Angel's eyes flew 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrM4fBSzwFo
open as she felt something warm and soft touch her face. Everything 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNthXDEEJZj
around her seemed a little hazy and bright as her eyes slowly adjusted 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDfBvEYaFG
to the light. She could see a figure looking down at her and Angel had 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SYTQce4wB
to shade her eyes to see the person's face clearly. 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6R0qz5Xllw
"Hello, my sweetheart," came the voice of the person looking down at her.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJVJsk5ufQ
Angel quickly stood 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJj0KlRPsJ
up from the floor she was lying on and faced the person in front of her.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2SKxuPOl6
The sound of the person's voice was so familiar now that Angel felt 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxFH8ajhP8q
dumb not to have realised it sooner.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ7CPStNG1j
"Mum, is that you?" Angel asked.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5P4aMPAwG
"Of course, its me, my lovely Angel," her mother replied as she touched Angel's cheek with her soft hand.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ08p1nhYUMB
Angel closed her eyes904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMmuHCduzl
at the touch of her mother's hand and felt like lingering on it for a 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnM5lgvtrP
life time. She opened her eyes and her mother smiled at her.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GMZdNqva8
"I thought you were dead," said Angel. 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpyOx41C0yp
"Honey, I know it will be difficult to tell you this, but sadly, I'm not where you're right now."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKAwypQ3SM
"What do you mean?"904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDyhuGOFcK9
"I'm long gone from earth, Angel. I'm simply no more."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIoiFR6GgQh
"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?"904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxAtQWdxRJP
"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."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIAoeYNmEgW
"Carly, she's really disappointed me, mum," said Angel as she wiped the tears falling from her eyes.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMocxnkGWzo
"That's what I wanted to talk to you about."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAPeNSx1k3I
"If it means forgiving her I'm not going to do it. That will take a life time."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQy7d7QCNp
"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."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfJmW6aJPR
"I bet you're going to remind me of my promise, aren't you?"904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOt64F8CU3
Angel's mother gave 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH30qUOvYt1
her daughter a bright smile while she stroked her cheek. "Of course, I 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bgDxk3Ejs
was going to remind you of just that. I know that now that I'm no longer904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5NaznjPx0
around, its going to be difficult for you. Your life will get even more904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9isPVvjDEi
complicated after all this, but just know that I'm always there when 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxduuRDZknC
you need me. And the most important thing, always take care of your 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohagi2proE
sister no matter what she does. And that you always try to fix things even when it seems impossible to do so."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0IG0ssWSnm
"You know I already gave you my word."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBSKg1A8ym
"And I know that 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhgGdbanrC
you'll keep it. I know you might try to tear your sister to shreds, but 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtOE9qlKTn
please try to be patient with her, okay?"904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEUFMf9OiO2
Before Angel could reply, she noticed that her mother had stood further away from her towards something bright.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrneeSuONwm
"I have to go now, just remember that I love you, Angel and your sister too," said her mother.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKnHfDHoAjQ
"Mum, wait, don't 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5RCDNP2jo1
go," said Angel as she started to run towards her mother. Her mother 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyGY7MJJo9h
didn't move from where she stood and Angel felt the distance widen. She 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ7wkhBB0H2
tried running as fast as she could, but that just made the distance 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdqd57mgG1
between them even bigger.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwsHQi4K7H
And then all of the 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp9aVZlJBmA
sudden, darkness begun to swallow everything around and the smile on her904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKrtXpxgnS3
mother's face was the last thing Angel saw.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbjNlY7uZR
***904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgpiNGmC7S
It904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcLWGsPW9D
felt like drowning as Angel took in air through her nostrils, filling 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCVnZ8of0L
up her painful lungs. A sudden pain and heaviness quickly descended on 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡICs8d3sLIZ
her body and she might have heard herself wince in pain. Her eyes felt 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡke2C1UGdV6
too heavy to open, but she did her best to do so anyway. She could tell 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLdQDMSqz8
