Angel's eyes flew 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoDVt6hXj3
open as she felt something warm and soft touch her face. Everything 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGWNOJtsc0
around her seemed a little hazy and bright as her eyes slowly adjusted 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcfGWGzn0Q
to the light. She could see a figure looking down at her and Angel had 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdf7qUIMPYy
to shade her eyes to see the person's face clearly. 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4TcH7ebgp
"Hello, my sweetheart," came the voice of the person looking down at her.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvKOyti0S8
Angel quickly stood 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNlyItO7EOX
up from the floor she was lying on and faced the person in front of her.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0acAidM7og
The sound of the person's voice was so familiar now that Angel felt 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSY9KdeEhPk
dumb not to have realised it sooner.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjK36jPQjXV
"Mum, is that you?" Angel asked.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIvUqcqGIfJ
"Of course, its me, my lovely Angel," her mother replied as she touched Angel's cheek with her soft hand.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHPpHOF7Zm
Angel closed her eyes890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtsw25lxDA9
at the touch of her mother's hand and felt like lingering on it for a 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4cu7PZTZ1
life time. She opened her eyes and her mother smiled at her.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiswtTC7Iv3
"I thought you were dead," said Angel. 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pXs2YjDCz
"Honey, I know it will be difficult to tell you this, but sadly, I'm not where you're right now."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6YY22QM1u
"What do you mean?"890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaq6djzqUKH
"I'm long gone from earth, Angel. I'm simply no more."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVc96Ej5w8T
"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?"890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBOFNtN0LSG
"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."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIyHGw0Vfa
"Carly, she's really disappointed me, mum," said Angel as she wiped the tears falling from her eyes.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvT2VWniMkX
"That's what I wanted to talk to you about."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3icjsWRaQF
"If it means forgiving her I'm not going to do it. That will take a life time."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fgnuhQKMa
"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."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQp2SgGGKcx
"I bet you're going to remind me of my promise, aren't you?"890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOnfnvsM6ER
Angel's mother gave 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1txlcp8SRS
her daughter a bright smile while she stroked her cheek. "Of course, I 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1WxZNGThXh
was going to remind you of just that. I know that now that I'm no longer890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNL4NuINGjy
around, its going to be difficult for you. Your life will get even more890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHdQCFPFt4s
complicated after all this, but just know that I'm always there when 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7oGGu33MQJ
you need me. And the most important thing, always take care of your 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWpWSH8vbFY
sister no matter what she does. And that you always try to fix things even when it seems impossible to do so."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhAdv81Asb
"You know I already gave you my word."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVfG4hiERID
"And I know that 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsUQIfNLOO
you'll keep it. I know you might try to tear your sister to shreds, but 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqw4Sg8zyy
please try to be patient with her, okay?"890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgFVrSAHzBG
Before Angel could reply, she noticed that her mother had stood further away from her towards something bright.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsz0FS4mxPz
"I have to go now, just remember that I love you, Angel and your sister too," said her mother.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7uvVamN80h
"Mum, wait, don't 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAO3qXQxAI6
go," said Angel as she started to run towards her mother. Her mother 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEaTyz8XYlM
didn't move from where she stood and Angel felt the distance widen. She 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPcFNxLFvZo
tried running as fast as she could, but that just made the distance 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVgAbmkW7Dk
between them even bigger.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡckWhOBtOGw
And then all of the 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCfQuLxDwM
sudden, darkness begun to swallow everything around and the smile on her890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjrAOBvZgov
mother's face was the last thing Angel saw.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUie5uX8CN
***890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpMPX5dLNar
It890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoMUWR8b4uW
felt like drowning as Angel took in air through her nostrils, filling 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvySdoM9bP8
up her painful lungs. A sudden pain and heaviness quickly descended on 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcsgHdCTXaZ
her body and she might have heard herself wince in pain. Her eyes felt 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkpxgvE1zu
too heavy to open, but she did her best to do so anyway. She could tell 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAx1jTx3lI
