Angel's eyes flew 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ixcL6VYzz
open as she felt something warm and soft touch her face. Everything 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGH7IN5KtfR
around her seemed a little hazy and bright as her eyes slowly adjusted 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwtG3nZNUAu
to the light. She could see a figure looking down at her and Angel had 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6gGjMCvdXe
to shade her eyes to see the person's face clearly. 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1dzb91h2Dk
"Hello, my sweetheart," came the voice of the person looking down at her.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSBKw2Het4
Angel quickly stood 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJ6cTHRJTF
up from the floor she was lying on and faced the person in front of her.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWicxDmIvo9
The sound of the person's voice was so familiar now that Angel felt 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7wO0qe8F7
dumb not to have realised it sooner.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjaqcCiKsn8
"Mum, is that you?" Angel asked.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX79rf5ICpp
"Of course, its me, my lovely Angel," her mother replied as she touched Angel's cheek with her soft hand.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLU5rvYuTCr
Angel closed her eyes864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPTwRExXVe
at the touch of her mother's hand and felt like lingering on it for a 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7CtP8pI5hb
life time. She opened her eyes and her mother smiled at her.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJ74VdozUf
"I thought you were dead," said Angel. 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGfHCvgEX5
"Honey, I know it will be difficult to tell you this, but sadly, I'm not where you're right now."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUVJVMi1uNw
"What do you mean?"864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4P5nbYr5xE
"I'm long gone from earth, Angel. I'm simply no more."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8BdOvHQE4s
"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?"864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTye5WI3wv
"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."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcAiBaq0YYZ
"Carly, she's really disappointed me, mum," said Angel as she wiped the tears falling from her eyes.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1ysnZRFoT
"That's what I wanted to talk to you about."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8cLlr35i9G
"If it means forgiving her I'm not going to do it. That will take a life time."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ36rHz1KABJ
"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."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYIhyDBORc
"I bet you're going to remind me of my promise, aren't you?"864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAHavTQPavJ
Angel's mother gave 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ740ts5ihyg
her daughter a bright smile while she stroked her cheek. "Of course, I 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUzNhRF548
was going to remind you of just that. I know that now that I'm no longer864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡorOs7aw7EW
around, its going to be difficult for you. Your life will get even more864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZyOXlZmQW
complicated after all this, but just know that I'm always there when 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4s5Mt2wt5
you need me. And the most important thing, always take care of your 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0bqJuh5oT
sister no matter what she does. And that you always try to fix things even when it seems impossible to do so."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrz6PePuEUT
"You know I already gave you my word."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEo8x2sZrT
"And I know that 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo6E4xqWGk5
you'll keep it. I know you might try to tear your sister to shreds, but 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwPkMbEy4HR
please try to be patient with her, okay?"864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2NjmlfjbV
Before Angel could reply, she noticed that her mother had stood further away from her towards something bright.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVAjLS4m5JA
"I have to go now, just remember that I love you, Angel and your sister too," said her mother.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDYxpqtJu3
"Mum, wait, don't 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzk4NwQP3Av
go," said Angel as she started to run towards her mother. Her mother 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zDgBtDaUy
didn't move from where she stood and Angel felt the distance widen. She 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVK5dEkzQRN
tried running as fast as she could, but that just made the distance 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡelfuXOrLPY
between them even bigger.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtrDz0nnFYu
And then all of the 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvwZZ271F1
sudden, darkness begun to swallow everything around and the smile on her864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0hODlTd37
mother's face was the last thing Angel saw.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpkuFnRRpKR
***864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkc9iBx2oL6
It864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxGfoOeSvza
felt like drowning as Angel took in air through her nostrils, filling 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tVCmxuWvk
up her painful lungs. A sudden pain and heaviness quickly descended on 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKsiGBLDuq4
her body and she might have heard herself wince in pain. Her eyes felt 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvFSh2kdVx
too heavy to open, but she did her best to do so anyway. She could tell 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVkqMVBa8S
