Angel's eyes flew 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1TaW0xkFy
open as she felt something warm and soft touch her face. Everything 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vxCi3HxbE
around her seemed a little hazy and bright as her eyes slowly adjusted 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmgtL7h5dRt
to the light. She could see a figure looking down at her and Angel had 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRe6G00l41U
to shade her eyes to see the person's face clearly. 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ68t6qU5Ln6
"Hello, my sweetheart," came the voice of the person looking down at her.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6VTgBTmjVl
Angel quickly stood 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOMyIt4ixY
up from the floor she was lying on and faced the person in front of her.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKo0F9MsA0
The sound of the person's voice was so familiar now that Angel felt 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTWYdI0GH3
dumb not to have realised it sooner.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3qSAERm44
"Mum, is that you?" Angel asked.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWs8MEv5VYZ
"Of course, its me, my lovely Angel," her mother replied as she touched Angel's cheek with her soft hand.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7i559umbB
Angel closed her eyes1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONNgs0YIDL
at the touch of her mother's hand and felt like lingering on it for a 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwH6LLMOLa
life time. She opened her eyes and her mother smiled at her.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1jWw98R7w9
"I thought you were dead," said Angel. 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5DdcvL8no
"Honey, I know it will be difficult to tell you this, but sadly, I'm not where you're right now."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3jkxUDizp
"What do you mean?"1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHOmr543GR
"I'm long gone from earth, Angel. I'm simply no more."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ152NIP0Rry
"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?"1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlKCWN9rmB
"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."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfyVdimoT1J
"Carly, she's really disappointed me, mum," said Angel as she wiped the tears falling from her eyes.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhpR2zuPwLW
"That's what I wanted to talk to you about."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3o3DHrtewk
"If it means forgiving her I'm not going to do it. That will take a life time."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHaxvfg8Xlx
"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."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUhYzwE8oS
"I bet you're going to remind me of my promise, aren't you?"1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdX3mgcLTO6
Angel's mother gave 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6WjMlikGjs
her daughter a bright smile while she stroked her cheek. "Of course, I 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7Sjapkvxo
was going to remind you of just that. I know that now that I'm no longer1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFPsuEK4Xh
around, its going to be difficult for you. Your life will get even more1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBGOoBcvoH
complicated after all this, but just know that I'm always there when 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7hBzzJ8mm
you need me. And the most important thing, always take care of your 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ZymbTMGSG
sister no matter what she does. And that you always try to fix things even when it seems impossible to do so."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡczHEkjOU8C
"You know I already gave you my word."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDlGOZ5k0T3
"And I know that 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGy1hZcoRhK
you'll keep it. I know you might try to tear your sister to shreds, but 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcAH7VkWUAR
please try to be patient with her, okay?"1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vSKrfjQhH
Before Angel could reply, she noticed that her mother had stood further away from her towards something bright.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwZmUOqMaN
"I have to go now, just remember that I love you, Angel and your sister too," said her mother.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMFzXsPslo
"Mum, wait, don't 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwBzltd0Av
go," said Angel as she started to run towards her mother. Her mother 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡghlWaVVuuR
didn't move from where she stood and Angel felt the distance widen. She 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvofc5IqNu9
tried running as fast as she could, but that just made the distance 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡot6ytTlE7k
between them even bigger.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1h89LmcDm
And then all of the 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKSaV9m8OB
sudden, darkness begun to swallow everything around and the smile on her1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTXSG3G10P
mother's face was the last thing Angel saw.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwrB4eGtcr
***1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhxLUBRJ9f
It1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4JUkCTtvgt
felt like drowning as Angel took in air through her nostrils, filling 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiof7FmNg4S
up her painful lungs. A sudden pain and heaviness quickly descended on 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFH6F7eGI2h
her body and she might have heard herself wince in pain. Her eyes felt 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfWK2ZcOIa
too heavy to open, but she did her best to do so anyway. She could tell 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUwz7qG7uPs