as she opened her eyes and her vision cleared, that she was staring at a904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58mtKdU8fz
ceiling. The sound of a beeping machine was the first thing she heard 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQsXIdG6oMX
and when she tried to turn her neck, she realised she couldn't move and 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnt6oke5yQ7
her body ached all over. Her eyes rolled around, but all she could see 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7g2ryoo82D
was the ceiling above her.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2syBrX5HFG
Angel's904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Z5koKStt7
heart started to beat aimlessly as she realised she couldn't move at 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0JNzhpqI7q
all. She felt quite scared thinking she was all alone until she heard 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGkhkLyKSw
her sister's voice.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZXLBRYtzSw
"Angel? Oh my gosh, she's alive!" 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdeKYjtTqY5
Angel904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYm2fyX5Pyr
felt like breathing out a sigh of relief, but she knew it was going to 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLnCgzTIRHb
be painful. She noticed the face mask on her face and wanted to remove 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5wS0MSpjfg
it. She could feel her fingers, but lifting her whole hand was going to 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz1fJeNMNjA
be a painful process. Her body felt heavy as it already was.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxu9TXtF6Ws
"Please,904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIqAqI4MHE
call the doctor! My sister is alive!" Carly seemed to be calling out to904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq4T3FQrQ2D
someone in the room and a male voice grabbed Angel's attention.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9wTBg07pyg
"I'm904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0P4azsKHS
going, I'm going." Quick footsteps were heard and faded away. Angel 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX24TD0bI7l
could tell that the voice sounded very familiar but she couldn't process904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8CdpilNkVT
everything at the moment.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3xnmtysbAl
Carly's904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa5skdmkMKW
face came into view as she looked down at Angel. Angel could tell that 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7KtK3G03fv
her sister had been crying. Her puffy red eyes and stuffy red nose 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ePIRpSCmM
showed it all. 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeSEC2DvRow
"I904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktWmVj7UvZ
thought I lost you, Angel," said Carly, "when your heart stopped 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiysOgrlgeR
beating, I thought you were gone forever. I don't want to lose you too."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsxDFqCThzJ
Angel904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfjo8cACde
noticed the black shirt Carly was wearing and her eyes stung with tears904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYN0buAMi9B
as she remembered that her mother had passed on. Her heart felt heavy 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVJeIJzzyb
with remorse and her body ached even more.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhdPsgBtYPA
"I'm904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHXP4d4K5N
so sorry, Angel," said Carly as tears sreamed down her face. "I feel 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxUyN9ciU7
most of this is all my fault and I know I let you down. Please forgive 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQUmV39mxS
me. And I also hope that wherever mum is, that she will also be able to 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmopDM7ZtXp
forgive me too."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIigfde8iwU
A904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyT9UUJQqY5
tear streamed down Angel's cheek as she continued to stare up at her 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYQwQc2eEf
sister. She wanted to comfort her sister, but she was still mad at Carly904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlJK3JSnIy
and she didn't feel like speaking at the moment. Soon she heard quick 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4bWpGD99O
footsteps. 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhx6NptgoT
"Doctor, my sister is okay," said Carly as she turned to address the doctor.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvlPtcCyRZs
"Well,904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHmSDvlC2I
isn't that a miracle?" the doctor said, "looks like your sister fought 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYH6iYL0pF8
with death and won. I also thought she was gone the time we tried to 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0jDbfuz5l
revive her."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdPHGadIHx
"Well, Angel is as tough as I thought," came the male voice again which Angel still couldn't recognise. 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhhlWtiDYa
"I think you two better leave while we take some tests," said the doctor, "don't you worry."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSMxAffvGw
Carly looked down at her904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIVtscRZdIK
sister, tears still rolling down her cheeks. "I'm glad you're back, 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2Qlfp14kr
Angel. I don't know what I would've have done without you."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5hKZOGJls
"And so as I," came the male voice.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PtbkdwBGE
Eric soon appeared 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4um5P900ah
within Angel's sights and he had a sad smile on his face. Angel's eyes 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz1WSUEUTyR