as she opened her eyes and her vision cleared, that she was staring at a864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMxicGDhXRz
ceiling. The sound of a beeping machine was the first thing she heard 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIRqEdwPfhI
and when she tried to turn her neck, she realised she couldn't move and 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVIyfGQ1bS
her body ached all over. Her eyes rolled around, but all she could see 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQ2ckmKIuU
was the ceiling above her.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnR32iyR7Y4
Angel's864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7102gqhB4K
heart started to beat aimlessly as she realised she couldn't move at 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QvItOljHf
all. She felt quite scared thinking she was all alone until she heard 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlzczlGt0W
her sister's voice.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Daj6RS2I6
"Angel? Oh my gosh, she's alive!" 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3kmPUGS1cw
Angel864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKX1Dk3vB1
felt like breathing out a sigh of relief, but she knew it was going to 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjSxUiySZT
be painful. She noticed the face mask on her face and wanted to remove 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qp3hTTfNL
it. She could feel her fingers, but lifting her whole hand was going to 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JzmONitN3
be a painful process. Her body felt heavy as it already was.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ80gEMp9XJd
"Please,864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0lC37oCe5
call the doctor! My sister is alive!" Carly seemed to be calling out to864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtv9R3E4wBL
someone in the room and a male voice grabbed Angel's attention.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDflC6rd9cW
"I'm864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9SEMTrSCr
going, I'm going." Quick footsteps were heard and faded away. Angel 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiusnmfZZXP
could tell that the voice sounded very familiar but she couldn't process864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjkXFuEKyeJ
everything at the moment.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtfLUMZVW4
Carly's864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfPfdX7Pwo
face came into view as she looked down at Angel. Angel could tell that 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDpiLlUWuKb
her sister had been crying. Her puffy red eyes and stuffy red nose 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAgOfK5JUKS
showed it all. 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcSjv3Qt6R1
"I864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01QjoU1Z2D
thought I lost you, Angel," said Carly, "when your heart stopped 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ25Q7B4wlhZ
beating, I thought you were gone forever. I don't want to lose you too."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzOKebQXteF
Angel864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7z5kD5SLNq
noticed the black shirt Carly was wearing and her eyes stung with tears864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdsMpJldCvT
as she remembered that her mother had passed on. Her heart felt heavy 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa46sXY5phk
with remorse and her body ached even more.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeqfgilzPs1
"I'm864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKi9nqb594S
so sorry, Angel," said Carly as tears sreamed down her face. "I feel 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs6fNsvUDNv
most of this is all my fault and I know I let you down. Please forgive 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxiSt4gDb5X
me. And I also hope that wherever mum is, that she will also be able to 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7CbFpV36V4
forgive me too."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRx5EZj2a0Q
A864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOfk6CiCspt
tear streamed down Angel's cheek as she continued to stare up at her 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqx6Z7LjFvq
sister. She wanted to comfort her sister, but she was still mad at Carly864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVqTjMUoCn
and she didn't feel like speaking at the moment. Soon she heard quick 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkoOB27G1e
footsteps. 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXgmCBVNd0N
"Doctor, my sister is okay," said Carly as she turned to address the doctor.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvbvmr95Lr
"Well,864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzH4nuaItX
isn't that a miracle?" the doctor said, "looks like your sister fought 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRc2P9W33q
with death and won. I also thought she was gone the time we tried to 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlFOEgGCyC
revive her."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2Fq9nqwat
"Well, Angel is as tough as I thought," came the male voice again which Angel still couldn't recognise. 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSFPhDeKVmR
"I think you two better leave while we take some tests," said the doctor, "don't you worry."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzPgLBzSPh
Carly looked down at her864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡecCvpuCA0M
sister, tears still rolling down her cheeks. "I'm glad you're back, 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTf5A8MgsJ
Angel. I don't know what I would've have done without you."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO39GOLag6A
"And so as I," came the male voice.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlod7xkV11w
Eric soon appeared 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRwUNuGVJO
within Angel's sights and he had a sad smile on his face. Angel's eyes 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8oOPI2O6A
