Angel's eyes flew 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQf7ZHQi9v
open as she felt something warm and soft touch her face. Everything 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyhoLlBsopj
around her seemed a little hazy and bright as her eyes slowly adjusted 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJatPcP20gq
to the light. She could see a figure looking down at her and Angel had 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpf5kvp48cR
to shade her eyes to see the person's face clearly. 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFRQIY25q7k
"Hello, my sweetheart," came the voice of the person looking down at her.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6fdlNXmBW
Angel quickly stood 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptXJGCAdmw
up from the floor she was lying on and faced the person in front of her.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvvPVQbfRSx
The sound of the person's voice was so familiar now that Angel felt 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhEGVSgcNoI
dumb not to have realised it sooner.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNOUT4wlYT
"Mum, is that you?" Angel asked.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡau07iiZ9yW
"Of course, its me, my lovely Angel," her mother replied as she touched Angel's cheek with her soft hand.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2UMEGtRXO9
Angel closed her eyes846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtu2cE2oV04
at the touch of her mother's hand and felt like lingering on it for a 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzdDpoAsEu
life time. She opened her eyes and her mother smiled at her.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡciFBN287CV
"I thought you were dead," said Angel. 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKyCArtbkUf
"Honey, I know it will be difficult to tell you this, but sadly, I'm not where you're right now."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZw62VI39mR
"What do you mean?"846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmROLGxqGNp
"I'm long gone from earth, Angel. I'm simply no more."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzsgTkb0aN
"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?"846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpDJM6OKKZ
"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."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDib427KE09
"Carly, she's really disappointed me, mum," said Angel as she wiped the tears falling from her eyes.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8TMSHa9jdE
"That's what I wanted to talk to you about."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUENY2tPkt
"If it means forgiving her I'm not going to do it. That will take a life time."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBsoLFCjJUj
"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."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZvvQK8Xa1
"I bet you're going to remind me of my promise, aren't you?"846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3uqiOE1e9e
Angel's mother gave 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsUxSF2qZM4
her daughter a bright smile while she stroked her cheek. "Of course, I 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoEv0orsJdg
was going to remind you of just that. I know that now that I'm no longer846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzaC663ghfz
around, its going to be difficult for you. Your life will get even more846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJjctE4mkLn
complicated after all this, but just know that I'm always there when 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTDbiffKFx
you need me. And the most important thing, always take care of your 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtEDcDo81vF
sister no matter what she does. And that you always try to fix things even when it seems impossible to do so."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNaOq8ttmZ
"You know I already gave you my word."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz1E3ukUQw1
"And I know that 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ40sUarovYR
you'll keep it. I know you might try to tear your sister to shreds, but 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRlG1dz117
please try to be patient with her, okay?"846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEkaDxzjKZW
Before Angel could reply, she noticed that her mother had stood further away from her towards something bright.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2htUfZAVX
"I have to go now, just remember that I love you, Angel and your sister too," said her mother.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4cc8Vxpqg
"Mum, wait, don't 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHY8u1Mc6t6
go," said Angel as she started to run towards her mother. Her mother 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjbiGk8Rgz8
didn't move from where she stood and Angel felt the distance widen. She 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLocTgGQK98
tried running as fast as she could, but that just made the distance 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lm3jvrNLV
between them even bigger.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCGGHXmwn5
And then all of the 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMlS3W3Hlb
sudden, darkness begun to swallow everything around and the smile on her846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL0tcvQdWKY
mother's face was the last thing Angel saw.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbr9GonbYtG
***846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5ZlW7BbGQ
It846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAW78uQ39r
felt like drowning as Angel took in air through her nostrils, filling 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBhL0ccr2X0
up her painful lungs. A sudden pain and heaviness quickly descended on 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsD65ngaqjB
her body and she might have heard herself wince in pain. Her eyes felt 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDB0hOJ2vd7
too heavy to open, but she did her best to do so anyway. She could tell 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡru8xn9tS07
as she opened her eyes and her vision cleared, that she was staring at a846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ9JJlc19DL
ceiling. The sound of a beeping machine was the first thing she heard 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡao70AeJAqz
and when she tried to turn her neck, she realised she couldn't move and 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQIe4tdsXC
her body ached all over. Her eyes rolled around, but all she could see 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfIFeBoEjma
was the ceiling above her.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMxKcDnItg0
Angel's846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHb7VkzpCP6
heart started to beat aimlessly as she realised she couldn't move at 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwbC1kCtXqx
all. She felt quite scared thinking she was all alone until she heard 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBqKRRUqBb
her sister's voice.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjaqr3jCr2
"Angel? Oh my gosh, she's alive!" 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnkt0AVRMJ
Angel846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlEd8wmZ4B5
felt like breathing out a sigh of relief, but she knew it was going to 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3Ju7aV7nk
be painful. She noticed the face mask on her face and wanted to remove 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZkA7z2atrG
it. She could feel her fingers, but lifting her whole hand was going to 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvH5GeqORiK
be a painful process. Her body felt heavy as it already was.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbj9eLGp351
"Please,846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbIDq7qDjO
call the doctor! My sister is alive!" Carly seemed to be calling out to846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0J3Dke3hwu
someone in the room and a male voice grabbed Angel's attention.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJdBR8FSPM
"I'm846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vGyTA3Vs8
going, I'm going." Quick footsteps were heard and faded away. Angel 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCrncwNSNeP
could tell that the voice sounded very familiar but she couldn't process846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6f7hLKndTE
everything at the moment.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBSXzBffW30
Carly's846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7eUQYQPidk