as she opened her eyes and her vision cleared, that she was staring at a1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyCHe0k4LNn
ceiling. The sound of a beeping machine was the first thing she heard 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYbatfTwsfK
and when she tried to turn her neck, she realised she couldn't move and 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCPnGKj0CA
her body ached all over. Her eyes rolled around, but all she could see 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdMeeCnYCdP
was the ceiling above her.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiHiJxwF1SK
Angel's1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKVpEHIb8C
heart started to beat aimlessly as she realised she couldn't move at 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLzma1aOXq
all. She felt quite scared thinking she was all alone until she heard 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJFfYXzD4r4
her sister's voice.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYsZ6MSudZ
"Angel? Oh my gosh, she's alive!" 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqtUsSDTR2
Angel1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dK1D6GJ9B
felt like breathing out a sigh of relief, but she knew it was going to 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDMuYWphEQs
be painful. She noticed the face mask on her face and wanted to remove 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfT14HvgJMg
it. She could feel her fingers, but lifting her whole hand was going to 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4WifueKFiW
be a painful process. Her body felt heavy as it already was.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeTupdX4Z2G
"Please,1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1sGDrJf29
call the doctor! My sister is alive!" Carly seemed to be calling out to1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqGnymN2l7
someone in the room and a male voice grabbed Angel's attention.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZ0iW1zfJv
"I'm1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjjrvTEbX3
going, I'm going." Quick footsteps were heard and faded away. Angel 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7LeUVRZdD
could tell that the voice sounded very familiar but she couldn't process1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWrN5jblKkw
everything at the moment.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsnSYdy2G48
Carly's1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7iC61wVYB
face came into view as she looked down at Angel. Angel could tell that 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1um1Ct2V6Y
her sister had been crying. Her puffy red eyes and stuffy red nose 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0NSE86bPks
showed it all. 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4MeSL365LN
"I1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBsym538Hp
thought I lost you, Angel," said Carly, "when your heart stopped 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXvKXaMLIpZ
beating, I thought you were gone forever. I don't want to lose you too."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKc6zeChFQ
Angel1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6YbWX6GUuQ
noticed the black shirt Carly was wearing and her eyes stung with tears1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanR0lWL2NK
as she remembered that her mother had passed on. Her heart felt heavy 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3aWHxQGzi
with remorse and her body ached even more.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uyq3QZYD5
"I'm1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqRsvY7M6v
so sorry, Angel," said Carly as tears sreamed down her face. "I feel 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVrNDHWNU9M
most of this is all my fault and I know I let you down. Please forgive 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM1X3aF1gnc
me. And I also hope that wherever mum is, that she will also be able to 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTgRhbLgys
forgive me too."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdgsc8kbE0J
A1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2EGvjlrQgj
tear streamed down Angel's cheek as she continued to stare up at her 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQstOgWwda
sister. She wanted to comfort her sister, but she was still mad at Carly1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBqBz3H90jd
and she didn't feel like speaking at the moment. Soon she heard quick 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6GdrLWUgeo
footsteps. 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDKaGVLqY0
"Doctor, my sister is okay," said Carly as she turned to address the doctor.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8t4vhHHNc
"Well,1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ711Tu5SJ20
isn't that a miracle?" the doctor said, "looks like your sister fought 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRk7u3zIa8s
with death and won. I also thought she was gone the time we tried to 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsapZQmWXSW
revive her."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcEUlrco8OX
"Well, Angel is as tough as I thought," came the male voice again which Angel still couldn't recognise. 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5d9f9k8YC
"I think you two better leave while we take some tests," said the doctor, "don't you worry."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdbcS4FkoH
Carly looked down at her1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRaEiDVkX7n
sister, tears still rolling down her cheeks. "I'm glad you're back, 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzdt1yDSJr
Angel. I don't know what I would've have done without you."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeBstjxFIL7
"And so as I," came the male voice.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbMOmFZAHd2
Eric soon appeared 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL0XHBmdKV0
within Angel's sights and he had a sad smile on his face. Angel's eyes 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNdDUoV411