widen at the sight of his cute sad face. She felt like smiling at him, 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOfb4n4A9C
but a sudden wince of pain came out of her mouth. 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAaX3D7wRA
"Angel, are you feeling hurt?" Carly asked looking worried. 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS53aXgEdao
"You don't worry, she's 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyKMZkge1DU
in pain, but that will wear off as soon as she takes her medication," 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYPfnEV1Vfm
said the doctor, "I suggest you leave while she takes her rest."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTQti92eMA
"Let's go, Carly, the doctor's right," said Eric, "we will come see her later on when she feels better."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2OFYdf6jbF
"Okay, let's go," said Carly. 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOctH5VWSST
Carly and Eric looked at904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH386TBh9dK
Angel one last time. As the two left the room, the doctor appeared 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcm65I7l8C
beside Angel with a bright warm smile on his face.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYG3HI7gV5
"It's good to see you 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzEY8yPAOc8
alive, Angel," said the doctor, "now, I'll give you a little sedative to904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmSasfKYVo
ease the pain and you can have enough rest."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZKmRovSYs
Angel saw the doctor 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZL68ctORl
inject some liquid into her IV and she quickly felt the effects of the 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSL87bvV2tR
sedative taking over. Her eyes peacefully closed as she realised that 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpHbr3qctKf
rest was exactly what she needed.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBACHint4L1
***904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFcvbaLtbbu
A904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmqPqqK6B2P
week had passed and Angel was recovering slowly. It seemed like 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLWxW53GqX
forever, but Angel was patient enough to wait until her body mended 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRsS8CjuTYe
itself. Carly was always there everyday to watch over and take care of 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHBc4KnFgbY
her. Even Eric also did the same, surprisingly. And that made Angel 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBquPJANsvu
wonder why he would be so interested in her well being.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbEubxTllt2
As904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuGHcDqtyuc
the week passed on, Angel had quickly recovered from her mother's 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUSWpGVmYN
death. It didn't really have a mental effect as she thought it would 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuXsqpWFqgF
have. But she pulled through anyway. 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8nPPQplRYN
Apparently, one thing seemed to bother Carly, Eric, the doctor and nurses who took care of Angel.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNHYIiYyubE
Angel had never altered a word since she gained consciousness. 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlaHdNUiJDx
Carly904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNLruZ6clPS
had once asked the doctor this and wondered if their mother's death had904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOWSTW4L0y
anything to do with it or maybe her vocal cords had a problem. But 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8BVyQ3z4k
sadly, the doctor had no answer because he recently had a check up on 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxaxUAbIWcA
Angel's vocal cords and everything seemed perfectly normal. All she did 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlce9P41Q9D
was nod or shake her head if they ever asked a question, but she 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡveNf5TsgW6
wouldn't say anything. 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuoay80ej7J
Even904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlLLzlREAq
after the third day after Angel gained consciousness, the police 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2bOVfeUSNk
decided to take a police statement from her, but everything went to no 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZRP3OXVUNN
avail. Even Angel's workmates would come now and then to see how she was904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0yUuNXb3d
doing and her boss, Mark Dean, came to see her as well. But still, 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrNr8Ci2Pc
Angel kept her mouth shut.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2z3Ks1Yju
On904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLybhzTX56
Saturday, Carly was around, taking care of Angel. It was lunch time and904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE72TFKR15p
Carly was feeding her sister. Angel was now able to sit up in bed even 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd5VCmZJGsb
though her body still ached like hell. She still had a bandage wrapped 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzP372bTJO
around her forehead because of a deep scar, her left arm was still 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ1BB2kqPEl
broken and it was heavily bandaged. Her neck had healed drastically over904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpctf4mEbye
a few days and her legs were doing okay, but they ached a little 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjqCmF9SiZ
sometimes.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQyuqPCtcmS
As904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjUD4cOwuy3
Carly fed Angel another spoon of chicken soup, the door suddenly flew 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ675oOX1B6X
open and Eric came in with a bouquet of roses and a basket of friut.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmMvvaaHfq
"Hello, there," said Eric.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSiiiE2V4jy
