Angel's eyes flew 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBtB6pt8C7S
open as she felt something warm and soft touch her face. Everything 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8uFR8HGpS
around her seemed a little hazy and bright as her eyes slowly adjusted 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf002ZjD3W7
to the light. She could see a figure looking down at her and Angel had 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTh9E6oahHA
to shade her eyes to see the person's face clearly. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEhrKAXaC07
"Hello, my sweetheart," came the voice of the person looking down at her.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhD2kPV6YqD
Angel quickly stood 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSt6zFpIpHx
up from the floor she was lying on and faced the person in front of her.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsBcNqT9PKh
The sound of the person's voice was so familiar now that Angel felt 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjzbkkX2Fz
dumb not to have realised it sooner.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCz4HwaG5I
"Mum, is that you?" Angel asked.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjbpYENGUC
"Of course, its me, my lovely Angel," her mother replied as she touched Angel's cheek with her soft hand.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPsFXRizid
Angel closed her eyes758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJm6mVuoE3
at the touch of her mother's hand and felt like lingering on it for a 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9RmRbxlvr
life time. She opened her eyes and her mother smiled at her.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOGcPeevGCl
"I thought you were dead," said Angel. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQpX3BjvPgV
"Honey, I know it will be difficult to tell you this, but sadly, I'm not where you're right now."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4JOudQE6Fz
"What do you mean?"758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMbVJU3KX5
"I'm long gone from earth, Angel. I'm simply no more."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rqh6ElmQp
"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?"758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMjSqPCGDk
"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."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlhKH0JaxHl
"Carly, she's really disappointed me, mum," said Angel as she wiped the tears falling from her eyes.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ZcsbxVigt
"That's what I wanted to talk to you about."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFFRm5wyQU
"If it means forgiving her I'm not going to do it. That will take a life time."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXrbsEG5qMx
"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."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYDm6oMF3V
"I bet you're going to remind me of my promise, aren't you?"758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyvxNyn7MA
Angel's mother gave 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9pXIFgrCM
her daughter a bright smile while she stroked her cheek. "Of course, I 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1oYrY4AGU0
was going to remind you of just that. I know that now that I'm no longer758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31BCsPIUl4
around, its going to be difficult for you. Your life will get even more758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtuvTxR6uL
complicated after all this, but just know that I'm always there when 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQOBP7cGNv
you need me. And the most important thing, always take care of your 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODTqQpY0vA
sister no matter what she does. And that you always try to fix things even when it seems impossible to do so."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7fdL2fg4d
"You know I already gave you my word."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7zD0KbUy9
"And I know that 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLCEWKwAqV
you'll keep it. I know you might try to tear your sister to shreds, but 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡonPSbmVlFt
please try to be patient with her, okay?"758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWkVeyGOqwF
Before Angel could reply, she noticed that her mother had stood further away from her towards something bright.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7XVsrip43k
"I have to go now, just remember that I love you, Angel and your sister too," said her mother.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNeUoXms6Em
"Mum, wait, don't 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEGwhIeXKJF
go," said Angel as she started to run towards her mother. Her mother 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdAPdKFHFHT
didn't move from where she stood and Angel felt the distance widen. She 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxn4IwWbMc3
tried running as fast as she could, but that just made the distance 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx2Hgu1L0pf
between them even bigger.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xlq25dLXN
And then all of the 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhePv3IT3c
sudden, darkness begun to swallow everything around and the smile on her758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafUxKTwnzK
mother's face was the last thing Angel saw.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhe5OvK9A7
***758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzJsZqAPFB
It758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujRb7DII1l
felt like drowning as Angel took in air through her nostrils, filling 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡifP1q2MbB3
up her painful lungs. A sudden pain and heaviness quickly descended on 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtiU7sc9Fs9
her body and she might have heard herself wince in pain. Her eyes felt 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx7QPo4WkmP
too heavy to open, but she did her best to do so anyway. She could tell 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZl3iOP2SX