widen at the sight of his cute sad face. She felt like smiling at him, 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ87t6DA2vpg
but a sudden wince of pain came out of her mouth. 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXMC1EG2AKr
"Angel, are you feeling hurt?" Carly asked looking worried. 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Ty4Hnrnx0
"You don't worry, she's 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbo1vnLS3FO
in pain, but that will wear off as soon as she takes her medication," 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJHFwJFb14
said the doctor, "I suggest you leave while she takes her rest."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnO9mKslddq
"Let's go, Carly, the doctor's right," said Eric, "we will come see her later on when she feels better."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡomjH20fMnt
"Okay, let's go," said Carly. 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcuJTCGHYLx
Carly and Eric looked at1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbeTHDALg28
Angel one last time. As the two left the room, the doctor appeared 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPc3JpVblt
beside Angel with a bright warm smile on his face.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhV3rMVjWp
"It's good to see you 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZ7TZte3sa
alive, Angel," said the doctor, "now, I'll give you a little sedative to1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWl0PyCY7FR
ease the pain and you can have enough rest."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡknLyYTQ5Z4
Angel saw the doctor 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzHpmhlQYwv
inject some liquid into her IV and she quickly felt the effects of the 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKXaQZNDbt
sedative taking over. Her eyes peacefully closed as she realised that 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRT0TelmuqI
rest was exactly what she needed.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Ujl5j8et8
***1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcIKlETzS3
A1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGFIIVNrg6
week had passed and Angel was recovering slowly. It seemed like 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe5k1RyfkPH
forever, but Angel was patient enough to wait until her body mended 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxOv04Oz96
itself. Carly was always there everyday to watch over and take care of 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJradv8jxH
her. Even Eric also did the same, surprisingly. And that made Angel 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRmoCQ7xPN
wonder why he would be so interested in her well being.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqQWS9Oy8n
As1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9rDyyH37J
the week passed on, Angel had quickly recovered from her mother's 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡglR7JaUQYc
death. It didn't really have a mental effect as she thought it would 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu16qeE0yDL
have. But she pulled through anyway. 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOwmRzMbIg1
Apparently, one thing seemed to bother Carly, Eric, the doctor and nurses who took care of Angel.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHl4xWyrcmw
Angel had never altered a word since she gained consciousness. 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHA007Qc3o
Carly1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1UWcee6sqO
had once asked the doctor this and wondered if their mother's death had1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1JZXSbYVuP
anything to do with it or maybe her vocal cords had a problem. But 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GtbYb5pbE
sadly, the doctor had no answer because he recently had a check up on 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFa59z2Qun
Angel's vocal cords and everything seemed perfectly normal. All she did 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhstY4no1iX
was nod or shake her head if they ever asked a question, but she 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmRYNeHOfXt
wouldn't say anything. 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUbO2e4q1Q
Even1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXu6emn9AFr
after the third day after Angel gained consciousness, the police 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdSSPKbtnT
decided to take a police statement from her, but everything went to no 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUgqVqvufa
avail. Even Angel's workmates would come now and then to see how she was1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gmkDMIVAm
doing and her boss, Mark Dean, came to see her as well. But still, 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEIOgyScUK4
Angel kept her mouth shut.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQu1lUT2p0a
On1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR2FE21ot0w
Saturday, Carly was around, taking care of Angel. It was lunch time and1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFUzjezyjm
Carly was feeding her sister. Angel was now able to sit up in bed even 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlX6lPykprh
though her body still ached like hell. She still had a bandage wrapped 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdkdaDXMtR
around her forehead because of a deep scar, her left arm was still 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCnMWRPrjBK
broken and it was heavily bandaged. Her neck had healed drastically over1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1eMBcM79i
a few days and her legs were doing okay, but they ached a little 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdDAAvPFrb3
sometimes.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmKCInOKgd
As1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCc56iPQF5H
Carly fed Angel another spoon of chicken soup, the door suddenly flew 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15oLCx4Qkm
open and Eric came in with a bouquet of roses and a basket of friut.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAPlL4UnEG0
"Hello, there," said Eric.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1qDce4aTj