"Oh, hi, Eric," said Carly and Angel just gave him a half smile.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6867Pqp8B
"Well,904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0anDgltIc
I see that you're doing better today, Angel," said Eric as he placed 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFeMA1lx0z
the roses on top of the drawer next to her bedside together with the 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX864YRHOrP
basket of fruits.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLpvHsHPFz
"Wow, aren't those like the third bouquet of flowers you sent her this week?" Carly asked.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtNacTo1FY
"Maybe, I don't really count anyway."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjo2cdwuzBl
"Awww! You see, Angel, looks like you have someone crushing on you. What do you have to say about that?"904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58jhAh8VWc
Angel's smile widen a little, but she still didn't say anything.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvJXrOwHWY
"Um.. Carly, he's here and he wants to speak to you," said Eric.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4iNixWrmES
Angel raised an eyebrow. Something fishy was going on and she didn't like it. Who are they talking about? she wondered.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZhS1ED7MW
Carly looked at Angel and then at Eric. She gave the bowl of soup to Eric. 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡINnLCkuYVi
"I'll be right back," said Carly904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCVBPqzq7o
Eric904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYNqAUFztGH
looked up at Angel as Carly left the room. Angel looked at him giving 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCtMhuw3U8
him a face indicating that he should tell her what was going on.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwNPKWzEAo
"I904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3nJLMJTfR4
know that look on your face, Angel," said Eric as he sat on the edge of904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKqDdJtcPc
the hospital bed to feed her. "You want to know what's going on, 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3do15KSE2h
right?"904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznT9ky5cdp
Angel nodded.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOi2uO9nU0t
Eric904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOJRWO2wZu
shook his head. "I can't tell you all that at the moment. It's best if 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCQlzn32bX
Carly does. It has something to do with your mother."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7uFtXUzkK5
Angel904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBo8JYyW0BM
now started to think of the worst. What was it now? Did her mother have904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHnIxoZSSe
debts she failed to pay before she died or was it something far much 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3mPIAtwer
worse?904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYNZKnucam
"But904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡam7efB1wj1
you don't worry about anything. Carly told me that you'll find out 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLdsTgwC2sl
what's going on," said Eric as he lifted the spoon towards Angel's 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwy3J2rYZWs
mouth.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqvDUsTG3pF
"Now, open wide. You need to finish your lunch, okay?"904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRtNUxdUDy
Angel did as she was told and Eric put the spoon in her mouth. 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡesBM5DTuch
"That's904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcDaHm7dRaw
a good girl. I might just give you some special dessert at the end of 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9gaQNs9Kg
all this. What do you think about that?" Eric asked as he wiggled his 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jdLUAZXU0
eyebrows. 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQKxfw8mga
"And will that dessert be your lips? Because if it is, I'll gladly slap your cheek."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdTRR8Gfr0T
Eric904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgOT7ABdNW
stared at Angel with his mouth agape. She finally spoke. He didn't know904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIpBI8xmsy7
whether to hug her or kiss her for her to slap him and see if he was 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx6tZnj2l56
dreaming.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEKRFK4RxCU
"You... talked!" Eric almost exclaimed, but Angel covered his mouth with her good right hand.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwWkkDG7M3o
"I don't want Carly to find out, keep your voice down," said Angel quietly.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pdbe04bia
"Don't worry, Carly is in the lobby. But why have you been quiet all this time, Angel? You had all of us worried."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkA3W4fZQKZ
"I904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpC9bTT3UF6
know," Angel leaned her back onto the soft pillows behind her, "I just 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZS32nMnCI
didn't feel like talking and all. After all that had happened, being 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9gETY7OmcG
quiet was the only way to keep calm."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFcumsc7H02
"But you should have said something to someone. If not Carly or I, at least the doctor."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSiL6f2e1U
Angel looked at Eric and held his hand. "Thank you, Eric."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozxHKIfqYO
"Thanks, for what?"904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqtheuP2kaY
"For904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvcp8TkdKaq
being there even if we barely know each other," said Angel with a sad 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDIrZQxYr0m
smile on her face. "You kept my sister company even though I never said a904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3iqeG7SMR
