Angel's eyes flew 843Please respect copyright.PENANA5wtv2zAwqH
open as she felt something warm and soft touch her face. Everything 843Please respect copyright.PENANAcD1QzhiSp2
around her seemed a little hazy and bright as her eyes slowly adjusted 843Please respect copyright.PENANAIae1M3lyrl
to the light. She could see a figure looking down at her and Angel had 843Please respect copyright.PENANACk7P868dZh
to shade her eyes to see the person's face clearly. 843Please respect copyright.PENANA4Ve3lIVim8
"Hello, my sweetheart," came the voice of the person looking down at her.843Please respect copyright.PENANAdYkKdAJVHd
Angel quickly stood 843Please respect copyright.PENANAwdo2Oss4r8
up from the floor she was lying on and faced the person in front of her.843Please respect copyright.PENANA27xpBWh77M
The sound of the person's voice was so familiar now that Angel felt 843Please respect copyright.PENANARK8y9OUGAq
dumb not to have realised it sooner.843Please respect copyright.PENANAGJu0AwFaWh
"Mum, is that you?" Angel asked.843Please respect copyright.PENANAoStRaq8tQP
"Of course, its me, my lovely Angel," her mother replied as she touched Angel's cheek with her soft hand.843Please respect copyright.PENANAE4yv1lfFrm
Angel closed her eyes843Please respect copyright.PENANAUdczV1IUD2
at the touch of her mother's hand and felt like lingering on it for a 843Please respect copyright.PENANA61fwrNvVbe
life time. She opened her eyes and her mother smiled at her.843Please respect copyright.PENANAV1lJD6XXrP
"I thought you were dead," said Angel. 843Please respect copyright.PENANA3hBFHwKsLF
"Honey, I know it will be difficult to tell you this, but sadly, I'm not where you're right now."843Please respect copyright.PENANAUFPQxlk1aR
"What do you mean?"843Please respect copyright.PENANAEKCIwF6cdR
"I'm long gone from earth, Angel. I'm simply no more."843Please respect copyright.PENANAFfpEVWInTp
"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?"843Please respect copyright.PENANA57IfCPtUlt
"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."843Please respect copyright.PENANAPQ2qcuhRGf
"Carly, she's really disappointed me, mum," said Angel as she wiped the tears falling from her eyes.843Please respect copyright.PENANAn3DWxvhyJO
"That's what I wanted to talk to you about."843Please respect copyright.PENANAR7G3mdWB9G
"If it means forgiving her I'm not going to do it. That will take a life time."843Please respect copyright.PENANABAmwNE178Z
"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."843Please respect copyright.PENANApi7Aw8Y9mn
"I bet you're going to remind me of my promise, aren't you?"843Please respect copyright.PENANA1sCI6Y0wNv
Angel's mother gave 843Please respect copyright.PENANAVyKI77ZpRy
her daughter a bright smile while she stroked her cheek. "Of course, I 843Please respect copyright.PENANAw9Faqdhv16
was going to remind you of just that. I know that now that I'm no longer843Please respect copyright.PENANA6ZmggrM44i
around, its going to be difficult for you. Your life will get even more843Please respect copyright.PENANAjPjsPWBPt3
complicated after all this, but just know that I'm always there when 843Please respect copyright.PENANAux1cBlmA9E
you need me. And the most important thing, always take care of your 843Please respect copyright.PENANAuqkjzulJcw
sister no matter what she does. And that you always try to fix things even when it seems impossible to do so."843Please respect copyright.PENANA6b8aipR61G
"You know I already gave you my word."843Please respect copyright.PENANAeLadBJgu4i
"And I know that 843Please respect copyright.PENANASd1YqHKKsO
you'll keep it. I know you might try to tear your sister to shreds, but 843Please respect copyright.PENANATjosQ5yzVq
please try to be patient with her, okay?"843Please respect copyright.PENANAO0SMRq0wVB
Before Angel could reply, she noticed that her mother had stood further away from her towards something bright.843Please respect copyright.PENANAaedgZENRHC