"Oh, hi, Eric," said Carly and Angel just gave him a half smile.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWMq46Fcp4I
"Well,1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBKvykyiI9
I see that you're doing better today, Angel," said Eric as he placed 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDI6RInVaMm
the roses on top of the drawer next to her bedside together with the 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfipfXBzsv6
basket of fruits.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmmLzoZHvG
"Wow, aren't those like the third bouquet of flowers you sent her this week?" Carly asked.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVqaVuqh9X
"Maybe, I don't really count anyway."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbiFvHyxnK
"Awww! You see, Angel, looks like you have someone crushing on you. What do you have to say about that?"1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzIW6UeRKy
Angel's smile widen a little, but she still didn't say anything.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡukiRw0G7Pj
"Um.. Carly, he's here and he wants to speak to you," said Eric.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7pt37Rx8Sd
Angel raised an eyebrow. Something fishy was going on and she didn't like it. Who are they talking about? she wondered.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfTgkfo4Fc
Carly looked at Angel and then at Eric. She gave the bowl of soup to Eric. 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ50F4XiTeS
"I'll be right back," said Carly1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQtCoAk880
Eric1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHYYLSgmTg
looked up at Angel as Carly left the room. Angel looked at him giving 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKbWdmqpvVX
him a face indicating that he should tell her what was going on.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIcUPEzOMhd
"I1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlrn1WuNEiY
know that look on your face, Angel," said Eric as he sat on the edge of1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqIqW7P5Mfl
the hospital bed to feed her. "You want to know what's going on, 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCzDF5Bltkm
right?"1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUG1SPGIO7L
Angel nodded.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCU2ZPDfeD2
Eric1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXTCyJSaG2
shook his head. "I can't tell you all that at the moment. It's best if 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0kjc93dXc
Carly does. It has something to do with your mother."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMzpqMysuu8
Angel1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJquEfvpok
now started to think of the worst. What was it now? Did her mother have1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1E7yWzV5T
debts she failed to pay before she died or was it something far much 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQ0X08hb4j
worse?1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBDPvumPNDo
"But1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjHveyJ9k70
you don't worry about anything. Carly told me that you'll find out 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNeRL1Qh1E
what's going on," said Eric as he lifted the spoon towards Angel's 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgeL5vfPjK8
mouth.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqetQ4v6OTH
"Now, open wide. You need to finish your lunch, okay?"1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ08qoP6Yhlr
Angel did as she was told and Eric put the spoon in her mouth. 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZeER5XsluY
"That's1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fLClRLLMo
a good girl. I might just give you some special dessert at the end of 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡleekfl5UlP
all this. What do you think about that?" Eric asked as he wiggled his 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgljqD2wl0M
eyebrows. 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡry7BEltDFy
"And will that dessert be your lips? Because if it is, I'll gladly slap your cheek."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqUYtgDnlDy
Eric1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVStZlyvXYL
stared at Angel with his mouth agape. She finally spoke. He didn't know1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFxvnQOmAkm
whether to hug her or kiss her for her to slap him and see if he was 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡalrSGOwUfY
dreaming.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YWsLwb20V
"You... talked!" Eric almost exclaimed, but Angel covered his mouth with her good right hand.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡweza3iY1C9
"I don't want Carly to find out, keep your voice down," said Angel quietly.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJJtERN0Kk
"Don't worry, Carly is in the lobby. But why have you been quiet all this time, Angel? You had all of us worried."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPuxvYGKNMp
"I1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡagJfd2rOj1
know," Angel leaned her back onto the soft pillows behind her, "I just 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0Ggm2ZSN3
didn't feel like talking and all. After all that had happened, being 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡghZ1IDaBNH
quiet was the only way to keep calm."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB7w85VGN09
"But you should have said something to someone. If not Carly or I, at least the doctor."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtEXtQtyaWE
Angel looked at Eric and held his hand. "Thank you, Eric."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7s2mpcinH
"Thanks, for what?"1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx16ZCbsT4H
"For1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXX1WQmXjYr
being there even if we barely know each other," said Angel with a sad 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAiW0b4uANI
smile on her face. "You kept my sister company even though I never said a1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBiT5bS9fM
