Angel's eyes flew 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlB1p7X6Iu
open as she felt something warm and soft touch her face. Everything 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtIRXvEB9OT
around her seemed a little hazy and bright as her eyes slowly adjusted 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQxwtRGAH4
to the light. She could see a figure looking down at her and Angel had 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlX7UimZ0rE
to shade her eyes to see the person's face clearly. 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGi2SFd7FY
"Hello, my sweetheart," came the voice of the person looking down at her.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyXCPDAbqEl
Angel quickly stood 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWClqWBebIl
up from the floor she was lying on and faced the person in front of her.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnnUThYibwS
The sound of the person's voice was so familiar now that Angel felt 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3n55kRO3n
dumb not to have realised it sooner.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZnVBNAnIK
"Mum, is that you?" Angel asked.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQdjdnsTln
"Of course, its me, my lovely Angel," her mother replied as she touched Angel's cheek with her soft hand.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBArLisFdtr
Angel closed her eyes917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOegLbd1Gn0
at the touch of her mother's hand and felt like lingering on it for a 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYBc4bDJM5
life time. She opened her eyes and her mother smiled at her.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPqcXVUrJh
"I thought you were dead," said Angel. 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd59iSYYfPy
"Honey, I know it will be difficult to tell you this, but sadly, I'm not where you're right now."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSPVXWcZyar
"What do you mean?"917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbweJOfsghS
"I'm long gone from earth, Angel. I'm simply no more."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMdaC5ej0s
"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?"917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpw4Fgm8CrR
"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."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmIBDyP2JhO
"Carly, she's really disappointed me, mum," said Angel as she wiped the tears falling from her eyes.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7n40mWHJN
"That's what I wanted to talk to you about."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKaotXB9jGa
"If it means forgiving her I'm not going to do it. That will take a life time."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrj6WG80swd
"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."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuF6Y9tmrOX
"I bet you're going to remind me of my promise, aren't you?"917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SH9uP2dra
Angel's mother gave 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5HGfg1GZT
her daughter a bright smile while she stroked her cheek. "Of course, I 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrpoPVor4Po
was going to remind you of just that. I know that now that I'm no longer917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVuUtNYNX0t
around, its going to be difficult for you. Your life will get even more917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdigk8zcN9Z
complicated after all this, but just know that I'm always there when 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5l6CfqsR9
you need me. And the most important thing, always take care of your 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡETTt7uTPxZ
sister no matter what she does. And that you always try to fix things even when it seems impossible to do so."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVWytTeYCc
"You know I already gave you my word."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj2F3Whn5Bs
"And I know that 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkB6G5JFdn
you'll keep it. I know you might try to tear your sister to shreds, but 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfO80TYcfY
please try to be patient with her, okay?"917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXQpQzsUPz
Before Angel could reply, she noticed that her mother had stood further away from her towards something bright.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5ayTiAYxe
"I have to go now, just remember that I love you, Angel and your sister too," said her mother.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JUpVWm90N
"Mum, wait, don't 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2llLtPk7O
go," said Angel as she started to run towards her mother. Her mother 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCc2Pr35v0
didn't move from where she stood and Angel felt the distance widen. She 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdqBGQpBBZY
tried running as fast as she could, but that just made the distance 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSdujcAReEU
between them even bigger.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRyKduBbSd
And then all of the 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu4whvEyZbF
sudden, darkness begun to swallow everything around and the smile on her917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeLYSJSLs0x
mother's face was the last thing Angel saw.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7EFB2bTITx
***917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZuS2154t2Y
It917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtk790Sr4K
felt like drowning as Angel took in air through her nostrils, filling 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRcU1wFNQC
up her painful lungs. A sudden pain and heaviness quickly descended on 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgjAMrBBjnI
her body and she might have heard herself wince in pain. Her eyes felt 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcmbVnyX82H
too heavy to open, but she did her best to do so anyway. She could tell 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1RjLB2xmIa