as she opened her eyes and her vision cleared, that she was staring at a890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNDmOFUKjl
ceiling. The sound of a beeping machine was the first thing she heard 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1XqbzrFElb
and when she tried to turn her neck, she realised she couldn't move and 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpMq0D4KFFt
her body ached all over. Her eyes rolled around, but all she could see 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZXW0M2DiZ
was the ceiling above her.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAvGlQOlhK
Angel's890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8ukZ2RIop
heart started to beat aimlessly as she realised she couldn't move at 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAAw6fggbH
all. She felt quite scared thinking she was all alone until she heard 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa8DUr6P9IN
her sister's voice.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEwtvYuTz7
"Angel? Oh my gosh, she's alive!" 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ARyL4HUwN
Angel890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1oFuMyhzbq
felt like breathing out a sigh of relief, but she knew it was going to 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Fs6aPAqeM
be painful. She noticed the face mask on her face and wanted to remove 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ060w2oDB8z
it. She could feel her fingers, but lifting her whole hand was going to 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTQTY3jLhr
be a painful process. Her body felt heavy as it already was.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZuUkczvwl
"Please,890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHJZknGD5d
call the doctor! My sister is alive!" Carly seemed to be calling out to890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBqkzfetKV
someone in the room and a male voice grabbed Angel's attention.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIgVVSiFQwi
"I'm890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgKmULLZ4R
going, I'm going." Quick footsteps were heard and faded away. Angel 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ878qfboLlv
could tell that the voice sounded very familiar but she couldn't process890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv5tZQ8bzUT
everything at the moment.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0VbecpI3ty
Carly's890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIiXxOkGrW
face came into view as she looked down at Angel. Angel could tell that 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8c9j9wbVpL
her sister had been crying. Her puffy red eyes and stuffy red nose 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFjvKjCGc9
showed it all. 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL49814Xslc
"I890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpdTiBZaCA
thought I lost you, Angel," said Carly, "when your heart stopped 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ45jezAACmC
beating, I thought you were gone forever. I don't want to lose you too."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMeKtZcegF
Angel890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyjguaQAN4l
noticed the black shirt Carly was wearing and her eyes stung with tears890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM30ytXLdtt
as she remembered that her mother had passed on. Her heart felt heavy 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzovXm8cZj
with remorse and her body ached even more.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmmZbVWt403
"I'm890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ25PlQvXdE4
so sorry, Angel," said Carly as tears sreamed down her face. "I feel 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdTKsjBlLaz
most of this is all my fault and I know I let you down. Please forgive 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0cq7oecan
me. And I also hope that wherever mum is, that she will also be able to 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMVPbGPB6I
forgive me too."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn6owefsbnC
A890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOWEaiB3amJ
tear streamed down Angel's cheek as she continued to stare up at her 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qv6BX0lq4
sister. She wanted to comfort her sister, but she was still mad at Carly890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcYecZnEf2
and she didn't feel like speaking at the moment. Soon she heard quick 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwBmfFpsyf
footsteps. 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTR8Bwqoi9P
"Doctor, my sister is okay," said Carly as she turned to address the doctor.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVzhZBOgjdU
"Well,890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fy8FAlAi0
isn't that a miracle?" the doctor said, "looks like your sister fought 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6oNJDsX3s
with death and won. I also thought she was gone the time we tried to 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjV7UUY40Ps
revive her."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTP9qZYHDiZ
"Well, Angel is as tough as I thought," came the male voice again which Angel still couldn't recognise. 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfHYFsD8ghC
"I think you two better leave while we take some tests," said the doctor, "don't you worry."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuaiPaYnC7f
Carly looked down at her890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0HmET1ELP
sister, tears still rolling down her cheeks. "I'm glad you're back, 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmyJoMUkb4k
Angel. I don't know what I would've have done without you."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jFrGUDNzO
"And so as I," came the male voice.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqyt5p9muO
Eric soon appeared 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6aQLTtOIKN
within Angel's sights and he had a sad smile on his face. Angel's eyes 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqCOcSwcQ1F