"I have to go now, just remember that I love you, Angel and your sister too," said her mother.843Please respect copyright.PENANA3j0MTaaSiA
"Mum, wait, don't 843Please respect copyright.PENANA8nsBFFlBjW
go," said Angel as she started to run towards her mother. Her mother 843Please respect copyright.PENANAZibElrMO3q
didn't move from where she stood and Angel felt the distance widen. She 843Please respect copyright.PENANAXR4CRf2kRc
tried running as fast as she could, but that just made the distance 843Please respect copyright.PENANAxcvpSNkWLX
between them even bigger.843Please respect copyright.PENANAcrgOLWB39q
And then all of the 843Please respect copyright.PENANALotdy5nFc5
sudden, darkness begun to swallow everything around and the smile on her843Please respect copyright.PENANAGr5MycBJ0E
mother's face was the last thing Angel saw.843Please respect copyright.PENANAGONfj41gBL
***843Please respect copyright.PENANAkEKLonNhlJ
It843Please respect copyright.PENANAO8wiFy7qbr
felt like drowning as Angel took in air through her nostrils, filling 843Please respect copyright.PENANAiBfkhT1wuG
up her painful lungs. A sudden pain and heaviness quickly descended on 843Please respect copyright.PENANATYyMn71KOZ
her body and she might have heard herself wince in pain. Her eyes felt 843Please respect copyright.PENANAGwfqE1ZhEl
too heavy to open, but she did her best to do so anyway. She could tell 843Please respect copyright.PENANAU0VOQUIN5v
as she opened her eyes and her vision cleared, that she was staring at a843Please respect copyright.PENANA6rq59Snp64
ceiling. The sound of a beeping machine was the first thing she heard 843Please respect copyright.PENANADbKHE7hBqy
and when she tried to turn her neck, she realised she couldn't move and 843Please respect copyright.PENANAsWBBXfeEV2
her body ached all over. Her eyes rolled around, but all she could see 843Please respect copyright.PENANAwpxBmSsxRt
was the ceiling above her.843Please respect copyright.PENANAEvQwHyVM70
Angel's843Please respect copyright.PENANATu1HhmBlIM
heart started to beat aimlessly as she realised she couldn't move at 843Please respect copyright.PENANAg8G66KYeni
all. She felt quite scared thinking she was all alone until she heard 843Please respect copyright.PENANAbufKjqtqb8
her sister's voice.843Please respect copyright.PENANAusS6eol61w
"Angel? Oh my gosh, she's alive!" 843Please respect copyright.PENANAZ1FSMdehCc
Angel843Please respect copyright.PENANARniV9qVnmW
felt like breathing out a sigh of relief, but she knew it was going to 843Please respect copyright.PENANAgWVssJ5OE9
be painful. She noticed the face mask on her face and wanted to remove 843Please respect copyright.PENANAZbazmAvBsm
it. She could feel her fingers, but lifting her whole hand was going to 843Please respect copyright.PENANAM0ABEvdh1x
be a painful process. Her body felt heavy as it already was.843Please respect copyright.PENANADhoLHH8UQr
"Please,843Please respect copyright.PENANA1bL1jjWybO
call the doctor! My sister is alive!" Carly seemed to be calling out to843Please respect copyright.PENANAoG3js8zgcD
someone in the room and a male voice grabbed Angel's attention.843Please respect copyright.PENANAPUxVAffUTd
"I'm843Please respect copyright.PENANAV2p0BTdGx8
going, I'm going." Quick footsteps were heard and faded away. Angel 843Please respect copyright.PENANA6Iv8abVJdj
could tell that the voice sounded very familiar but she couldn't process843Please respect copyright.PENANA1SidWvX1z7
everything at the moment.843Please respect copyright.PENANAS0kJS7cg0a
Carly's843Please respect copyright.PENANAeDH21dKnMb
face came into view as she looked down at Angel. Angel could tell that 843Please respect copyright.PENANAdjbg9U8U9Y
her sister had been crying. Her puffy red eyes and stuffy red nose 843Please respect copyright.PENANAhfQwuy29Yu
showed it all. 843Please respect copyright.PENANAVss7Td1aK4
"I843Please respect copyright.PENANAYajIv1udu6
thought I lost you, Angel," said Carly, "when your heart stopped 843Please respect copyright.PENANAU2WyeqQeKB