as she opened her eyes and her vision cleared, that she was staring at a758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxMgccvCaF
ceiling. The sound of a beeping machine was the first thing she heard 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6cXDhOIJ4I
and when she tried to turn her neck, she realised she couldn't move and 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEVbSRqc1aM
her body ached all over. Her eyes rolled around, but all she could see 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4hl977lAEl
was the ceiling above her.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZRmE0Ijod2
Angel's758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvsgW7seGN
heart started to beat aimlessly as she realised she couldn't move at 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6t34nrrKX8
all. She felt quite scared thinking she was all alone until she heard 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFBPlPUxkg
her sister's voice.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKqquM6FNUk
"Angel? Oh my gosh, she's alive!" 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5QnveII9t
Angel758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmuNKp9sxO
felt like breathing out a sigh of relief, but she knew it was going to 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5MJtTtIJ10
be painful. She noticed the face mask on her face and wanted to remove 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQDOeEsgE0
it. She could feel her fingers, but lifting her whole hand was going to 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxxddYwk3T
be a painful process. Her body felt heavy as it already was.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq44ZeCGjwZ
"Please,758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOlkqAcF04
call the doctor! My sister is alive!" Carly seemed to be calling out to758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3DUMSRPfC
someone in the room and a male voice grabbed Angel's attention.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVZIXRUcMW
"I'm758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSP38ySx0y
going, I'm going." Quick footsteps were heard and faded away. Angel 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvGkpoeuSRq
could tell that the voice sounded very familiar but she couldn't process758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKrrcvK1sey
everything at the moment.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMuAdQFwNR
Carly's758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5GSrjoLuEC
face came into view as she looked down at Angel. Angel could tell that 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr1EzFfhF7W
her sister had been crying. Her puffy red eyes and stuffy red nose 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZHGgRTIX7C
showed it all. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJJBDPdl4i
"I758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Mz9aF7ioe
thought I lost you, Angel," said Carly, "when your heart stopped 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAPHzdyoBQ4
beating, I thought you were gone forever. I don't want to lose you too."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQGto5zONZS
Angel758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUAzMNhj5I6
noticed the black shirt Carly was wearing and her eyes stung with tears758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZl6bm3R1C
as she remembered that her mother had passed on. Her heart felt heavy 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lUCKa9Zov
with remorse and her body ached even more.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrgxatokAB
"I'm758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGQd6T8Crp
so sorry, Angel," said Carly as tears sreamed down her face. "I feel 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpfHbtA8mN
most of this is all my fault and I know I let you down. Please forgive 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZNgqPdf7kb
me. And I also hope that wherever mum is, that she will also be able to 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqA6PTbBSs
forgive me too."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmi7qp8OSMr
A758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnSlwaiZgez
tear streamed down Angel's cheek as she continued to stare up at her 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElb1zyXYPG
sister. She wanted to comfort her sister, but she was still mad at Carly758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlK9HqmaIYm
and she didn't feel like speaking at the moment. Soon she heard quick 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEz4H45sTj
footsteps. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡms7omO1w7n
"Doctor, my sister is okay," said Carly as she turned to address the doctor.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyhcj1iiKbj
"Well,758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFRTlNPqq5T
isn't that a miracle?" the doctor said, "looks like your sister fought 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYN0mUvNKlP
with death and won. I also thought she was gone the time we tried to 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkoEigdi4jP
revive her."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKuX78EBu7g
"Well, Angel is as tough as I thought," came the male voice again which Angel still couldn't recognise. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5KG7XIJpd
"I think you two better leave while we take some tests," said the doctor, "don't you worry."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXSkeSqWyjL
Carly looked down at her758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4TlwJVY1IM
sister, tears still rolling down her cheeks. "I'm glad you're back, 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQ89sbtRyj
Angel. I don't know what I would've have done without you."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT0r4jX0Buu
"And so as I," came the male voice.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy5hFR6ucWD
Eric soon appeared 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMFJtYLRYa
within Angel's sights and he had a sad smile on his face. Angel's eyes 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL8qyEPxo8E