widen at the sight of his cute sad face. She felt like smiling at him, 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Yi7fS7OPB
but a sudden wince of pain came out of her mouth. 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTixjhFOGCx
"Angel, are you feeling hurt?" Carly asked looking worried. 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ72CvHcAz6R
"You don't worry, she's 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoEQzPg8GYn
in pain, but that will wear off as soon as she takes her medication," 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7czOW2PcfY
said the doctor, "I suggest you leave while she takes her rest."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMEclKmjFQX
"Let's go, Carly, the doctor's right," said Eric, "we will come see her later on when she feels better."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxFBHkd1hN
"Okay, let's go," said Carly. 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGBT6GGih7
Carly and Eric looked at864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg3gmbSiHeC
Angel one last time. As the two left the room, the doctor appeared 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0lffCwBPa
beside Angel with a bright warm smile on his face.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYUGcAItDg
"It's good to see you 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dtBxVwjla
alive, Angel," said the doctor, "now, I'll give you a little sedative to864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9RvwxVSpk
ease the pain and you can have enough rest."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qE0nlMRBy
Angel saw the doctor 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKHOuneUQd
inject some liquid into her IV and she quickly felt the effects of the 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrA5Kn8Xpjb
sedative taking over. Her eyes peacefully closed as she realised that 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdmdleC4Eh
rest was exactly what she needed.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9PlaqluIR
***864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnzCb5MXGWz
A864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbrU9deCNi9
week had passed and Angel was recovering slowly. It seemed like 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1RJLWYg0hl
forever, but Angel was patient enough to wait until her body mended 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFKpc3vE8p
itself. Carly was always there everyday to watch over and take care of 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3ghpnOqMB
her. Even Eric also did the same, surprisingly. And that made Angel 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQZNcvLvX87
wonder why he would be so interested in her well being.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4nH1WHspXS
As864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6SkBThKGpo
the week passed on, Angel had quickly recovered from her mother's 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVU6ABecWrg
death. It didn't really have a mental effect as she thought it would 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Bo0WJMqAY
have. But she pulled through anyway. 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd412QKwtTz
Apparently, one thing seemed to bother Carly, Eric, the doctor and nurses who took care of Angel.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUS4nP6pe36
Angel had never altered a word since she gained consciousness. 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHUf2mTksgd
Carly864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCA7CF61ooD
had once asked the doctor this and wondered if their mother's death had864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNqo3zmiEt5
anything to do with it or maybe her vocal cords had a problem. But 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVrXsVUzT2
sadly, the doctor had no answer because he recently had a check up on 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0kr4iKXHwq
Angel's vocal cords and everything seemed perfectly normal. All she did 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuE5VRjL0ZH
was nod or shake her head if they ever asked a question, but she 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIBagwScgVw
wouldn't say anything. 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpSRAkL3gKo
Even864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ87i4p7JCbm
after the third day after Angel gained consciousness, the police 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYQu0KjpfK
decided to take a police statement from her, but everything went to no 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy16jF1Y0i1
avail. Even Angel's workmates would come now and then to see how she was864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFtLMpMYX4
doing and her boss, Mark Dean, came to see her as well. But still, 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIdO3vh9LG
Angel kept her mouth shut.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuaPPVYKiKr
On864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFU6xDfLdgV
Saturday, Carly was around, taking care of Angel. It was lunch time and864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCW6VdBPzhF
Carly was feeding her sister. Angel was now able to sit up in bed even 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJgXFSdt9Z
though her body still ached like hell. She still had a bandage wrapped 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKmC1mPtZp8
around her forehead because of a deep scar, her left arm was still 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ45GEKg87XO
broken and it was heavily bandaged. Her neck had healed drastically over864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF6Pu3idGh3
a few days and her legs were doing okay, but they ached a little 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4l369WCjZ
sometimes.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc0i3zaw39Z
As864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvwutahWq0Q
Carly fed Angel another spoon of chicken soup, the door suddenly flew 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjGslm9Mwx2
open and Eric came in with a bouquet of roses and a basket of friut.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvHG1kE6kE
"Hello, there," said Eric.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJzRrpaMAa
"Oh, hi, Eric," said Carly and Angel just gave him a half smile.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnL6QEIOxu8
"Well,864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7oFxsA6WK
I see that you're doing better today, Angel," said Eric as he placed 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡACklElL2uI
the roses on top of the drawer next to her bedside together with the 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHXelzXd8u
basket of fruits.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvMenzrGtt
"Wow, aren't those like the third bouquet of flowers you sent her this week?" Carly asked.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5QTRmNzMPq
"Maybe, I don't really count anyway."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6lYGmGkKLi
"Awww! You see, Angel, looks like you have someone crushing on you. What do you have to say about that?"864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUORMBRFxSz
Angel's smile widen a little, but she still didn't say anything.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51dDwzqUrh
"Um.. Carly, he's here and he wants to speak to you," said Eric.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7FDyY8AkM
Angel raised an eyebrow. Something fishy was going on and she didn't like it. Who are they talking about? she wondered.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9UnlToazF
Carly looked at Angel and then at Eric. She gave the bowl of soup to Eric. 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUT1EfSSNNc
"I'll be right back," said Carly864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfulAXJbdVc
Eric864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDhvtzVU7D1
looked up at Angel as Carly left the room. Angel looked at him giving 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ45dJYFxMH
him a face indicating that he should tell her what was going on.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡraEYh3egRc
"I864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCLqME5lj1
know that look on your face, Angel," said Eric as he sat on the edge of864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIxcmSUDdgB
the hospital bed to feed her. "You want to know what's going on, 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJzfoEqBu1
right?"864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfa4CNwLOSB
Angel nodded.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo7DdIRP3b6
Eric864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQLn95mO5dB
shook his head. "I can't tell you all that at the moment. It's best if 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Zmvb4gqKy
Carly does. It has something to do with your mother."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9UNn0Kej5
Angel864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOmNDYkJfP
now started to think of the worst. What was it now? Did her mother have864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5stwjAVZx0
debts she failed to pay before she died or was it something far much 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsMouoh7ehF
worse?864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNSiwpUMd4
"But864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKFaMfd4TX
you don't worry about anything. Carly told me that you'll find out 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPqSbiP6n7c
what's going on," said Eric as he lifted the spoon towards Angel's 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOIig59UFY
mouth.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYTogjKW07
"Now, open wide. You need to finish your lunch, okay?"864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3At4b47XR
Angel did as she was told and Eric put the spoon in her mouth. 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJ97W0YvvC
"That's864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0EchJgJxAs
a good girl. I might just give you some special dessert at the end of 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2CmAeweK0s
all this. What do you think about that?" Eric asked as he wiggled his 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqqMmr0ZsT
eyebrows. 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedRDTvgEjN
"And will that dessert be your lips? Because if it is, I'll gladly slap your cheek."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEfLtKuV9SL
Eric864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31EvkmzF3D
stared at Angel with his mouth agape. She finally spoke. He didn't know864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVKWZb5Dc5
whether to hug her or kiss her for her to slap him and see if he was 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0KncWZoqRo
dreaming.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDK41HzIF6u
"You... talked!" Eric almost exclaimed, but Angel covered his mouth with her good right hand.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQpHYT3amv
"I don't want Carly to find out, keep your voice down," said Angel quietly.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9h9tAnvC7o
"Don't worry, Carly is in the lobby. But why have you been quiet all this time, Angel? You had all of us worried."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡraPBkWezDz
"I864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4NuTMcmIw
know," Angel leaned her back onto the soft pillows behind her, "I just 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEXpJBgI67d
didn't feel like talking and all. After all that had happened, being 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzH1uP3MV8O
quiet was the only way to keep calm."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkCZdakxc1
"But you should have said something to someone. If not Carly or I, at least the doctor."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJSIL8zRZSM
Angel looked at Eric and held his hand. "Thank you, Eric."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaj746qtbbo
"Thanks, for what?"864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOaoHaKZQGA
"For864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡepvhdHbRcz
being there even if we barely know each other," said Angel with a sad 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOSKexqRTv
smile on her face. "You kept my sister company even though I never said a864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvD6zmyAwd