widen at the sight of his cute sad face. She felt like smiling at him, 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTgSDKOrWF
but a sudden wince of pain came out of her mouth. 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SozewGsKX
"Angel, are you feeling hurt?" Carly asked looking worried. 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIxlsILn0y
"You don't worry, she's 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVYUyF7CkQ
in pain, but that will wear off as soon as she takes her medication," 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObItfI9159
said the doctor, "I suggest you leave while she takes her rest."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6WRhZ2Qh8x
"Let's go, Carly, the doctor's right," said Eric, "we will come see her later on when she feels better."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7APOwxtL9
"Okay, let's go," said Carly. 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYn5PhyxvQ3
Carly and Eric looked at890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9VpCmr3iP
Angel one last time. As the two left the room, the doctor appeared 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIgBXpwwN7
beside Angel with a bright warm smile on his face.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECaq77imZU
"It's good to see you 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlAHyetCua3
alive, Angel," said the doctor, "now, I'll give you a little sedative to890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡasVN0GDc5J
ease the pain and you can have enough rest."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4e7FKAQdUX
Angel saw the doctor 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBim6LqKls
inject some liquid into her IV and she quickly felt the effects of the 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWz6DFF3Aqc
sedative taking over. Her eyes peacefully closed as she realised that 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJaDphpvni
rest was exactly what she needed.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpGh2ViaPV
***890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXDvy9DQfSy
A890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvEKxeuA0PF
week had passed and Angel was recovering slowly. It seemed like 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡewpL0Zhidk
forever, but Angel was patient enough to wait until her body mended 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6tr8viAUZS
itself. Carly was always there everyday to watch over and take care of 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdtFA88DEh
her. Even Eric also did the same, surprisingly. And that made Angel 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8JUkSQP8cH
wonder why he would be so interested in her well being.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS5nG7DAVDW
As890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPtLQBZWIgJ
the week passed on, Angel had quickly recovered from her mother's 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHq0aAIvLn
death. It didn't really have a mental effect as she thought it would 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNq8LbDPWL
have. But she pulled through anyway. 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKlm61L7QH2
Apparently, one thing seemed to bother Carly, Eric, the doctor and nurses who took care of Angel.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Q9rVfQKS2
Angel had never altered a word since she gained consciousness. 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKAG6BNxEl
Carly890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSjFz1yQ28Y
had once asked the doctor this and wondered if their mother's death had890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSttt9ZqPWq
anything to do with it or maybe her vocal cords had a problem. But 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaAZxnZ9Jvq
sadly, the doctor had no answer because he recently had a check up on 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3olr5wJEgU
Angel's vocal cords and everything seemed perfectly normal. All she did 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHcBi1lejpO
was nod or shake her head if they ever asked a question, but she 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpwOBNFRQC
wouldn't say anything. 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDSgoSpvY8
Even890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNiD2rqi0lR
after the third day after Angel gained consciousness, the police 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunEDocT7yy
decided to take a police statement from her, but everything went to no 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCzgRtsKs6
avail. Even Angel's workmates would come now and then to see how she was890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPvyosvJO0
doing and her boss, Mark Dean, came to see her as well. But still, 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBysfU2kXI4
Angel kept her mouth shut.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqDXOT5piK
On890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYb4f1GY5Af
Saturday, Carly was around, taking care of Angel. It was lunch time and890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuECyWmxoa7
Carly was feeding her sister. Angel was now able to sit up in bed even 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxZSWbknFJ
though her body still ached like hell. She still had a bandage wrapped 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQiACNo7gM
around her forehead because of a deep scar, her left arm was still 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAkuYOuofje
broken and it was heavily bandaged. Her neck had healed drastically over890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9XrTeSjol6
a few days and her legs were doing okay, but they ached a little 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3EPNrOINOC
sometimes.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvkFd5G07y
As890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8TWIoygQF
Carly fed Angel another spoon of chicken soup, the door suddenly flew 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNWJ5F7GOq
open and Eric came in with a bouquet of roses and a basket of friut.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUESwKWVCnF
"Hello, there," said Eric.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QRPgsBn1N