word to her. I just didn't want to leash out my anger on her."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlk7a6uv3Qt
"Its nothing, Angel. When I said I was glad to meet you back at the bar, I truly meant it."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNSLy2cledr
Angel904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpaennq1fxB
smiled and then something quickly came to mind. Images of what had 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGaCiYusEw
happened last week at the day of the accident came back. 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWokIxaCPn
"Hey, are you okay?" Eric asked. "You looked pale for a second."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKc00AI5WLR
"The....904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zTZHyLSu9
the day, I had the accident," started Angel, "what really happened? 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4JerasOt38
Because all I remember is the phone call of someone telling me about my 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMQ9ToBZK2
mother's death and then nothing."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg8hvUDZloD
"You don't really remember a car hitting you on that day?"904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vvbCMxCl1
"I904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmwHjiXOoC
know a car hit me, but who was driving the car? I want to know. I was 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL8PHlY69pi
hoping you and Carly would bring up the topic these past few days, but 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjUx5RIqjBc
you didn't. When the police came, I knew I wasn't going to say much 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wfHfzTeah
because I don't know anything. Now you tell me, was it a hit and run or 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHesJqz6O1
do you know who did it?"904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDpP0vf4ud
Eric looked the other way for a moment. "No, Angel. It wasn't a hit and run."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBrugw6xHc
"Then will you tell me?" Angel asked. "Why do you look like that? Is there something I should know?"904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GyTHt7hTj
"Remember, the guy who was with your sister at the bar that day?"904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwf4PUp0gM
"Ya, I remember the jerk. Why?"904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZyB57yAL5
"That person who just called a jerk, is none other than my cousin, Leo."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDyQUPg8tz
"Oh," Angel paused for a second. "I didn't know. Sorry about that."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qwZ7yNTsz
"No,904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2VmxifVQ16
he's a jerk, that's for sure. On that day he was supposed to get 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzx5n0NQGw
married. But he left the wedding and came by the bar looking for 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFdipxlRjI
Carly."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaqEfocOrpt
"A jerk indeed. Why did he come there anyway?"904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsTBnKmNymi
"Well, he changed his mind completely after the bachelor party to get married."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcq74fYmhgp
"And he did all that just because of my sister? Ridiculous."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeTaTX6TdHL
"Coming904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdz3fnIFZq3
back to your accident," Eric now looked straight at Angel, "I'm afraid 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnW7IBrEtn0
to tell you that he was the one who ran you over."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡayuo0vD8YR
Angel904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbuXUo0m9Oj
didn't say anything. Eric expected her to burst in anger but she looked904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjfX3pl4YvZ
calm. Even her response seemed to surprise Eric even more.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIODG23gJj
"So, he almost kills me with his car and he hasn't come by just to apologise?" Angel asked calmly. 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMegScm0IQ
"I...904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhD7NZcAWWF
well," Eric was lost for words. He expected Angel to shout and act 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFc8g4On7B
wild, but she didn't. "He still feels bad after everything."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjp1m75GGXR
"He still feels bad or is he just too full of pride to apologise?"904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZkoDvtzhM
"How do you know that?"904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2gNB3UOzB1
"I spent five minutes in that office in the bar with your cousin, trust me, I know."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqCzTb7C5I
Eric904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqT9KEUAlr
passed a hand through his hair and sighed. "On behalf of Leo, I simply 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2KtGEdZC0
apologise. I'm also part of the reason why you're in this mess."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4z7N4EQefC
"It's nothing, Eric. I would prefer if Leo bought himself to do that, don't you think?"904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqCtUlsjQH
"You're right."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFAE8BFHZtz
"I hope the person Carly has gone out to see by the lobby isn't him."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMOTWXBzmyK
"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."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk1ub7GrEC6
"But what is he doing here?" Angel asked.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5GMyx0dMY
"I'm904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5IUOIcuuSS
not the one supposed to be telling you this, but apparently, your 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0giwNDEA5a
mother and my uncle were good friends. The time your mother had fallen 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT51zFR2XTV
ill, he was there and took her to the hospital."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWeSjsi29kJ