as she opened her eyes and her vision cleared, that she was staring at a917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIlrSBgf3fp
ceiling. The sound of a beeping machine was the first thing she heard 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡas98RWh7Oh
and when she tried to turn her neck, she realised she couldn't move and 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN59ukF2t0t
her body ached all over. Her eyes rolled around, but all she could see 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3rML3Af86
was the ceiling above her.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJb5RqiwO6y
Angel's917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0AJkLbmEyD
heart started to beat aimlessly as she realised she couldn't move at 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡorg3AgdenH
all. She felt quite scared thinking she was all alone until she heard 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpvY4o7L6ar
her sister's voice.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVNzWjmf5QC
"Angel? Oh my gosh, she's alive!" 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVgYhqmb0Y
Angel917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXEf2QKXa0S
felt like breathing out a sigh of relief, but she knew it was going to 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYom3SIGKV
be painful. She noticed the face mask on her face and wanted to remove 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeBSVeeQPzT
it. She could feel her fingers, but lifting her whole hand was going to 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzJC9DdL0o
be a painful process. Her body felt heavy as it already was.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNG6Bvlv7PE
"Please,917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMzw55eyKG4
call the doctor! My sister is alive!" Carly seemed to be calling out to917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxwjuvpkZ6
someone in the room and a male voice grabbed Angel's attention.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡteQkLaiR88
"I'm917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8qUceFSMQ
going, I'm going." Quick footsteps were heard and faded away. Angel 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Mfag3BBTE
could tell that the voice sounded very familiar but she couldn't process917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU2bjsfyZeI
everything at the moment.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvd9oeMqvet
Carly's917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOwhgOfejNl
face came into view as she looked down at Angel. Angel could tell that 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKTlOXuJ5j
her sister had been crying. Her puffy red eyes and stuffy red nose 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1NmUZIw5V
showed it all. 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9gYAdZKAQ
"I917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tx9ikzjST
thought I lost you, Angel," said Carly, "when your heart stopped 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCpxNlwO8wX
beating, I thought you were gone forever. I don't want to lose you too."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhZZuTC0MH
Angel917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlxwgb2jBH
noticed the black shirt Carly was wearing and her eyes stung with tears917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLrA7d6SFjB
as she remembered that her mother had passed on. Her heart felt heavy 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNRBlxIF7l6
with remorse and her body ached even more.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPL0gHSBVWt
"I'm917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FpYK0oh9s
so sorry, Angel," said Carly as tears sreamed down her face. "I feel 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8GAhBdtILg
most of this is all my fault and I know I let you down. Please forgive 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLLrppsisG
me. And I also hope that wherever mum is, that she will also be able to 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEhJwXCaJzc
forgive me too."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttucGI76ba
A917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWePqDhrpuY
tear streamed down Angel's cheek as she continued to stare up at her 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdqY9bVD8G
sister. She wanted to comfort her sister, but she was still mad at Carly917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrNrBge7KP5
and she didn't feel like speaking at the moment. Soon she heard quick 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQAUPF8ZC7
footsteps. 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡasl8XqOKHE
"Doctor, my sister is okay," said Carly as she turned to address the doctor.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl8NUb2L0Hk
"Well,917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3IXDrNeDIB
isn't that a miracle?" the doctor said, "looks like your sister fought 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjGn8yM2Ovy
with death and won. I also thought she was gone the time we tried to 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsIvlP8fZ8v
revive her."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaTZ4f0uGZt
"Well, Angel is as tough as I thought," came the male voice again which Angel still couldn't recognise. 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmSR0ai9kk
"I think you two better leave while we take some tests," said the doctor, "don't you worry."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5xr5EJ2Fp
Carly looked down at her917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61kVKf85eg
sister, tears still rolling down her cheeks. "I'm glad you're back, 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJfxZW4LYSu
Angel. I don't know what I would've have done without you."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRiPqPLW3Wt
"And so as I," came the male voice.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKvowYSRAu5
Eric soon appeared 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfXn9iSoUv
within Angel's sights and he had a sad smile on his face. Angel's eyes 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTy01YVbrrf