"Oh, hi, Eric," said Carly and Angel just gave him a half smile.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3neex3XpId
"Well,890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSi3LY6SCCJ
I see that you're doing better today, Angel," said Eric as he placed 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4AkwDYzai8
the roses on top of the drawer next to her bedside together with the 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFjikF33se
basket of fruits.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJD0DgMn5rC
"Wow, aren't those like the third bouquet of flowers you sent her this week?" Carly asked.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYFUaigkjQ
"Maybe, I don't really count anyway."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqiqH5CuYlk
"Awww! You see, Angel, looks like you have someone crushing on you. What do you have to say about that?"890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5edgtTxso
Angel's smile widen a little, but she still didn't say anything.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWPZuiTwBs
"Um.. Carly, he's here and he wants to speak to you," said Eric.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCKAKKS78I
Angel raised an eyebrow. Something fishy was going on and she didn't like it. Who are they talking about? she wondered.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ZmjX8HDLM
Carly looked at Angel and then at Eric. She gave the bowl of soup to Eric. 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXhsTu0WPd
"I'll be right back," said Carly890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLlPXkhzrU6
Eric890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4FuSfyJm7
looked up at Angel as Carly left the room. Angel looked at him giving 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtI11bkS9cr
him a face indicating that he should tell her what was going on.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2u0SfjMhf
"I890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1nta1QdRHx
know that look on your face, Angel," said Eric as he sat on the edge of890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHbcqTnsNub
the hospital bed to feed her. "You want to know what's going on, 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0EcfmlBsxh
right?"890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLjtETmiF0
Angel nodded.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5wdDUrfjgw
Eric890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfXi6C2DuF
shook his head. "I can't tell you all that at the moment. It's best if 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcl7XGOfFcp
Carly does. It has something to do with your mother."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxilDdkFYp
Angel890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzpJfzKMyv
now started to think of the worst. What was it now? Did her mother have890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8KYAZV4Vo
debts she failed to pay before she died or was it something far much 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CT4gLH7Lz
worse?890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwZgzrnDGZ
"But890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5OgBiaRoQI
you don't worry about anything. Carly told me that you'll find out 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqeRaCnyYP
what's going on," said Eric as he lifted the spoon towards Angel's 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ682TVy8FG
mouth.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzIVKv1IY1s
"Now, open wide. You need to finish your lunch, okay?"890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6SWafmUz1
Angel did as she was told and Eric put the spoon in her mouth. 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNQvuk5kya
"That's890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFirCrhy4e
a good girl. I might just give you some special dessert at the end of 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBfQLsxvcj
all this. What do you think about that?" Eric asked as he wiggled his 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxbx3oGdAZT
eyebrows. 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwyCFFNpSoR
"And will that dessert be your lips? Because if it is, I'll gladly slap your cheek."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOiFFPN4FwV
Eric890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEeZvCAoXuy
stared at Angel with his mouth agape. She finally spoke. He didn't know890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZsruCcdZm1
whether to hug her or kiss her for her to slap him and see if he was 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW24eEBvtaa
dreaming.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡltoqoNwIHC
"You... talked!" Eric almost exclaimed, but Angel covered his mouth with her good right hand.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnm4c3XoLc4
"I don't want Carly to find out, keep your voice down," said Angel quietly.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5qAvYQp0Z
"Don't worry, Carly is in the lobby. But why have you been quiet all this time, Angel? You had all of us worried."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi7Zglc7qbu
"I890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmfKrHu7FB
know," Angel leaned her back onto the soft pillows behind her, "I just 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYYBJby1ie
didn't feel like talking and all. After all that had happened, being 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEd7Gcex05t
quiet was the only way to keep calm."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEQLpQUVba
"But you should have said something to someone. If not Carly or I, at least the doctor."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OEe0CFNNC
Angel looked at Eric and held his hand. "Thank you, Eric."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI9kOGm3a1G
"Thanks, for what?"890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI7440rYxwv
"For890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH39RQO82Uc
being there even if we barely know each other," said Angel with a sad 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9hUNiJAfx
smile on her face. "You kept my sister company even though I never said a890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQO8oCWcJzg