beating, I thought you were gone forever. I don't want to lose you too."843Please respect copyright.PENANApghGb6jLQC
Angel843Please respect copyright.PENANAZXpdhPdrow
noticed the black shirt Carly was wearing and her eyes stung with tears843Please respect copyright.PENANAGGQCnoJfLB
as she remembered that her mother had passed on. Her heart felt heavy 843Please respect copyright.PENANAR2GOAB1wEd
with remorse and her body ached even more.843Please respect copyright.PENANADIs93fyWNt
"I'm843Please respect copyright.PENANAmyu1WXv82z
so sorry, Angel," said Carly as tears sreamed down her face. "I feel 843Please respect copyright.PENANAjNXLAtRtX4
most of this is all my fault and I know I let you down. Please forgive 843Please respect copyright.PENANAlO7Lmzx86f
me. And I also hope that wherever mum is, that she will also be able to 843Please respect copyright.PENANAaEtizx5m7L
forgive me too."843Please respect copyright.PENANAgNFBct6BSI
A843Please respect copyright.PENANA6wwr4BTZdo
tear streamed down Angel's cheek as she continued to stare up at her 843Please respect copyright.PENANAadg5pSllz3
sister. She wanted to comfort her sister, but she was still mad at Carly843Please respect copyright.PENANAIXy3w3mjeP
and she didn't feel like speaking at the moment. Soon she heard quick 843Please respect copyright.PENANAFNcpiwFXbm
footsteps. 843Please respect copyright.PENANAcm0R6Kb01v
"Doctor, my sister is okay," said Carly as she turned to address the doctor.843Please respect copyright.PENANA5wtwnxnNQV
"Well,843Please respect copyright.PENANATG6xwZVYHT
isn't that a miracle?" the doctor said, "looks like your sister fought 843Please respect copyright.PENANAJpOeq5d43f
with death and won. I also thought she was gone the time we tried to 843Please respect copyright.PENANAPJhmqC4Kr4
revive her."843Please respect copyright.PENANAJ9qlFiWJvs
"Well, Angel is as tough as I thought," came the male voice again which Angel still couldn't recognise. 843Please respect copyright.PENANAqPBn1pRebC
"I think you two better leave while we take some tests," said the doctor, "don't you worry."843Please respect copyright.PENANAoaEaNeodP5
Carly looked down at her843Please respect copyright.PENANAAi7OTeoND1
sister, tears still rolling down her cheeks. "I'm glad you're back, 843Please respect copyright.PENANAiKzFQiaBtK
Angel. I don't know what I would've have done without you."843Please respect copyright.PENANA29gqUFUbfl
"And so as I," came the male voice.843Please respect copyright.PENANAhrLtzo2DzQ
Eric soon appeared 843Please respect copyright.PENANAfINEn8PXyG
within Angel's sights and he had a sad smile on his face. Angel's eyes 843Please respect copyright.PENANAoBsLexSh6R
widen at the sight of his cute sad face. She felt like smiling at him, 843Please respect copyright.PENANA275DDaGqCj
but a sudden wince of pain came out of her mouth. 843Please respect copyright.PENANAK0RWnOIo7R
"Angel, are you feeling hurt?" Carly asked looking worried. 843Please respect copyright.PENANANPMDXaOlcr
"You don't worry, she's 843Please respect copyright.PENANAucLpOFLi6F
in pain, but that will wear off as soon as she takes her medication," 843Please respect copyright.PENANAtKdVAQPNiB
said the doctor, "I suggest you leave while she takes her rest."843Please respect copyright.PENANApH7xf2vIB1
"Let's go, Carly, the doctor's right," said Eric, "we will come see her later on when she feels better."843Please respect copyright.PENANAYpPajE0spp
"Okay, let's go," said Carly. 843Please respect copyright.PENANApHi4yJFhRM
Carly and Eric looked at843Please respect copyright.PENANAAbWKBP8Gsg
Angel one last time. As the two left the room, the doctor appeared 843Please respect copyright.PENANANIUAJJRpq1
beside Angel with a bright warm smile on his face.843Please respect copyright.PENANAnT9gSJrALQ
"It's good to see you 843Please respect copyright.PENANA0uo9TMvQ95
alive, Angel," said the doctor, "now, I'll give you a little sedative to843Please respect copyright.PENANA5mNA0SLs61
ease the pain and you can have enough rest."843Please respect copyright.PENANAgBwYQzUqee
