM
Angel looked at Eric and held his hand. "Thank you, Eric."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ16zqSybXGE
"Thanks, for what?"841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5EP8PZESY
"For841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0T6cOXtLYL
being there even if we barely know each other," said Angel with a sad 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNNhwtqOX9
smile on her face. "You kept my sister company even though I never said a841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjOqmxL4KjH
word to her. I just didn't want to leash out my anger on her."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeWN8BKQ22N
"Its nothing, Angel. When I said I was glad to meet you back at the bar, I truly meant it."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp29QnM7tvx
Angel841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgG7hwaals1
smiled and then something quickly came to mind. Images of what had 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡieXWggWf7B
happened last week at the day of the accident came back. 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBwb3au7o9v
"Hey, are you okay?" Eric asked. "You looked pale for a second."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0sH3I0Bmzh
"The....841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1x9vOaK3e
the day, I had the accident," started Angel, "what really happened? 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4wgmoc1tV
Because all I remember is the phone call of someone telling me about my 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLNf0WZkNB
mother's death and then nothing."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE4ZmUrFgD7
"You don't really remember a car hitting you on that day?"841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4IuBwUeWKm
"I841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6HHDjh457u
know a car hit me, but who was driving the car? I want to know. I was 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2q4I4dPqwe
hoping you and Carly would bring up the topic these past few days, but 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAR4X6I0N7p
you didn't. When the police came, I knew I wasn't going to say much 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFr3qOJRgz
because I don't know anything. Now you tell me, was it a hit and run or 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP7DoJq9m65
do you know who did it?"841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3olXcJKNM
Eric looked the other way for a moment. "No, Angel. It wasn't a hit and run."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI85uqs2JDj
"Then will you tell me?" Angel asked. "Why do you look like that? Is there something I should know?"841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9ZhPYXy9R
"Remember, the guy who was with your sister at the bar that day?"841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3yk5W3ita
"Ya, I remember the jerk. Why?"841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8eXv2meFS0
"That person who just called a jerk, is none other than my cousin, Leo."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfYNpMUMzp
"Oh," Angel paused for a second. "I didn't know. Sorry about that."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyEvAowcFnU
"No,841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjAChytxmiH
he's a jerk, that's for sure. On that day he was supposed to get 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgX7sLqj0l
married. But he left the wedding and came by the bar looking for 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5gDsKlDYn
Carly."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoAfntQnY3j
"A jerk indeed. Why did he come there anyway?"841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECpbpi2zOz
"Well, he changed his mind completely after the bachelor party to get married."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoipGvzfqM0
"And he did all that just because of my sister? Ridiculous."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvEXwo9PW8h
"Coming841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJyGeeVGFk
back to your accident," Eric now looked straight at Angel, "I'm afraid 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqj9Rce7VPn
to tell you that he was the one who ran you over."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkRmtDpmm4
Angel841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZiP2NS9kGJ
didn't say anything. Eric expected her to burst in anger but she looked841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnB8T6aMx2
calm. Even her response seemed to surprise Eric even more.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZacjPoouRG
"So, he almost kills me with his car and he hasn't come by just to apologise?" Angel asked calmly. 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5WmLW9NTl2
"I...841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡstDUZNS0J0
well," Eric was lost for words. He expected Angel to shout and act 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwPPBVzEyEw
wild, but she didn't. "He still feels bad after everything."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8YJqwArXO
"He still feels bad or is he just too full of pride to apologise?"841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMpvIf0L6p
"How do you know that?"841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBlszhSgKR
"I spent five minutes in that office in the bar with your cousin, trust me, I know."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXD7L1Bbj6W
Eric841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbUaIq3cWPq
passed a hand through his hair and sighed. "On behalf of Leo, I simply 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHjCiIoufu
apologise. I'm also part of the reason why you're in this mess."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe5c58Z8ErH
"It's nothing, Eric. I would prefer if Leo bought himself to do that, don't you think?"841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCOkOF4aMr
"You're right."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2TYLGBcwa
"I hope the person Carly has gone out to see by the lobby isn't him."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YMHF0eFeg
"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."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ80ukS7eOm1
"But what is he doing here?" Angel asked.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWoTrZBd7R
"I'm841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Unwjhnqkp