Angel904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSunM0YtCj0
didn't say anything as she continued to look at Eric. The thought of 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZ6YlBleKi
her mother during her dying moments made Angel's heart break. She 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQC6eZAUNlA
wondered how much pain her mother must have gone through.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdvakFFPRj
"Since you weren't talking, he decided to talk to Carly over some things."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnHjPzlYX9
"What things?"904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4EMHyDiTqO
"I don't know," Eric shrugged his shoulders, "must be something about your mother."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqAaAsY6xwl
Angel thought for a second. "Tell him to come in, I would like to speak with him."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0MYxek42z
"You're sure?"904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP1pf5G1WN6
"Of course, please do so, Eric."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJZxXDzNX5w
Eric904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuXZZLK6TX
nodded and put her bowl of soup aside. He quickly rushed out of the 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznbFJ0U3Ud
door and he soon came back with Carly and a tall good looking man. By 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSjs0xgzTwO
the look of his designer clothes, Angel could tell that he was one type 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡilG0287CXG
of a person living the good life.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡES9tqTFn0h
"Angel, Eric told me you can talk again," said Carly, "is that true?"904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEiBeMzKYPh
"Yes, it's true," replied Angel trying to put up a smile for her sister, but even her cheeks wouldn't twitch. 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLr4NAJ3CIz
"I'm904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡokW7GDW74R
so glad!" Carly ran over excitedly and hugged her sister. For a second 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMss8SXYzL9
Angel wanted to revolt and push her away, but that would seem rude in 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeZMNtPeVVy
front of Eric and his uncle. And so she just had to put up with it.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64w9FGrzlO
"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."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXoBxiuDg9s
"And I still feel like hitting you with a frying pan!" Angel904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFNHthoRtG
finally pulled out a smile even when she knew it was completely fake. 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡScb2uPwduP
Despite Carly taking care of her this past week, Angel still couldn't 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBLRQfxSYk
stand her sister after everything.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMXUJ499Qv
"It's fine, Carly," said Angel, finding it a little hard to speak. "Don't say such things, okay? All that is over now."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcoFe65eHZ
"Sorry904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkRd5wKYgmM
to intervene on the little reunion," spoke Eric's uncle, "but I think 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYml863no6c
we have more important things to discuss regarding your mother, Angel."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4I8oJytJB
At904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyMynw9YZ0
last, someone had to bring up that point and Angel felt like breathing 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2M1TwMYtI
out a sigh of relief. She didn't want to talk to Carly anymore. And she 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtpT5tSPeU
was starting to like this man already. 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwixfkizCFg
"Yes, Eric told me who you were and that you were good friends with my mother," said Angel.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNIBP1wVlkF
"Yes, Eric told you right," said Mr McDonell, "I came here to give my deepest condolences."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtkTqD1pxN
"Thank you."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KGqjcNoH5
"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."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfe8StvfDsu
"No, don't worry about it. You aren't the only one who has apologised on his behalf." Angel stared at Eric.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPpyMj8oYe
"Well,904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0MbKqNGClb
putting that aside, I came to talk to you about the burial processions.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJUf09j5JDq
We didn't want to go ahead with the burial until you fully recovered. 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBwMVfNlMU
And your mother, before she passed away, made me promise her something. 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwClzLCG65
And I hope that you'll agree to it. I already talked to Carly about it 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPIUvQ8c2T
and she agreed, but the final consent is yours to make."904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ysFC5dvZW
"I hope you agree to it,904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMUQW74Bms
Angel," said Carly. That almost made Angel want to slap her mouth as 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLZap83Vz9
she stared at her sister who stared back with hopeful eyes.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVbHlPFIzi
Angel turned to face Mr 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrKAIUhWts
McDonell who was staring calmy at her. Eric stood right beside him and 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Q64rmyBya
he too looked on eagerly, hoping that Angel would agree to what's 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfVMraWaey
coming.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8IRAmCohEy
"Okay, what is it my mother promised you to do?" Angel asked.
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and then Add to home screen.