widen at the sight of his cute sad face. She felt like smiling at him, 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwhhcjk0ucu
but a sudden wince of pain came out of her mouth. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO06ovrp4AI
"Angel, are you feeling hurt?" Carly asked looking worried. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOwrOBBBi6
"You don't worry, she's 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ju6ayXLsR
in pain, but that will wear off as soon as she takes her medication," 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rDnrTE4zZ
said the doctor, "I suggest you leave while she takes her rest."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6L721zA5MI
"Let's go, Carly, the doctor's right," said Eric, "we will come see her later on when she feels better."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymTZ1qixN5
"Okay, let's go," said Carly. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzJt9I1rFE
Carly and Eric looked at758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlV4O3azES
Angel one last time. As the two left the room, the doctor appeared 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXetZtNEPQe
beside Angel with a bright warm smile on his face.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtQwkxExJs
"It's good to see you 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7brpLmEERW
alive, Angel," said the doctor, "now, I'll give you a little sedative to758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9JTLnujgU
ease the pain and you can have enough rest."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAqqTvLzx1l
Angel saw the doctor 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrznRQgU42
inject some liquid into her IV and she quickly felt the effects of the 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7Q7HuwXbM
sedative taking over. Her eyes peacefully closed as she realised that 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgvQ38q1wt
rest was exactly what she needed.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfTLnuaHPw
***758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakAz5lurWA
A758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWrIoUJP9Zb
week had passed and Angel was recovering slowly. It seemed like 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0LEkBNy5D
forever, but Angel was patient enough to wait until her body mended 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDSTnVG26V
itself. Carly was always there everyday to watch over and take care of 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqEtZlqxqkP
her. Even Eric also did the same, surprisingly. And that made Angel 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4MyUVBEVM
wonder why he would be so interested in her well being.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5RihrdTX9I
As758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeci6UNd6L6
the week passed on, Angel had quickly recovered from her mother's 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbPkjdcWN0K
death. It didn't really have a mental effect as she thought it would 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQy1e3SpDD
have. But she pulled through anyway. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWmL2UiLHC
Apparently, one thing seemed to bother Carly, Eric, the doctor and nurses who took care of Angel.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvtAzHIpHl
Angel had never altered a word since she gained consciousness. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvUt5nzapM
Carly758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqoVNrhRf7U
had once asked the doctor this and wondered if their mother's death had758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSicR2Dk6kT
anything to do with it or maybe her vocal cords had a problem. But 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmPPJMJsdQL
sadly, the doctor had no answer because he recently had a check up on 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLKraLPO47
Angel's vocal cords and everything seemed perfectly normal. All she did 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNUomHhhc5
was nod or shake her head if they ever asked a question, but she 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3eBKMvhHIE
wouldn't say anything. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8v1cvJ4GAV
Even758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv8RH1s9dx1
after the third day after Angel gained consciousness, the police 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZWezLgVNg
decided to take a police statement from her, but everything went to no 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyfpfTa8LIq
avail. Even Angel's workmates would come now and then to see how she was758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5RWzdyyu3
doing and her boss, Mark Dean, came to see her as well. But still, 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhtztbjIiM7
Angel kept her mouth shut.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNNm7xV6oN
On758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhu74ZeBUqy
Saturday, Carly was around, taking care of Angel. It was lunch time and758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKG9EtZF4EY
Carly was feeding her sister. Angel was now able to sit up in bed even 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMKEwWAEAJA
though her body still ached like hell. She still had a bandage wrapped 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jZY04mYXA
around her forehead because of a deep scar, her left arm was still 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6raFI9ONxh
broken and it was heavily bandaged. Her neck had healed drastically over758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPi3FyhgIWz
a few days and her legs were doing okay, but they ached a little 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMqVI1UBpyV
sometimes.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEVzIFPsh5v
As758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO3JERuxyfX
Carly fed Angel another spoon of chicken soup, the door suddenly flew 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswWHlms8A3
open and Eric came in with a bouquet of roses and a basket of friut.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBt1rKIUzit
"Hello, there," said Eric.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡor8Z5OAjPk