Angel saw the doctor 843Please respect copyright.PENANAAdDHs1WnAW
inject some liquid into her IV and she quickly felt the effects of the 843Please respect copyright.PENANAwcwiB9VMd7
sedative taking over. Her eyes peacefully closed as she realised that 843Please respect copyright.PENANA8mNd72sB8j
rest was exactly what she needed.843Please respect copyright.PENANA4wZ3ECtPK4
***843Please respect copyright.PENANAAZ3xy87nMK
A843Please respect copyright.PENANAMFIb5C7Jak
week had passed and Angel was recovering slowly. It seemed like 843Please respect copyright.PENANAazXdDBzKDP
forever, but Angel was patient enough to wait until her body mended 843Please respect copyright.PENANAy0MeEJfaZW
itself. Carly was always there everyday to watch over and take care of 843Please respect copyright.PENANApmeBf4IOAF
her. Even Eric also did the same, surprisingly. And that made Angel 843Please respect copyright.PENANAFA5KHim5YH
wonder why he would be so interested in her well being.843Please respect copyright.PENANA5H6KvJbK6e
As843Please respect copyright.PENANAclqTy78NLO
the week passed on, Angel had quickly recovered from her mother's 843Please respect copyright.PENANAfBLRuRIjmu
death. It didn't really have a mental effect as she thought it would 843Please respect copyright.PENANADw1eY1M0U2
have. But she pulled through anyway. 843Please respect copyright.PENANA3fSVDBxHCV
Apparently, one thing seemed to bother Carly, Eric, the doctor and nurses who took care of Angel.843Please respect copyright.PENANAAgaydS5R5p
Angel had never altered a word since she gained consciousness. 843Please respect copyright.PENANAXKUO4sfM5B
Carly843Please respect copyright.PENANACuuyZwunKO
had once asked the doctor this and wondered if their mother's death had843Please respect copyright.PENANA0AVyhSCYMT
anything to do with it or maybe her vocal cords had a problem. But 843Please respect copyright.PENANA04cTuH0zaJ
sadly, the doctor had no answer because he recently had a check up on 843Please respect copyright.PENANAXZIqtCB2zC
Angel's vocal cords and everything seemed perfectly normal. All she did 843Please respect copyright.PENANAQ86KQFHyIn
was nod or shake her head if they ever asked a question, but she 843Please respect copyright.PENANAaWG1ZOREZd
wouldn't say anything. 843Please respect copyright.PENANAEotk1E3seb
Even843Please respect copyright.PENANAPc7EnjIg9c
after the third day after Angel gained consciousness, the police 843Please respect copyright.PENANAznBW9XoFTJ
decided to take a police statement from her, but everything went to no 843Please respect copyright.PENANAsTqcOSXygJ
avail. Even Angel's workmates would come now and then to see how she was843Please respect copyright.PENANAra6xTKy9GY
doing and her boss, Mark Dean, came to see her as well. But still, 843Please respect copyright.PENANA6L5zgDPMJv
Angel kept her mouth shut.843Please respect copyright.PENANA0SKEWGMEOm
On843Please respect copyright.PENANAf82IQ1sQFn
Saturday, Carly was around, taking care of Angel. It was lunch time and843Please respect copyright.PENANAPVtC8skZnj
Carly was feeding her sister. Angel was now able to sit up in bed even 843Please respect copyright.PENANAdEnQVoF4sV
though her body still ached like hell. She still had a bandage wrapped 843Please respect copyright.PENANAl4JGtW6bgg
around her forehead because of a deep scar, her left arm was still 843Please respect copyright.PENANAqvBvSKlUlE
broken and it was heavily bandaged. Her neck had healed drastically over843Please respect copyright.PENANAdcSsqoINZu
a few days and her legs were doing okay, but they ached a little 843Please respect copyright.PENANAc86cgbf0BZ
sometimes.843Please respect copyright.PENANAr7vWQCyqxP
As843Please respect copyright.PENANA5nJLqdvazH
Carly fed Angel another spoon of chicken soup, the door suddenly flew 843Please respect copyright.PENANAA6Yz1o9tpy
open and Eric came in with a bouquet of roses and a basket of friut.843Please respect copyright.PENANAOxFbfz8Upk
"Hello, there," said Eric.843Please respect copyright.PENANAZ4SBxnMQKd