word to her. I just didn't want to leash out my anger on her."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZw91gtYR4
"Its nothing, Angel. When I said I was glad to meet you back at the bar, I truly meant it."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkq3sw6WudW
Angel890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ68Yg2DPBaU
smiled and then something quickly came to mind. Images of what had 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz6xZZHEdqh
happened last week at the day of the accident came back. 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEuRhSdNnfS
"Hey, are you okay?" Eric asked. "You looked pale for a second."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNuRdxKVWZ1
"The....890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ey6cbjlKl
the day, I had the accident," started Angel, "what really happened? 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSreAuB6oTD
Because all I remember is the phone call of someone telling me about my 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkg7Oe1XYZr
mother's death and then nothing."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cRqooWOEV
"You don't really remember a car hitting you on that day?"890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtt0MS36ezA
"I890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ZvPH5MGzF
know a car hit me, but who was driving the car? I want to know. I was 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD871wsRenX
hoping you and Carly would bring up the topic these past few days, but 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8jgwU1Xw1b
you didn't. When the police came, I knew I wasn't going to say much 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsPbQJjWN7
because I don't know anything. Now you tell me, was it a hit and run or 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgc8pxQjUjV
do you know who did it?"890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3OqkF69dnV
Eric looked the other way for a moment. "No, Angel. It wasn't a hit and run."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhigNN5gZV
"Then will you tell me?" Angel asked. "Why do you look like that? Is there something I should know?"890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡckNgJlpTeL
"Remember, the guy who was with your sister at the bar that day?"890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1hWuZj7eR
"Ya, I remember the jerk. Why?"890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Q5pGIhbSS
"That person who just called a jerk, is none other than my cousin, Leo."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzhPndqT5b5
"Oh," Angel paused for a second. "I didn't know. Sorry about that."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFcrrVuY7rt
"No,890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqfk7a7ACtK
he's a jerk, that's for sure. On that day he was supposed to get 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm13ynwUtrs
married. But he left the wedding and came by the bar looking for 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8koyaicqVh
Carly."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKbMGoAneT
"A jerk indeed. Why did he come there anyway?"890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡglGccZ0shH
"Well, he changed his mind completely after the bachelor party to get married."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDFykeqAVD
"And he did all that just because of my sister? Ridiculous."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNW6wEUFmpx
"Coming890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡInT5qAz7b9
back to your accident," Eric now looked straight at Angel, "I'm afraid 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwSYNuAuGl
to tell you that he was the one who ran you over."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktkgDHQ9Ek
Angel890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBKZTCODd24
didn't say anything. Eric expected her to burst in anger but she looked890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXOSLNqgJ0e
calm. Even her response seemed to surprise Eric even more.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3xCZ5ILDn
"So, he almost kills me with his car and he hasn't come by just to apologise?" Angel asked calmly. 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkJ13Qh2sB
"I...890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwJzUyQzbh
well," Eric was lost for words. He expected Angel to shout and act 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7lkcOlVs4
wild, but she didn't. "He still feels bad after everything."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGW7v6SwXix
"He still feels bad or is he just too full of pride to apologise?"890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVcuFca3nZ
"How do you know that?"890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpk5WUrzjA
"I spent five minutes in that office in the bar with your cousin, trust me, I know."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhlTVGLXn9
Eric890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk4qYikZKyJ
passed a hand through his hair and sighed. "On behalf of Leo, I simply 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYWz5RLnUvO
apologise. I'm also part of the reason why you're in this mess."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SUoTCtCKT
"It's nothing, Eric. I would prefer if Leo bought himself to do that, don't you think?"890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfTQgDl2JTG
"You're right."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkypsFBpKd
"I hope the person Carly has gone out to see by the lobby isn't him."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtr29U1HFnc
"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."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZA5gRRUuK
"But what is he doing here?" Angel asked.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1m6OHHPgS
"I'm890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYB28rqW6do
not the one supposed to be telling you this, but apparently, your 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvaa0PanQIL
mother and my uncle were good friends. The time your mother had fallen 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT419YbbfMY