"Oh, hi, Eric," said Carly and Angel just gave him a half smile.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLasT6tGkH7
"Well,758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUv1UhHp5MG
I see that you're doing better today, Angel," said Eric as he placed 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYYj8HItUIa
the roses on top of the drawer next to her bedside together with the 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcR6q5VuCvL
basket of fruits.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRK19kVbfl4
"Wow, aren't those like the third bouquet of flowers you sent her this week?" Carly asked.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZLIsewSha
"Maybe, I don't really count anyway."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdpMMRdS06
"Awww! You see, Angel, looks like you have someone crushing on you. What do you have to say about that?"758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWLooHzM44B
Angel's smile widen a little, but she still didn't say anything.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9puA8jPjPb
"Um.. Carly, he's here and he wants to speak to you," said Eric.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpIBgPFZs5L
Angel raised an eyebrow. Something fishy was going on and she didn't like it. Who are they talking about? she wondered.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fsZwyBseb
Carly looked at Angel and then at Eric. She gave the bowl of soup to Eric. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJAL91K7h3g
"I'll be right back," said Carly758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6okCo1mkro
Eric758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc4aHIqyLop
looked up at Angel as Carly left the room. Angel looked at him giving 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm1RdKdQ0Pq
him a face indicating that he should tell her what was going on.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33kMgDvizz
"I758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlgqmXSdDZ
know that look on your face, Angel," said Eric as he sat on the edge of758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQjGS2BomwF
the hospital bed to feed her. "You want to know what's going on, 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmSK3mjAJCF
right?"758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeCjI4TdD3S
Angel nodded.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6KrpOE3bY
Eric758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTr5QJejquX
shook his head. "I can't tell you all that at the moment. It's best if 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOHWdYuHy3
Carly does. It has something to do with your mother."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvOElG9kcq
Angel758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywkptgPbVc
now started to think of the worst. What was it now? Did her mother have758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1MFP1beMdL
debts she failed to pay before she died or was it something far much 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdOmHjv9v78
worse?758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4MnBmvqXr
"But758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZQUavmzyW
you don't worry about anything. Carly told me that you'll find out 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhhP42sE3A
what's going on," said Eric as he lifted the spoon towards Angel's 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVWParoKkD
mouth.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiUjI4S4P41
"Now, open wide. You need to finish your lunch, okay?"758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ365nFtIZVL
Angel did as she was told and Eric put the spoon in her mouth. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUreOrhxao1
"That's758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VMRfTlgYU
a good girl. I might just give you some special dessert at the end of 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8jRV6oVpS
all this. What do you think about that?" Eric asked as he wiggled his 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWC3FE1dyJ
eyebrows. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwy5R9RSVba
"And will that dessert be your lips? Because if it is, I'll gladly slap your cheek."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01Z2zuIwUz
Eric758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwpuCC1NRLk
stared at Angel with his mouth agape. She finally spoke. He didn't know758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZ7QigtCML
whether to hug her or kiss her for her to slap him and see if he was 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUq510ze3dA
dreaming.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbgSBsMaBh
"You... talked!" Eric almost exclaimed, but Angel covered his mouth with her good right hand.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpstyYix0Z
"I don't want Carly to find out, keep your voice down," said Angel quietly.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpmQVFJdoM
"Don't worry, Carly is in the lobby. But why have you been quiet all this time, Angel? You had all of us worried."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU4NTuBWvzQ
"I758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKiSv936w3x
know," Angel leaned her back onto the soft pillows behind her, "I just 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7nkFPj8aCe
didn't feel like talking and all. After all that had happened, being 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqyfhw6Qcin
quiet was the only way to keep calm."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJqg02r3cd
"But you should have said something to someone. If not Carly or I, at least the doctor."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVE3uGy83IO
Angel looked at Eric and held his hand. "Thank you, Eric."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHnRPpcV1q
"Thanks, for what?"758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0GTzBArCLs
"For758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDsFOHyYzZQ
being there even if we barely know each other," said Angel with a sad 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtRzbcdYDWx
smile on her face. "You kept my sister company even though I never said a758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc0wKyu9h1x