"Oh, hi, Eric," said Carly and Angel just gave him a half smile.843Please respect copyright.PENANAKf73C31Pg1
"Well,843Please respect copyright.PENANAytKMujouKv
I see that you're doing better today, Angel," said Eric as he placed 843Please respect copyright.PENANABbFqEHXgcW
the roses on top of the drawer next to her bedside together with the 843Please respect copyright.PENANAoMuBjtBneb
basket of fruits.843Please respect copyright.PENANAKodhEQw9CN
"Wow, aren't those like the third bouquet of flowers you sent her this week?" Carly asked.843Please respect copyright.PENANAgNci1WJjwe
"Maybe, I don't really count anyway."843Please respect copyright.PENANAEqHTpSH6YD
"Awww! You see, Angel, looks like you have someone crushing on you. What do you have to say about that?"843Please respect copyright.PENANAm5vvyUnoo2
Angel's smile widen a little, but she still didn't say anything.843Please respect copyright.PENANAvMaDz06OZ9
"Um.. Carly, he's here and he wants to speak to you," said Eric.843Please respect copyright.PENANAnWQAnKtHCh
Angel raised an eyebrow. Something fishy was going on and she didn't like it. Who are they talking about? she wondered.843Please respect copyright.PENANAbPhzBQ122F
Carly looked at Angel and then at Eric. She gave the bowl of soup to Eric. 843Please respect copyright.PENANAZlflMWPtE7
"I'll be right back," said Carly843Please respect copyright.PENANARiizUJxvwO
Eric843Please respect copyright.PENANA9ShpHJaGzN
looked up at Angel as Carly left the room. Angel looked at him giving 843Please respect copyright.PENANA30QtOnfuSx
him a face indicating that he should tell her what was going on.843Please respect copyright.PENANAmz3YT220lF
"I843Please respect copyright.PENANALfEcZ8Zzf1
know that look on your face, Angel," said Eric as he sat on the edge of843Please respect copyright.PENANAI2md1wDjjk
the hospital bed to feed her. "You want to know what's going on, 843Please respect copyright.PENANANSrMFXuAEN
right?"843Please respect copyright.PENANAXwuecMSPtR
Angel nodded.843Please respect copyright.PENANAb64ZMtckak
Eric843Please respect copyright.PENANAhRIKqJmXk8
shook his head. "I can't tell you all that at the moment. It's best if 843Please respect copyright.PENANAU9YhyOR79T
Carly does. It has something to do with your mother."843Please respect copyright.PENANAq5hmbsRqaU
Angel843Please respect copyright.PENANAd0eRJOHwZ9
now started to think of the worst. What was it now? Did her mother have843Please respect copyright.PENANArgSrIQ0kZK
debts she failed to pay before she died or was it something far much 843Please respect copyright.PENANArEh8fJ9WBj
worse?843Please respect copyright.PENANAw68mLqsZOM
"But843Please respect copyright.PENANASJZlmHdfD8
you don't worry about anything. Carly told me that you'll find out 843Please respect copyright.PENANAhY2b6HlQUF
what's going on," said Eric as he lifted the spoon towards Angel's 843Please respect copyright.PENANA7PDmYSTXxM
mouth.843Please respect copyright.PENANA3wxMXN7wYV
"Now, open wide. You need to finish your lunch, okay?"843Please respect copyright.PENANAb8VGPr765X
Angel did as she was told and Eric put the spoon in her mouth. 843Please respect copyright.PENANA7cJqZGhyzg
"That's843Please respect copyright.PENANAsI2vyBrnTM
a good girl. I might just give you some special dessert at the end of 843Please respect copyright.PENANAKvBiJ3gomK
all this. What do you think about that?" Eric asked as he wiggled his 843Please respect copyright.PENANA9y7Jmqflm5
eyebrows. 843Please respect copyright.PENANAF9DDrp8xwX
"And will that dessert be your lips? Because if it is, I'll gladly slap your cheek."843Please respect copyright.PENANAut6gNrBypn
Eric843Please respect copyright.PENANAje4O9FXkqD
stared at Angel with his mouth agape. She finally spoke. He didn't know843Please respect copyright.PENANAliO9P0OSQK
whether to hug her or kiss her for her to slap him and see if he was 843Please respect copyright.PENANALIld7LThGj
dreaming.843Please respect copyright.PENANAOsAgMNG3av