not the one supposed to be telling you this, but apparently, your 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYCslmfwQJF
mother and my uncle were good friends. The time your mother had fallen 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGY4eKjrT6c
ill, he was there and took her to the hospital."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0dkbZVd1xl
Angel841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lWZ7fDyW0
didn't say anything as she continued to look at Eric. The thought of 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLdXPLgZXz
her mother during her dying moments made Angel's heart break. She 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafB6qwJOTH
wondered how much pain her mother must have gone through.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Qzp6DV6QP
"Since you weren't talking, he decided to talk to Carly over some things."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhMeZpFYrGa
"What things?"841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZvx92lzZEm
"I don't know," Eric shrugged his shoulders, "must be something about your mother."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTrYFT7G5Po
Angel thought for a second. "Tell him to come in, I would like to speak with him."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIaCqkDxXi
"You're sure?"841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡThzcqqHii0
"Of course, please do so, Eric."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAW9z1GEPGj
Eric841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUSXAhZTgs
nodded and put her bowl of soup aside. He quickly rushed out of the 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKed26mcdCK
door and he soon came back with Carly and a tall good looking man. By 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxsCbD5pyK
the look of his designer clothes, Angel could tell that he was one type 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZj8lgtQcP
of a person living the good life.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzA3N0jrcU
"Angel, Eric told me you can talk again," said Carly, "is that true?"841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5MuQE7bBX3
"Yes, it's true," replied Angel trying to put up a smile for her sister, but even her cheeks wouldn't twitch. 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvs7eG2pp5N
"I'm841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZj4jNCHNmQ
so glad!" Carly ran over excitedly and hugged her sister. For a second 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15QYgNpIwG
Angel wanted to revolt and push her away, but that would seem rude in 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsRsP1UD6u
front of Eric and his uncle. And so she just had to put up with it.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4E7RnmHXP
"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."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqqDuqbGc9
"And I still feel like hitting you with a frying pan!" Angel841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4pt4lCdKJ
finally pulled out a smile even when she knew it was completely fake. 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23aV35n7db
Despite Carly taking care of her this past week, Angel still couldn't 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcva0y0c02v
stand her sister after everything.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpK87yTF8J
"It's fine, Carly," said Angel, finding it a little hard to speak. "Don't say such things, okay? All that is over now."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXllQ7yYsyq
"Sorry841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJkpXni0pT
to intervene on the little reunion," spoke Eric's uncle, "but I think 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7JkexXNiO
we have more important things to discuss regarding your mother, Angel."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBgmNKfF98K
At841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrtba1Zpger
last, someone had to bring up that point and Angel felt like breathing 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNuKOAMgOId
out a sigh of relief. She didn't want to talk to Carly anymore. And she 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdz0Cmdog0c
was starting to like this man already. 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1tP1NRz6x6
"Yes, Eric told me who you were and that you were good friends with my mother," said Angel.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrubjyePFew
"Yes, Eric told you right," said Mr McDonell, "I came here to give my deepest condolences."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkieAsCsXlJ
"Thank you."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSPZq1DTx45
"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."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67DWHWGWSw
"No, don't worry about it. You aren't the only one who has apologised on his behalf." Angel stared at Eric.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTHYjPSNSq
"Well,841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTI8KNgrb2B
putting that aside, I came to talk to you about the burial processions.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2C3tvsTuZH
We didn't want to go ahead with the burial until you fully recovered. 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbdAOXJF26j
And your mother, before she passed away, made me promise her something. 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGjnoYSXEU
And I hope that you'll agree to it. I already talked to Carly about it 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKtihItIcp
and she agreed, but the final consent is yours to make."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHxTiolMCQE
"I hope you agree to it,841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFE64WiPw18
Angel," said Carly. That almost made Angel want to slap her mouth as 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuBJJarkVM
she stared at her sister who stared back with hopeful eyes.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJaVvgWY1zl
Angel turned to face Mr 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMaAResp5qf
McDonell who was staring calmy at her. Eric stood right beside him and 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxmRhGtG12
he too looked on eagerly, hoping that Angel would agree to what's 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Wh4ugMxXb
coming.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOZAfe6Jw1
"Okay, what is it my mother promised you to do?" Angel asked.
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