word to her. I just didn't want to leash out my anger on her."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7KtKtmq5e
"Its nothing, Angel. When I said I was glad to meet you back at the bar, I truly meant it."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnsUWdktbm
Angel864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmIAm1oty2
smiled and then something quickly came to mind. Images of what had 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVVEbjujDX
happened last week at the day of the accident came back. 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXd601XXFZL
"Hey, are you okay?" Eric asked. "You looked pale for a second."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHlqRwXXOcZ
"The....864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMkbpx2awj3
the day, I had the accident," started Angel, "what really happened? 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXbxriyPXnh
Because all I remember is the phone call of someone telling me about my 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnePFlAQgJS
mother's death and then nothing."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUuZyEpzTvb
"You don't really remember a car hitting you on that day?"864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEhLSyy2Hox
"I864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMI6ovYSiCt
know a car hit me, but who was driving the car? I want to know. I was 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGND2CZ8nQ
hoping you and Carly would bring up the topic these past few days, but 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0XHTdDSMw
you didn't. When the police came, I knew I wasn't going to say much 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqUGGrEmja
because I don't know anything. Now you tell me, was it a hit and run or 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLx5JmQUwo
do you know who did it?"864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL7rpScDdFQ
Eric looked the other way for a moment. "No, Angel. It wasn't a hit and run."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pJ5uXwejG
"Then will you tell me?" Angel asked. "Why do you look like that? Is there something I should know?"864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJyMwFns0YC
"Remember, the guy who was with your sister at the bar that day?"864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKc1UpWtt2
"Ya, I remember the jerk. Why?"864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRRd7rzI4n
"That person who just called a jerk, is none other than my cousin, Leo."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlrLm9Dwt8j
"Oh," Angel paused for a second. "I didn't know. Sorry about that."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBPgJpV5mw
"No,864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3oRhKRO559
he's a jerk, that's for sure. On that day he was supposed to get 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPcpz4KexgG
married. But he left the wedding and came by the bar looking for 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZPpHgB14i
Carly."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq2bP4B0qrB
"A jerk indeed. Why did he come there anyway?"864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8x4AuPvyZj
"Well, he changed his mind completely after the bachelor party to get married."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYWKAUairR1
"And he did all that just because of my sister? Ridiculous."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrDXv3MgSc
"Coming864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLzjBRbo2O
back to your accident," Eric now looked straight at Angel, "I'm afraid 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mn5bam4YX
to tell you that he was the one who ran you over."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq7GTOEr5eb
Angel864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgSDzU2hGO
didn't say anything. Eric expected her to burst in anger but she looked864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdW73XbCoTY
calm. Even her response seemed to surprise Eric even more.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5TvMf1fJlG
"So, he almost kills me with his car and he hasn't come by just to apologise?" Angel asked calmly. 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡccqUeUFDgp
"I...864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88Hhh3mkDM
well," Eric was lost for words. He expected Angel to shout and act 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNUKTdW8Gf7
wild, but she didn't. "He still feels bad after everything."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWixWHXgCC
"He still feels bad or is he just too full of pride to apologise?"864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LLLqDrdTT
"How do you know that?"864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNc27OqnOrZ
"I spent five minutes in that office in the bar with your cousin, trust me, I know."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzcANDogAN6
Eric864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsAh1m5dtqh
passed a hand through his hair and sighed. "On behalf of Leo, I simply 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNajqfnftB
apologise. I'm also part of the reason why you're in this mess."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSW3YTSeB4
"It's nothing, Eric. I would prefer if Leo bought himself to do that, don't you think?"864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29oWyRYcYB
"You're right."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKabKzw1W6Y
"I hope the person Carly has gone out to see by the lobby isn't him."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡstK3WP5m0t
"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."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfD6LcJQ5qb
"But what is he doing here?" Angel asked.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhwZxwehNi
"I'm864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXEr8Q0qGjf
not the one supposed to be telling you this, but apparently, your 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3q2nBPgROd
mother and my uncle were good friends. The time your mother had fallen 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrkm21phgq