"You... talked!" Eric almost exclaimed, but Angel covered his mouth with her good right hand.843Please respect copyright.PENANAwxFEmR4CBV
"I don't want Carly to find out, keep your voice down," said Angel quietly.843Please respect copyright.PENANAgnnr33fimS
"Don't worry, Carly is in the lobby. But why have you been quiet all this time, Angel? You had all of us worried."843Please respect copyright.PENANAyQMcJbItUC
"I843Please respect copyright.PENANAi0v01wu1jt
know," Angel leaned her back onto the soft pillows behind her, "I just 843Please respect copyright.PENANA4ljo70zaqE
didn't feel like talking and all. After all that had happened, being 843Please respect copyright.PENANAKDu0DmnXnH
quiet was the only way to keep calm."843Please respect copyright.PENANAElj4BU2Q2Z
"But you should have said something to someone. If not Carly or I, at least the doctor."843Please respect copyright.PENANACRoEGQslef
Angel looked at Eric and held his hand. "Thank you, Eric."843Please respect copyright.PENANAHEfGU22NxU
"Thanks, for what?"843Please respect copyright.PENANAW4eLZhLGfh
"For843Please respect copyright.PENANAexW1uN1hYK
being there even if we barely know each other," said Angel with a sad 843Please respect copyright.PENANA6SSqlFLdkf
smile on her face. "You kept my sister company even though I never said a843Please respect copyright.PENANAVwDqDvKfWu
word to her. I just didn't want to leash out my anger on her."843Please respect copyright.PENANARW8GI24TDc
"Its nothing, Angel. When I said I was glad to meet you back at the bar, I truly meant it."843Please respect copyright.PENANAHoIIquEDYx
Angel843Please respect copyright.PENANAt1eAzZ25qE
smiled and then something quickly came to mind. Images of what had 843Please respect copyright.PENANACgm8iuXFEI
happened last week at the day of the accident came back. 843Please respect copyright.PENANAGZ4C5v69b8
"Hey, are you okay?" Eric asked. "You looked pale for a second."843Please respect copyright.PENANAhhS8bblTzt
"The....843Please respect copyright.PENANAgeEjfN8j0l
the day, I had the accident," started Angel, "what really happened? 843Please respect copyright.PENANAGaPwBLjQHP
Because all I remember is the phone call of someone telling me about my 843Please respect copyright.PENANAAmDqnEc4MH
mother's death and then nothing."843Please respect copyright.PENANAllZD4rKI4Y
"You don't really remember a car hitting you on that day?"843Please respect copyright.PENANARSxZz6bBWL
"I843Please respect copyright.PENANACW7Nb9oH7F
know a car hit me, but who was driving the car? I want to know. I was 843Please respect copyright.PENANAFKwtrxdDRS
hoping you and Carly would bring up the topic these past few days, but 843Please respect copyright.PENANAhf48jqhVSX
you didn't. When the police came, I knew I wasn't going to say much 843Please respect copyright.PENANADYxjJVB15U
because I don't know anything. Now you tell me, was it a hit and run or 843Please respect copyright.PENANAumFDAq2dDc
do you know who did it?"843Please respect copyright.PENANAtBg41AFCVE
Eric looked the other way for a moment. "No, Angel. It wasn't a hit and run."843Please respect copyright.PENANAaCiNsgxXBi
"Then will you tell me?" Angel asked. "Why do you look like that? Is there something I should know?"843Please respect copyright.PENANAbQzT5xxUhh
"Remember, the guy who was with your sister at the bar that day?"843Please respect copyright.PENANAj7qftUZquT
"Ya, I remember the jerk. Why?"843Please respect copyright.PENANAiOSGTk21LB
"That person who just called a jerk, is none other than my cousin, Leo."843Please respect copyright.PENANAjJqQTkwSEn
"Oh," Angel paused for a second. "I didn't know. Sorry about that."843Please respect copyright.PENANAKJDthH9Qhb
"No,843Please respect copyright.PENANA4Fgx2BuIXI
he's a jerk, that's for sure. On that day he was supposed to get 843Please respect copyright.PENANAUPf3zBkpd8
married. But he left the wedding and came by the bar looking for 843Please respect copyright.PENANALcYRs1Pzqn
Carly."843Please respect copyright.PENANAQ2MLzMIl9J