ill, he was there and took her to the hospital."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbd1wlASen
Angel890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uJUdwlRD7
didn't say anything as she continued to look at Eric. The thought of 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXgDGnfPgx
her mother during her dying moments made Angel's heart break. She 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoYt0Frzkxr
wondered how much pain her mother must have gone through.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7DcafSZ2N
"Since you weren't talking, he decided to talk to Carly over some things."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5d0CSJ6FO
"What things?"890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqXO4Jfzsf
"I don't know," Eric shrugged his shoulders, "must be something about your mother."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7YdVQ6Lt4
Angel thought for a second. "Tell him to come in, I would like to speak with him."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk1k6xd6NLM
"You're sure?"890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1fj4setRf
"Of course, please do so, Eric."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJdVPf4Kdx
Eric890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYetdTcbWEU
nodded and put her bowl of soup aside. He quickly rushed out of the 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUXac6eQKU
door and he soon came back with Carly and a tall good looking man. By 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHWLOuEfAV
the look of his designer clothes, Angel could tell that he was one type 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5fKucZD5A
of a person living the good life.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCQY4wWKHo
"Angel, Eric told me you can talk again," said Carly, "is that true?"890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QIemAubAa
"Yes, it's true," replied Angel trying to put up a smile for her sister, but even her cheeks wouldn't twitch. 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPyAL7MWUf
"I'm890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7FYxTmJQ9
so glad!" Carly ran over excitedly and hugged her sister. For a second 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMzBqjzNxBv
Angel wanted to revolt and push her away, but that would seem rude in 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDg9fFs7iQ
front of Eric and his uncle. And so she just had to put up with it.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ54scRgpiM2
"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."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAMoMysVSr
"And I still feel like hitting you with a frying pan!" Angel890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa0pI07unsm
finally pulled out a smile even when she knew it was completely fake. 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc7LUZ1ooUG
Despite Carly taking care of her this past week, Angel still couldn't 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYepqnktWJh
stand her sister after everything.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmYrYGHNJA
"It's fine, Carly," said Angel, finding it a little hard to speak. "Don't say such things, okay? All that is over now."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Dir7CDAbZ
"Sorry890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFk63BXhcPr
to intervene on the little reunion," spoke Eric's uncle, "but I think 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWalmKrHjU
we have more important things to discuss regarding your mother, Angel."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZXEcdB4iI
At890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpByFRtBrnW
last, someone had to bring up that point and Angel felt like breathing 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhceovXaFBl
out a sigh of relief. She didn't want to talk to Carly anymore. And she 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhE5UHbW0BB
was starting to like this man already. 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq7zmYTw8Ze
"Yes, Eric told me who you were and that you were good friends with my mother," said Angel.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQc9YY6IWi
"Yes, Eric told you right," said Mr McDonell, "I came here to give my deepest condolences."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2EfyJAleH
"Thank you."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvcNSVCsau
"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."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxRnwnax2Q
"No, don't worry about it. You aren't the only one who has apologised on his behalf." Angel stared at Eric.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47RJd43dE9
"Well,890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwpE9aFfSj
putting that aside, I came to talk to you about the burial processions.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwX3pVpvExM
We didn't want to go ahead with the burial until you fully recovered. 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOkQOkguyd
And your mother, before she passed away, made me promise her something. 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedkRCrAPig
And I hope that you'll agree to it. I already talked to Carly about it 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0gQlwPu7xi
and she agreed, but the final consent is yours to make."890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByHFuXziNI
"I hope you agree to it,890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp06wTxm5AA
Angel," said Carly. That almost made Angel want to slap her mouth as 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEyNaOcE8R
she stared at her sister who stared back with hopeful eyes.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmdiBJUrZI
Angel turned to face Mr 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzsGqqkY7Q
McDonell who was staring calmy at her. Eric stood right beside him and 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfkJaYbTP8O
he too looked on eagerly, hoping that Angel would agree to what's 890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYNHW6ECAxP
coming.890Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYbLsjD1ty
"Okay, what is it my mother promised you to do?" Angel asked.
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