word to her. I just didn't want to leash out my anger on her."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6CxDiPd06
"Its nothing, Angel. When I said I was glad to meet you back at the bar, I truly meant it."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDGiIi5GzP
Angel1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1PXyU0sRT
smiled and then something quickly came to mind. Images of what had 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDiS0IUMiT
happened last week at the day of the accident came back. 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUUfjU4BcE
"Hey, are you okay?" Eric asked. "You looked pale for a second."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2bJG6fAfc
"The....1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBilCO0bO2
the day, I had the accident," started Angel, "what really happened? 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUm5rzyZSWL
Because all I remember is the phone call of someone telling me about my 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJc6sfg4AWD
mother's death and then nothing."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxzTi3DWhe
"You don't really remember a car hitting you on that day?"1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡytkaqvyGeU
"I1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkVsyLtMfm
know a car hit me, but who was driving the car? I want to know. I was 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtIJw6AFlbl
hoping you and Carly would bring up the topic these past few days, but 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDk05MSi2a
you didn't. When the police came, I knew I wasn't going to say much 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDwBs14pKf
because I don't know anything. Now you tell me, was it a hit and run or 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTOwlwe2C4
do you know who did it?"1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TjJP29lr0
Eric looked the other way for a moment. "No, Angel. It wasn't a hit and run."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLJIkGa2QC
"Then will you tell me?" Angel asked. "Why do you look like that? Is there something I should know?"1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZXSSY6Jfh
"Remember, the guy who was with your sister at the bar that day?"1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFRoH4CHEo
"Ya, I remember the jerk. Why?"1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZvhHAWDh9F
"That person who just called a jerk, is none other than my cousin, Leo."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWaDd8hmmm
"Oh," Angel paused for a second. "I didn't know. Sorry about that."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJaCBgEsQLn
"No,1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ95soZnqqIi
he's a jerk, that's for sure. On that day he was supposed to get 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjul61oMkQ
married. But he left the wedding and came by the bar looking for 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFdNL3p3FP
Carly."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Qzif6eXn5
"A jerk indeed. Why did he come there anyway?"1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzBr0UBscV
"Well, he changed his mind completely after the bachelor party to get married."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTcG4tYkkxF
"And he did all that just because of my sister? Ridiculous."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwPihjw000t
"Coming1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtgUuhpG0y
back to your accident," Eric now looked straight at Angel, "I'm afraid 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq7rJhdXNKb
to tell you that he was the one who ran you over."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKXJZRcXYrm
Angel1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Dh5lzH7Pn
didn't say anything. Eric expected her to burst in anger but she looked1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTautg8uaw4
calm. Even her response seemed to surprise Eric even more.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxD169r87fc
"So, he almost kills me with his car and he hasn't come by just to apologise?" Angel asked calmly. 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQKla7ou80v
"I...1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFgtpfFCQF
well," Eric was lost for words. He expected Angel to shout and act 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyhNfQ3A1LF
wild, but she didn't. "He still feels bad after everything."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoaBd63JiPf
"He still feels bad or is he just too full of pride to apologise?"1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCThAod855
"How do you know that?"1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97dXcwUnjt
"I spent five minutes in that office in the bar with your cousin, trust me, I know."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUK7nJDl4W7
Eric1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGZxq8VqD1
passed a hand through his hair and sighed. "On behalf of Leo, I simply 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtVJN28OJY
apologise. I'm also part of the reason why you're in this mess."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡreUbXParAW
"It's nothing, Eric. I would prefer if Leo bought himself to do that, don't you think?"1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNy7lBbMjE5
"You're right."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5xLjiT3Zv
"I hope the person Carly has gone out to see by the lobby isn't him."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQyKUiBmBx6
"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."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWMgb2cOlBX
"But what is he doing here?" Angel asked.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjnPYhIjPFG
"I'm1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCIwv7vVuZ
not the one supposed to be telling you this, but apparently, your 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9m5Cyuq4CN
mother and my uncle were good friends. The time your mother had fallen 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIyDE4pW5Mh