"A jerk indeed. Why did he come there anyway?"843Please respect copyright.PENANAXlTpBgpv6m
"Well, he changed his mind completely after the bachelor party to get married."843Please respect copyright.PENANA2afceql3an
"And he did all that just because of my sister? Ridiculous."843Please respect copyright.PENANAzGfXzO6qz6
"Coming843Please respect copyright.PENANAv8HG2JfsZE
back to your accident," Eric now looked straight at Angel, "I'm afraid 843Please respect copyright.PENANA60UQGtDBiy
to tell you that he was the one who ran you over."843Please respect copyright.PENANAs0o1jKpNbH
Angel843Please respect copyright.PENANAHf5cwUwtfQ
didn't say anything. Eric expected her to burst in anger but she looked843Please respect copyright.PENANAAtouZbPh4Q
calm. Even her response seemed to surprise Eric even more.843Please respect copyright.PENANApBLs699zK8
"So, he almost kills me with his car and he hasn't come by just to apologise?" Angel asked calmly. 843Please respect copyright.PENANAk98xwECwif
"I...843Please respect copyright.PENANAJGxYOLZByR
well," Eric was lost for words. He expected Angel to shout and act 843Please respect copyright.PENANA1flvWQYdOR
wild, but she didn't. "He still feels bad after everything."843Please respect copyright.PENANAlPsep4P9B9
"He still feels bad or is he just too full of pride to apologise?"843Please respect copyright.PENANAgoGYycrmd7
"How do you know that?"843Please respect copyright.PENANADwssT3L1lh
"I spent five minutes in that office in the bar with your cousin, trust me, I know."843Please respect copyright.PENANAXPHPZpk24x
Eric843Please respect copyright.PENANAcRS7Suhhix
passed a hand through his hair and sighed. "On behalf of Leo, I simply 843Please respect copyright.PENANApFa400Hh9B
apologise. I'm also part of the reason why you're in this mess."843Please respect copyright.PENANAgm3Z7mhogH
"It's nothing, Eric. I would prefer if Leo bought himself to do that, don't you think?"843Please respect copyright.PENANAgqhFzNqzAF
"You're right."843Please respect copyright.PENANA94azrBvwga
"I hope the person Carly has gone out to see by the lobby isn't him."843Please respect copyright.PENANAawvefZG5Ar
"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."843Please respect copyright.PENANAc1XuDrPpp7
"But what is he doing here?" Angel asked.843Please respect copyright.PENANABTMOu50Y9u
"I'm843Please respect copyright.PENANA8Fl2llTg13
not the one supposed to be telling you this, but apparently, your 843Please respect copyright.PENANAjDDPOiUl9G
mother and my uncle were good friends. The time your mother had fallen 843Please respect copyright.PENANAdliZ0Dso9f
ill, he was there and took her to the hospital."843Please respect copyright.PENANA0F7pr57EuC
Angel843Please respect copyright.PENANARaI53elyXl
didn't say anything as she continued to look at Eric. The thought of 843Please respect copyright.PENANAGvpbVdWTUC
her mother during her dying moments made Angel's heart break. She 843Please respect copyright.PENANAJvFycZxhOc
wondered how much pain her mother must have gone through.843Please respect copyright.PENANAyMLuNCdmg5
"Since you weren't talking, he decided to talk to Carly over some things."843Please respect copyright.PENANAvBtQL4RJ2g
"What things?"843Please respect copyright.PENANAbp6Ynf4etO
"I don't know," Eric shrugged his shoulders, "must be something about your mother."843Please respect copyright.PENANA0VlYlxPCQv
Angel thought for a second. "Tell him to come in, I would like to speak with him."843Please respect copyright.PENANA2DpqsOWVV5
"You're sure?"843Please respect copyright.PENANALwWPC2Z76y
"Of course, please do so, Eric."843Please respect copyright.PENANA8a7X48p4JP
Eric843Please respect copyright.PENANAa78TipcgvN
nodded and put her bowl of soup aside. He quickly rushed out of the 843Please respect copyright.PENANALZ0g8BAFFT
door and he soon came back with Carly and a tall good looking man. By 843Please respect copyright.PENANAdjaV2vBYWi
the look of his designer clothes, Angel could tell that he was one type 843Please respect copyright.PENANA6tkYRzenn1