ill, he was there and took her to the hospital."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZLQqIv0i2
Angel864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHdiM436v2V
didn't say anything as she continued to look at Eric. The thought of 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDg88g9Vc1
her mother during her dying moments made Angel's heart break. She 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYi3vWcOOOA
wondered how much pain her mother must have gone through.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9atoZKkmw
"Since you weren't talking, he decided to talk to Carly over some things."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4FSKok2ze
"What things?"864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWY6uVWQ6Bz
"I don't know," Eric shrugged his shoulders, "must be something about your mother."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtoENWBBcKY
Angel thought for a second. "Tell him to come in, I would like to speak with him."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaecvhTzVdr
"You're sure?"864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr1FRNhEUOc
"Of course, please do so, Eric."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4O85UDRiR
Eric864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPGW0jKO1L
nodded and put her bowl of soup aside. He quickly rushed out of the 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LcKbcjV6w
door and he soon came back with Carly and a tall good looking man. By 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2562ovyOj7
the look of his designer clothes, Angel could tell that he was one type 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4brwQ2STm
of a person living the good life.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowJ0hSyF3s
"Angel, Eric told me you can talk again," said Carly, "is that true?"864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvw9wufioe8
"Yes, it's true," replied Angel trying to put up a smile for her sister, but even her cheeks wouldn't twitch. 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3xZA8mk5M3
"I'm864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPz3osKN6J
so glad!" Carly ran over excitedly and hugged her sister. For a second 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkmfd1P9y0
Angel wanted to revolt and push her away, but that would seem rude in 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQiZxfjiL0
front of Eric and his uncle. And so she just had to put up with it.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsu3PjbsNYe
"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."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZqA2nMGSVa
"And I still feel like hitting you with a frying pan!" Angel864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOROIWE1lkq
finally pulled out a smile even when she knew it was completely fake. 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuxa5CNHpS7
Despite Carly taking care of her this past week, Angel still couldn't 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ooS8oppkQ
stand her sister after everything.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡesiSjYnCxD
"It's fine, Carly," said Angel, finding it a little hard to speak. "Don't say such things, okay? All that is over now."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUolRRo30TG
"Sorry864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiMQU9XWFgi
to intervene on the little reunion," spoke Eric's uncle, "but I think 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Q8vL5fUuz
we have more important things to discuss regarding your mother, Angel."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEzBOaJnhl
At864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4rmJ2snjrS
last, someone had to bring up that point and Angel felt like breathing 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrAalXopDsT
out a sigh of relief. She didn't want to talk to Carly anymore. And she 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNFKie1MrF
was starting to like this man already. 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡju2KBAPhde
"Yes, Eric told me who you were and that you were good friends with my mother," said Angel.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7k4H9AFNk
"Yes, Eric told you right," said Mr McDonell, "I came here to give my deepest condolences."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJZJqzq6kev
"Thank you."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcjx3p0ERtz
"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."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXVB4Gnmxc
"No, don't worry about it. You aren't the only one who has apologised on his behalf." Angel stared at Eric.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPaSai4LcT
"Well,864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDUnVQtu9M
putting that aside, I came to talk to you about the burial processions.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡulOHhmBoUI
We didn't want to go ahead with the burial until you fully recovered. 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJeQY8FTRs
And your mother, before she passed away, made me promise her something. 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9Ja0Guwcz
And I hope that you'll agree to it. I already talked to Carly about it 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswA29UZaxu
and she agreed, but the final consent is yours to make."864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJFkvimmZ0
"I hope you agree to it,864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMLO2AgrWr
Angel," said Carly. That almost made Angel want to slap her mouth as 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdP1AbZ5A8
she stared at her sister who stared back with hopeful eyes.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTqBFXdPtS
Angel turned to face Mr 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzFwcNwz0A
McDonell who was staring calmy at her. Eric stood right beside him and 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEsKU15Ua36
he too looked on eagerly, hoping that Angel would agree to what's 864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcldYC6ye0
coming.864Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3nO96e39YV
"Okay, what is it my mother promised you to do?" Angel asked.
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