ill, he was there and took her to the hospital."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7uL3IR6fw
Angel1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMwcXYHsQ5
didn't say anything as she continued to look at Eric. The thought of 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7iHm5re6e
her mother during her dying moments made Angel's heart break. She 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZmgK1DZEa
wondered how much pain her mother must have gone through.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXf40DHNvn1
"Since you weren't talking, he decided to talk to Carly over some things."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnpWeQWcyTy
"What things?"1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrMiJmS6C4
"I don't know," Eric shrugged his shoulders, "must be something about your mother."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmITledxXo
Angel thought for a second. "Tell him to come in, I would like to speak with him."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSUpfrtrWE
"You're sure?"1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8TskJRAal
"Of course, please do so, Eric."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdoCgPsN9O
Eric1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVzu9E8PPiy
nodded and put her bowl of soup aside. He quickly rushed out of the 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQJ3FkgLWEp
door and he soon came back with Carly and a tall good looking man. By 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAsEkdChm3
the look of his designer clothes, Angel could tell that he was one type 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡus1B0Of9di
of a person living the good life.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPN8gPC1BcT
"Angel, Eric told me you can talk again," said Carly, "is that true?"1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXr8m5J9l1W
"Yes, it's true," replied Angel trying to put up a smile for her sister, but even her cheeks wouldn't twitch. 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxVCjs97is
"I'm1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRpoJyUjSm
so glad!" Carly ran over excitedly and hugged her sister. For a second 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62YAKEfVUN
Angel wanted to revolt and push her away, but that would seem rude in 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHtkLpYGsi
front of Eric and his uncle. And so she just had to put up with it.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg3Txz1KiBK
"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."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrJUebOIpB
"And I still feel like hitting you with a frying pan!" Angel1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNozn1dBwOM
finally pulled out a smile even when she knew it was completely fake. 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo7YLnIobk7
Despite Carly taking care of her this past week, Angel still couldn't 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4AriSTIovb
stand her sister after everything.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBB2aOSnb9c
"It's fine, Carly," said Angel, finding it a little hard to speak. "Don't say such things, okay? All that is over now."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmACLmFVQnI
"Sorry1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZiDzCai5WU
to intervene on the little reunion," spoke Eric's uncle, "but I think 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDColQwQ7x
we have more important things to discuss regarding your mother, Angel."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbi2UVwd8V
At1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOU2dpTtuM
last, someone had to bring up that point and Angel felt like breathing 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGKdEOOwhm
out a sigh of relief. She didn't want to talk to Carly anymore. And she 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDi49hSPMl
was starting to like this man already. 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpq2m51Mlg
"Yes, Eric told me who you were and that you were good friends with my mother," said Angel.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgMGxbTfaUh
"Yes, Eric told you right," said Mr McDonell, "I came here to give my deepest condolences."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5y1evRNxi
"Thank you."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuUzCLmRci
"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."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOiqqRiGJJE
"No, don't worry about it. You aren't the only one who has apologised on his behalf." Angel stared at Eric.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1CvoKUZMB
"Well,1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLRWs9wvRW
putting that aside, I came to talk to you about the burial processions.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSCvMx2NdOh
We didn't want to go ahead with the burial until you fully recovered. 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJ9su2oEZY
And your mother, before she passed away, made me promise her something. 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuLNgQDVKC
And I hope that you'll agree to it. I already talked to Carly about it 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡczoZt2XRa8
and she agreed, but the final consent is yours to make."1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsX2owhem8h
"I hope you agree to it,1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkYNOmy4Tmu
Angel," said Carly. That almost made Angel want to slap her mouth as 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpXsu7SUaD
she stared at her sister who stared back with hopeful eyes.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBGHOx8YsY
Angel turned to face Mr 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdyIuS1l7a
McDonell who was staring calmy at her. Eric stood right beside him and 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2MT4Swu5XV
he too looked on eagerly, hoping that Angel would agree to what's 1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVUStYr6s1
coming.1023Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBAbIQfx5gJ
"Okay, what is it my mother promised you to do?" Angel asked.
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