of a person living the good life.843Please respect copyright.PENANAhrAQ5tFIUA
"Angel, Eric told me you can talk again," said Carly, "is that true?"843Please respect copyright.PENANAh2wECYFvfk
"Yes, it's true," replied Angel trying to put up a smile for her sister, but even her cheeks wouldn't twitch. 843Please respect copyright.PENANA8dmSoGuovv
"I'm843Please respect copyright.PENANAgsi1bMCqap
so glad!" Carly ran over excitedly and hugged her sister. For a second 843Please respect copyright.PENANAUarDojW5Du
Angel wanted to revolt and push her away, but that would seem rude in 843Please respect copyright.PENANADI8FyimpsZ
front of Eric and his uncle. And so she just had to put up with it.843Please respect copyright.PENANAZcZYJR50bt
"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."843Please respect copyright.PENANAFTAZ04APfO
"And I still feel like hitting you with a frying pan!" Angel843Please respect copyright.PENANArqjloCdKJn
finally pulled out a smile even when she knew it was completely fake. 843Please respect copyright.PENANALAQzXpHtYv
Despite Carly taking care of her this past week, Angel still couldn't 843Please respect copyright.PENANArWnH3iimXx
stand her sister after everything.843Please respect copyright.PENANAIWn1TyeatV
"It's fine, Carly," said Angel, finding it a little hard to speak. "Don't say such things, okay? All that is over now."843Please respect copyright.PENANA4EwgVXMHjt
"Sorry843Please respect copyright.PENANAuQCniqnwDN
to intervene on the little reunion," spoke Eric's uncle, "but I think 843Please respect copyright.PENANAN3jH01bDvp
we have more important things to discuss regarding your mother, Angel."843Please respect copyright.PENANA4lZ37SP9Ja
At843Please respect copyright.PENANAbqlsCKREFW
last, someone had to bring up that point and Angel felt like breathing 843Please respect copyright.PENANAiZSVxKqpPT
out a sigh of relief. She didn't want to talk to Carly anymore. And she 843Please respect copyright.PENANAPbmdFfNeVz
was starting to like this man already. 843Please respect copyright.PENANAV6VfeZgmEz
"Yes, Eric told me who you were and that you were good friends with my mother," said Angel.843Please respect copyright.PENANADgQtiIbAF3
"Yes, Eric told you right," said Mr McDonell, "I came here to give my deepest condolences."843Please respect copyright.PENANAwGtNJwEtgB
"Thank you."843Please respect copyright.PENANA0pXHIy32xA
"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."843Please respect copyright.PENANAKhvrompsl8
"No, don't worry about it. You aren't the only one who has apologised on his behalf." Angel stared at Eric.843Please respect copyright.PENANAc088Czh48j
"Well,843Please respect copyright.PENANA4TSvQCcVST
putting that aside, I came to talk to you about the burial processions.843Please respect copyright.PENANAui6lfNjO10
We didn't want to go ahead with the burial until you fully recovered. 843Please respect copyright.PENANA5vv9OqsFgh
And your mother, before she passed away, made me promise her something. 843Please respect copyright.PENANA1VueqpjZ3x
And I hope that you'll agree to it. I already talked to Carly about it 843Please respect copyright.PENANAjecz2pbtKt
and she agreed, but the final consent is yours to make."843Please respect copyright.PENANAkw93EGkEMZ
"I hope you agree to it,843Please respect copyright.PENANAOwlnmY0Udq
Angel," said Carly. That almost made Angel want to slap her mouth as 843Please respect copyright.PENANAjrSLpkkb9S
she stared at her sister who stared back with hopeful eyes.843Please respect copyright.PENANAmSp2y4x6aI
Angel turned to face Mr 843Please respect copyright.PENANARmbSaqCRNx
McDonell who was staring calmy at her. Eric stood right beside him and 843Please respect copyright.PENANAMEOZ2gyVyO
he too looked on eagerly, hoping that Angel would agree to what's 843Please respect copyright.PENANAL6iG9hFLet
coming.843Please respect copyright.PENANAVFblhu7fGy
"Okay, what is it my mother promised you to do?" Angel asked.
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