widen at the sight of his cute sad face. She felt like smiling at him, 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqfaQhlT8ED
but a sudden wince of pain came out of her mouth. 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvLiMsrr3r
"Angel, are you feeling hurt?" Carly asked looking worried. 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Cuu9Uon0m
"You don't worry, she's 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLAC9CgQAUW
in pain, but that will wear off as soon as she takes her medication," 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMPlXsvhk8f
said the doctor, "I suggest you leave while she takes her rest."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP1KDCKQ98y
"Let's go, Carly, the doctor's right," said Eric, "we will come see her later on when she feels better."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Fz2ovZBLK
"Okay, let's go," said Carly. 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPsYeeOlRAr
Carly and Eric looked at917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCaSH0DwGGu
Angel one last time. As the two left the room, the doctor appeared 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgMDYfn9KJ0
beside Angel with a bright warm smile on his face.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrX61ZCy0u1
"It's good to see you 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkJ12THHZiI
alive, Angel," said the doctor, "now, I'll give you a little sedative to917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRm0fLoUNQ5
ease the pain and you can have enough rest."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDiSzIa2Yp
Angel saw the doctor 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqGUalAs15
inject some liquid into her IV and she quickly felt the effects of the 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcf542s74U
sedative taking over. Her eyes peacefully closed as she realised that 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31Z0q1X3Uh
rest was exactly what she needed.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD3UGqdN4Tl
***917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnkufndZju
A917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQhMqLY4KYV
week had passed and Angel was recovering slowly. It seemed like 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3Hc7NBQfl
forever, but Angel was patient enough to wait until her body mended 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovqSqc1hn3
itself. Carly was always there everyday to watch over and take care of 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfKyehZ6A7F
her. Even Eric also did the same, surprisingly. And that made Angel 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbub23Iz0m
wonder why he would be so interested in her well being.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqmzvrJgK6
As917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bB83ZhdkT
the week passed on, Angel had quickly recovered from her mother's 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbqvAzBAgX
death. It didn't really have a mental effect as she thought it would 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtINo3mEJpV
have. But she pulled through anyway. 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmCBIaQPvx
Apparently, one thing seemed to bother Carly, Eric, the doctor and nurses who took care of Angel.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9dx2JASGO
Angel had never altered a word since she gained consciousness. 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHsyDevaj3y
Carly917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76l1UWzLbL
had once asked the doctor this and wondered if their mother's death had917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCuZs4stCdE
anything to do with it or maybe her vocal cords had a problem. But 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡld3WUeOpWH
sadly, the doctor had no answer because he recently had a check up on 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnM2Wv40yfc
Angel's vocal cords and everything seemed perfectly normal. All she did 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzrPiv8Bow
was nod or shake her head if they ever asked a question, but she 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YN62WsXu9
wouldn't say anything. 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRmAmza3xr
Even917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1yjHy47qYz
after the third day after Angel gained consciousness, the police 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirhrJMTpsp
decided to take a police statement from her, but everything went to no 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIVtrKRGoTD
avail. Even Angel's workmates would come now and then to see how she was917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2GAtDaWYKh
doing and her boss, Mark Dean, came to see her as well. But still, 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7YxdVW1qD
Angel kept her mouth shut.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTovfpupBhB
On917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Sbmoo369f
Saturday, Carly was around, taking care of Angel. It was lunch time and917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYOhbvSLH1f
Carly was feeding her sister. Angel was now able to sit up in bed even 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7sZMQPqxLL
though her body still ached like hell. She still had a bandage wrapped 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5XvbiKSg59
around her forehead because of a deep scar, her left arm was still 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfbC4cqtq1
broken and it was heavily bandaged. Her neck had healed drastically over917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5oMDyuAxJ
a few days and her legs were doing okay, but they ached a little 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcehdPCRE8
sometimes.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnR8bq4BgWE
As917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDbpOuTj8Kk
Carly fed Angel another spoon of chicken soup, the door suddenly flew 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1rfNoba1yx
open and Eric came in with a bouquet of roses and a basket of friut.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3GtLU6S6D3
"Hello, there," said Eric.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgsfOAKdTsx
"Oh, hi, Eric," said Carly and Angel just gave him a half smile.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxduHBRkpZT
"Well,917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTmiP72dOx
I see that you're doing better today, Angel," said Eric as he placed 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeLQVdUILfn
the roses on top of the drawer next to her bedside together with the 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSl4kvc3Hj
basket of fruits.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHLfHxTlMf
"Wow, aren't those like the third bouquet of flowers you sent her this week?" Carly asked.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6tPw8f4Bi
"Maybe, I don't really count anyway."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnvPLCeRTW
"Awww! You see, Angel, looks like you have someone crushing on you. What do you have to say about that?"917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZTYFmow3y
Angel's smile widen a little, but she still didn't say anything.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUb8Ypsv5b
"Um.. Carly, he's here and he wants to speak to you," said Eric.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VJp4De2S5
Angel raised an eyebrow. Something fishy was going on and she didn't like it. Who are they talking about? she wondered.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8LIbmMFfLm
Carly looked at Angel and then at Eric. She gave the bowl of soup to Eric. 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMuzSxMcuGg
"I'll be right back," said Carly917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRkXno6Lmg
Eric917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfkftwAD0o6
looked up at Angel as Carly left the room. Angel looked at him giving 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJB9DmCcz6J
him a face indicating that he should tell her what was going on.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3nzB83U5t
"I917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEyuZdWkPo
know that look on your face, Angel," said Eric as he sat on the edge of917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0BcsERKCm
the hospital bed to feed her. "You want to know what's going on, 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvi4GzjUEQ
right?"917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4ehH8G0od
Angel nodded.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMPBTVW3fm
Eric917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnnSTSFe29U
shook his head. "I can't tell you all that at the moment. It's best if 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZwEsZ3Ob1
Carly does. It has something to do with your mother."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqbpiZ1gad6
Angel917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0q86RS1DO
now started to think of the worst. What was it now? Did her mother have917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUAWfpV2s0j
debts she failed to pay before she died or was it something far much 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSoXczsIKk
worse?917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ17VKuKDNZA
"But917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLHT39ITg5h
you don't worry about anything. Carly told me that you'll find out 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpAcgDk8wQ9
what's going on," said Eric as he lifted the spoon towards Angel's 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAeL3wFK6RV
mouth.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMoBUDhL8S
"Now, open wide. You need to finish your lunch, okay?"917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVa6PLZj7Jl
Angel did as she was told and Eric put the spoon in her mouth. 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIyGk5zEcHM
"That's917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzEKH12UGv9
a good girl. I might just give you some special dessert at the end of 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJUpDgBvwRW
all this. What do you think about that?" Eric asked as he wiggled his 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtW3Nju2Lip
eyebrows. 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTfrZUaMUm
"And will that dessert be your lips? Because if it is, I'll gladly slap your cheek."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6zOl28lH1
Eric917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXbWzvyGg1
stared at Angel with his mouth agape. She finally spoke. He didn't know917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHBFT7qaCpu
whether to hug her or kiss her for her to slap him and see if he was 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJseFqfWeqv
dreaming.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLk3YPcvKrh
"You... talked!" Eric almost exclaimed, but Angel covered his mouth with her good right hand.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3xpszZ2ON
"I don't want Carly to find out, keep your voice down," said Angel quietly.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNETAUcQ6qP
"Don't worry, Carly is in the lobby. But why have you been quiet all this time, Angel? You had all of us worried."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAB1ZOTK7z5
"I917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8GbSCo90vv
know," Angel leaned her back onto the soft pillows behind her, "I just 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZfwfQrcHc
didn't feel like talking and all. After all that had happened, being 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkX62eulN3
quiet was the only way to keep calm."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5L6JOjg8mH
"But you should have said something to someone. If not Carly or I, at least the doctor."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgxxT9sskMf
Angel looked at Eric and held his hand. "Thank you, Eric."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ16H5oeafc8
"Thanks, for what?"917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5qnZTrDjG
"For917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFU7M4GDZ64
being there even if we barely know each other," said Angel with a sad 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMHpej5lU6N
smile on her face. "You kept my sister company even though I never said a917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhZglQGtCg
word to her. I just didn't want to leash out my anger on her."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnpyJ9dhSz
"Its nothing, Angel. When I said I was glad to meet you back at the bar, I truly meant it."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9y9kWMFEEj
Angel917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJUKd4eRRW
smiled and then something quickly came to mind. Images of what had 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3uhFebwZaZ
happened last week at the day of the accident came back. 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQffD7TTbja
"Hey, are you okay?" Eric asked. "You looked pale for a second."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6uPXjmNXyD
"The....917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz94fImHxi6
the day, I had the accident," started Angel, "what really happened? 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1T47wXMwDb
Because all I remember is the phone call of someone telling me about my 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGzAP8SeH4Q
mother's death and then nothing."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uL5QsJCw5
"You don't really remember a car hitting you on that day?"917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGsFBsKpMU1
"I917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2lLU07SNi
know a car hit me, but who was driving the car? I want to know. I was 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLT8ijwPIvQ
hoping you and Carly would bring up the topic these past few days, but 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvUgSeghnO
you didn't. When the police came, I knew I wasn't going to say much 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpnYnht0i0l
because I don't know anything. Now you tell me, was it a hit and run or 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDuN6QoZfQG
do you know who did it?"917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMBGnucePa
Eric looked the other way for a moment. "No, Angel. It wasn't a hit and run."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9Ikq4Toa0
"Then will you tell me?" Angel asked. "Why do you look like that? Is there something I should know?"917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkIZlSu01Rb
"Remember, the guy who was with your sister at the bar that day?"917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfIbdZdV7g
"Ya, I remember the jerk. Why?"917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5yjnUpxZwc
"That person who just called a jerk, is none other than my cousin, Leo."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2LqM4E9Ad
"Oh," Angel paused for a second. "I didn't know. Sorry about that."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUemslLjnk
"No,917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ErL9WJF9Q
he's a jerk, that's for sure. On that day he was supposed to get 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztjQzFAwyf
married. But he left the wedding and came by the bar looking for 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu4HFVwF5R9
Carly."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbs8JOrwBHx
"A jerk indeed. Why did he come there anyway?"917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0tlQsG7j7G
"Well, he changed his mind completely after the bachelor party to get married."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZWvpfYy3H
"And he did all that just because of my sister? Ridiculous."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIazwbXsHOE
"Coming917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErMcXKemeg
back to your accident," Eric now looked straight at Angel, "I'm afraid 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8OqGdlIxK
to tell you that he was the one who ran you over."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UJJlhZg1U
Angel917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6fQlU8yyi
didn't say anything. Eric expected her to burst in anger but she looked917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLoOlcI1H95
calm. Even her response seemed to surprise Eric even more.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnouMsoK6XR
"So, he almost kills me with his car and he hasn't come by just to apologise?" Angel asked calmly. 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7mVEec2zq
"I...917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsuX6eQqyP
well," Eric was lost for words. He expected Angel to shout and act 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXbd5bm3Au8
wild, but she didn't. "He still feels bad after everything."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVeJea5llkA
"He still feels bad or is he just too full of pride to apologise?"917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOGWy9QSyYG
"How do you know that?"917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHlaESU0r8N
"I spent five minutes in that office in the bar with your cousin, trust me, I know."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3TMOFsuPia
Eric917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQbNFBt6uF
passed a hand through his hair and sighed. "On behalf of Leo, I simply 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0rdPSqDox
apologise. I'm also part of the reason why you're in this mess."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJ3V4LOllz
"It's nothing, Eric. I would prefer if Leo bought himself to do that, don't you think?"917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡInoqlXAjGo
"You're right."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSTzz7zZI2
"I hope the person Carly has gone out to see by the lobby isn't him."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXqKVfJI8c
"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."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKITLby5CQA
"But what is he doing here?" Angel asked.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwS8ECRXbe
"I'm917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqYZ6p4NwE
not the one supposed to be telling you this, but apparently, your 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL0YjKguYWV
mother and my uncle were good friends. The time your mother had fallen 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUihszWhTiC
ill, he was there and took her to the hospital."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1XTj4tl28
Angel917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbOMl00mVKM
didn't say anything as she continued to look at Eric. The thought of 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQqbkQRk8Q
her mother during her dying moments made Angel's heart break. She 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkB8Tskrjt
wondered how much pain her mother must have gone through.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMiHALSRI0R
"Since you weren't talking, he decided to talk to Carly over some things."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYs0CPk1Jb9
"What things?"917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxx4vcDRa2Z
"I don't know," Eric shrugged his shoulders, "must be something about your mother."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGUscgbbq9
Angel thought for a second. "Tell him to come in, I would like to speak with him."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH59hmMiBQ8
"You're sure?"917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJY48CLB5N
"Of course, please do so, Eric."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡepnnVldHQx
Eric917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0c6x2tBLI
nodded and put her bowl of soup aside. He quickly rushed out of the 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrAU9d5oHp
door and he soon came back with Carly and a tall good looking man. By 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyc7Dkuzvc3
the look of his designer clothes, Angel could tell that he was one type 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLrfFHrdb9s
of a person living the good life.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk91IKvCqNy
"Angel, Eric told me you can talk again," said Carly, "is that true?"917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVe5N1su2Q
"Yes, it's true," replied Angel trying to put up a smile for her sister, but even her cheeks wouldn't twitch. 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDXKvbv4WW
"I'm917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMOhJ6iiKFp
so glad!" Carly ran over excitedly and hugged her sister. For a second 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqsYW1VeRT
Angel wanted to revolt and push her away, but that would seem rude in 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0ALFUTsx5
front of Eric and his uncle. And so she just had to put up with it.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Q1049tAE4
"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."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLsO1cdG4c
"And I still feel like hitting you with a frying pan!" Angel917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1VCi4otKeC
finally pulled out a smile even when she knew it was completely fake. 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRg5YqyjDO
Despite Carly taking care of her this past week, Angel still couldn't 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlkl5g34gjI
stand her sister after everything.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlnSBNwGfv
"It's fine, Carly," said Angel, finding it a little hard to speak. "Don't say such things, okay? All that is over now."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Q5tNMsbqX
"Sorry917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH6IGrgZhZg
to intervene on the little reunion," spoke Eric's uncle, "but I think 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFy5Z96lv2d
we have more important things to discuss regarding your mother, Angel."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaipew614VO
At917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡheaE0HoujX
last, someone had to bring up that point and Angel felt like breathing 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjF8nXmiSp
out a sigh of relief. She didn't want to talk to Carly anymore. And she 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUM94g3Lkw
was starting to like this man already. 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1e7JgpRiE
"Yes, Eric told me who you were and that you were good friends with my mother," said Angel.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZhFkHWL6w
"Yes, Eric told you right," said Mr McDonell, "I came here to give my deepest condolences."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsq30GZb45z
"Thank you."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0lVivGJaLb
"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."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx6T5LyzLmB
"No, don't worry about it. You aren't the only one who has apologised on his behalf." Angel stared at Eric.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2n4Pse2y0m
"Well,917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuaWVSRcUbT
putting that aside, I came to talk to you about the burial processions.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZLuwRzJ9r
We didn't want to go ahead with the burial until you fully recovered. 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQZyWd9Luh
And your mother, before she passed away, made me promise her something. 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPKSpeQyxxp
And I hope that you'll agree to it. I already talked to Carly about it 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn1bf070kl1
and she agreed, but the final consent is yours to make."917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrD40yvvDD
"I hope you agree to it,917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZyW741zfGn
Angel," said Carly. That almost made Angel want to slap her mouth as 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdab9VMSe2
she stared at her sister who stared back with hopeful eyes.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtiqnV3UXFP
Angel turned to face Mr 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNvkR9rIPsy
McDonell who was staring calmy at her. Eric stood right beside him and 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGSbqqgHxH
he too looked on eagerly, hoping that Angel would agree to what's 917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKWQw0U9gq
coming.917Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUgXXOPXDFi
"Okay, what is it my mother promised you to do?" Angel asked.
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