word to her. I just didn't want to leash out my anger on her."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirO9XUMIXb
"Its nothing, Angel. When I said I was glad to meet you back at the bar, I truly meant it."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDS0Vq0wJv
Angel758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxbmMKNAlm0
smiled and then something quickly came to mind. Images of what had 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2OQR0i4mSF
happened last week at the day of the accident came back. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6W5VA28zj1
"Hey, are you okay?" Eric asked. "You looked pale for a second."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKp8foOmna
"The....758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJ59wk1Sor
the day, I had the accident," started Angel, "what really happened? 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOSPJMNQnI
Because all I remember is the phone call of someone telling me about my 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7DhiLtAgDg
mother's death and then nothing."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8N7XGUmySb
"You don't really remember a car hitting you on that day?"758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2L2J95OSNB
"I758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZAikJoCGx
know a car hit me, but who was driving the car? I want to know. I was 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZnD0GtCKZ7
hoping you and Carly would bring up the topic these past few days, but 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV7Z83sDmJh
you didn't. When the police came, I knew I wasn't going to say much 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq1wLC5Bipn
because I don't know anything. Now you tell me, was it a hit and run or 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62CN3o8Kct
do you know who did it?"758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1CyazzEo7
Eric looked the other way for a moment. "No, Angel. It wasn't a hit and run."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmjfQs9P6k1
"Then will you tell me?" Angel asked. "Why do you look like that? Is there something I should know?"758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVHPlHPBGU
"Remember, the guy who was with your sister at the bar that day?"758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rPn3kWZsT
"Ya, I remember the jerk. Why?"758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZK4hK0o52
"That person who just called a jerk, is none other than my cousin, Leo."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQT9x5khwF
"Oh," Angel paused for a second. "I didn't know. Sorry about that."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡycpBh0pDLT
"No,758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBoDS5kLvM
he's a jerk, that's for sure. On that day he was supposed to get 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7NXczkGkid
married. But he left the wedding and came by the bar looking for 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpr0LJCpD81
Carly."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfQFhKAYWi
"A jerk indeed. Why did he come there anyway?"758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Fo2Y5SdFa
"Well, he changed his mind completely after the bachelor party to get married."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0FbC8XUII
"And he did all that just because of my sister? Ridiculous."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlyTaqXSsf
"Coming758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPlbp6TJLj
back to your accident," Eric now looked straight at Angel, "I'm afraid 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZimV47ifqP
to tell you that he was the one who ran you over."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpt6EHsFRz
Angel758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzhrnsOsFb
didn't say anything. Eric expected her to burst in anger but she looked758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8FcyTJBl8A
calm. Even her response seemed to surprise Eric even more.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhUNvdLiot
"So, he almost kills me with his car and he hasn't come by just to apologise?" Angel asked calmly. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7l9FGHr859
"I...758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeTZF4rgYtg
well," Eric was lost for words. He expected Angel to shout and act 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkAEoxU7E5
wild, but she didn't. "He still feels bad after everything."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvmEuW95NC
"He still feels bad or is he just too full of pride to apologise?"758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOHtGeIUdvf
"How do you know that?"758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNHP1bT5M6Q
"I spent five minutes in that office in the bar with your cousin, trust me, I know."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7CT8KvBRw
Eric758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05onUUidLy
passed a hand through his hair and sighed. "On behalf of Leo, I simply 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OikhcimSL
apologise. I'm also part of the reason why you're in this mess."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmT0NIo4BX
"It's nothing, Eric. I would prefer if Leo bought himself to do that, don't you think?"758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUz5CjwLEOn
"You're right."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91D1OJafxB
"I hope the person Carly has gone out to see by the lobby isn't him."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVOQymsWX3u
"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."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡESpu06iBMl
"But what is he doing here?" Angel asked.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunEuZBrjJs
"I'm758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdGZ7YCDq7I
not the one supposed to be telling you this, but apparently, your 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIwOs0DBErK
mother and my uncle were good friends. The time your mother had fallen 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZyA3oZHON
ill, he was there and took her to the hospital."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEMP5ccNEkG
Angel758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBiyHplhhAK
didn't say anything as she continued to look at Eric. The thought of 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBiIJ4oC6JA
her mother during her dying moments made Angel's heart break. She 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQnE9Y6iyv
wondered how much pain her mother must have gone through.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDGVrZoDYX
"Since you weren't talking, he decided to talk to Carly over some things."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpuXZFUp0Rp
"What things?"758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy4rXmKOWn0
"I don't know," Eric shrugged his shoulders, "must be something about your mother."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bkFj1Bv2Z
Angel thought for a second. "Tell him to come in, I would like to speak with him."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZACtLIpmH
"You're sure?"758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgm3QQNTXVf
"Of course, please do so, Eric."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpbrJQyvc5
Eric758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFstIiBVtQ
nodded and put her bowl of soup aside. He quickly rushed out of the 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWu7OCP45lN
door and he soon came back with Carly and a tall good looking man. By 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQg7Ombv3u
the look of his designer clothes, Angel could tell that he was one type 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPuvzzWkiAN
of a person living the good life.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdI6J4c4iC
"Angel, Eric told me you can talk again," said Carly, "is that true?"758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBA8WiiGqDo
"Yes, it's true," replied Angel trying to put up a smile for her sister, but even her cheeks wouldn't twitch. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqFt6CFKrq1
"I'm758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwKkr3PLVt
so glad!" Carly ran over excitedly and hugged her sister. For a second 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3Dj6n7ITH
Angel wanted to revolt and push her away, but that would seem rude in 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuU230HmCkd
front of Eric and his uncle. And so she just had to put up with it.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsC8oUSecIX
"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."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7PigPVH01g
"And I still feel like hitting you with a frying pan!" Angel758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZkNBs2o2Q9
finally pulled out a smile even when she knew it was completely fake. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKSO0GDPgSR
Despite Carly taking care of her this past week, Angel still couldn't 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVfgo4OEzEe
stand her sister after everything.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3kFBhrhvb
"It's fine, Carly," said Angel, finding it a little hard to speak. "Don't say such things, okay? All that is over now."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFbkekmbEm7
"Sorry758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFmtJ6jQu37
to intervene on the little reunion," spoke Eric's uncle, "but I think 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhB9J7cDLeT
we have more important things to discuss regarding your mother, Angel."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgMv5EvuioX
At758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBnRtAiZPI
last, someone had to bring up that point and Angel felt like breathing 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYNEUmOFFFa
out a sigh of relief. She didn't want to talk to Carly anymore. And she 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkao0pDZaY
was starting to like this man already. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0iD7N5tSDQ
"Yes, Eric told me who you were and that you were good friends with my mother," said Angel.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGHOJIfG1Z
"Yes, Eric told you right," said Mr McDonell, "I came here to give my deepest condolences."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXSGytieE5x
"Thank you."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQVr54QVg8D
"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."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlageIvuQcW
"No, don't worry about it. You aren't the only one who has apologised on his behalf." Angel stared at Eric.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfr9coHuec7
"Well,758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3FJdhGmhmx
putting that aside, I came to talk to you about the burial processions.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZh2Enjhk32
We didn't want to go ahead with the burial until you fully recovered. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqeRdVoGuK
And your mother, before she passed away, made me promise her something. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡidl1yw7hJI
And I hope that you'll agree to it. I already talked to Carly about it 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQ32nNSOH3
and she agreed, but the final consent is yours to make."758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZgiOjab8I
"I hope you agree to it,758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtK2qXm0NmG
Angel," said Carly. That almost made Angel want to slap her mouth as 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5QvJnV6KO
she stared at her sister who stared back with hopeful eyes.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbLXkIgvuu
Angel turned to face Mr 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1cIYqpn7X
McDonell who was staring calmy at her. Eric stood right beside him and 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmzqOb41FG
he too looked on eagerly, hoping that Angel would agree to what's 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tFyZRepzT
coming.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnA961hRwVD
"Okay, what is it my mother promised you to do?" Angel asked.
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