face came into view as she looked down at Angel. Angel could tell that 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31IEGZq9aZ
her sister had been crying. Her puffy red eyes and stuffy red nose 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo75s7V5Rpc
showed it all. 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXv29HYPdWG
"I846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Uw9PGxSK6
thought I lost you, Angel," said Carly, "when your heart stopped 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMoOzuvjCW
beating, I thought you were gone forever. I don't want to lose you too."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNrAYtZWH7
Angel846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtp5XBrYIx
noticed the black shirt Carly was wearing and her eyes stung with tears846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWqMJdE6LJ
as she remembered that her mother had passed on. Her heart felt heavy 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECIpH9uYsN
with remorse and her body ached even more.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4sA6xTTDZs
"I'm846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2hVApLGAn
so sorry, Angel," said Carly as tears sreamed down her face. "I feel 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY733nffF8K
most of this is all my fault and I know I let you down. Please forgive 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2UnIs99SW
me. And I also hope that wherever mum is, that she will also be able to 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSENIEfuTsi
forgive me too."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSF7FRiSYqP
A846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA6ExCsR2EH
tear streamed down Angel's cheek as she continued to stare up at her 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHLEADAmj0
sister. She wanted to comfort her sister, but she was still mad at Carly846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCszZSyy8vn
and she didn't feel like speaking at the moment. Soon she heard quick 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AjfoXmz2Z
footsteps. 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIP66mKgiic
"Doctor, my sister is okay," said Carly as she turned to address the doctor.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZANt6WkLsE
"Well,846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwv7P2o8jAr
isn't that a miracle?" the doctor said, "looks like your sister fought 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUwpRkxtrZb
with death and won. I also thought she was gone the time we tried to 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbToT6naKMA
revive her."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9McVadiAr
"Well, Angel is as tough as I thought," came the male voice again which Angel still couldn't recognise. 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhljFDJZ4d
"I think you two better leave while we take some tests," said the doctor, "don't you worry."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw80eDfSnaX
Carly looked down at her846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9nMdHLkXw
sister, tears still rolling down her cheeks. "I'm glad you're back, 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUKcsyjtTwo
Angel. I don't know what I would've have done without you."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqnKNhSoxIS
"And so as I," came the male voice.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDN9tf2lnAB
Eric soon appeared 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVp8L54s13
within Angel's sights and he had a sad smile on his face. Angel's eyes 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjpuvtXcfD
widen at the sight of his cute sad face. She felt like smiling at him, 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCooggcXud
but a sudden wince of pain came out of her mouth. 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1TVfQsqPOr
"Angel, are you feeling hurt?" Carly asked looking worried. 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn6sTdtSL45
"You don't worry, she's 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYIuvNf6fA
in pain, but that will wear off as soon as she takes her medication," 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tHcQZx8y7
said the doctor, "I suggest you leave while she takes her rest."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCCqzQqOgy
"Let's go, Carly, the doctor's right," said Eric, "we will come see her later on when she feels better."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3XjXFwZJr
"Okay, let's go," said Carly. 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3erULu8S2B
Carly and Eric looked at846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7vACtf0GmQ
Angel one last time. As the two left the room, the doctor appeared 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXoUXQUQ02v
beside Angel with a bright warm smile on his face.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmoQy3TOh9Q
"It's good to see you 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx73T6fsU3l
alive, Angel," said the doctor, "now, I'll give you a little sedative to846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqH3QcCDouM
ease the pain and you can have enough rest."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc93O1zYPKX
Angel saw the doctor 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzmaDpHys1
inject some liquid into her IV and she quickly felt the effects of the 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Ljk0AgFkv
sedative taking over. Her eyes peacefully closed as she realised that 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Z4vSowCNW
rest was exactly what she needed.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgY3EDV9w7V
***846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡppAoph3Num
A846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4zbcnXwKT
week had passed and Angel was recovering slowly. It seemed like 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh6kMpe2yeO
forever, but Angel was patient enough to wait until her body mended 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQtDdDt58mc
itself. Carly was always there everyday to watch over and take care of 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpa6yUykp5t
her. Even Eric also did the same, surprisingly. And that made Angel 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZfBowTOoJF
wonder why he would be so interested in her well being.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmML4taQm9H
As846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuja3IlYcea
the week passed on, Angel had quickly recovered from her mother's 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSViVq6hhGG
death. It didn't really have a mental effect as she thought it would 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUw8F2q6XzQ
have. But she pulled through anyway. 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nuEO8IaN8
Apparently, one thing seemed to bother Carly, Eric, the doctor and nurses who took care of Angel.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK1UU2PyPpD
Angel had never altered a word since she gained consciousness. 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ16L4KHHPAl
Carly846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFR74kRhOG
had once asked the doctor this and wondered if their mother's death had846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gcNwjdBtB
anything to do with it or maybe her vocal cords had a problem. But 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡANNzsB9AM7
sadly, the doctor had no answer because he recently had a check up on 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtuiwLnlQkL
Angel's vocal cords and everything seemed perfectly normal. All she did 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0VTTsEd8g
was nod or shake her head if they ever asked a question, but she 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdh2Uvby3jH
wouldn't say anything. 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCzAgsl7hYQ
Even846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8nI68P4bd
after the third day after Angel gained consciousness, the police 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVqc2hz3Lt
decided to take a police statement from her, but everything went to no 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrt7KJ1D4my
avail. Even Angel's workmates would come now and then to see how she was846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQiv2dxup7P
doing and her boss, Mark Dean, came to see her as well. But still, 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2x1Ea26eR5
Angel kept her mouth shut.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8H1fMmx4P
On846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiSSaSsRvjw
Saturday, Carly was around, taking care of Angel. It was lunch time and846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaS3zsX6g5W
Carly was feeding her sister. Angel was now able to sit up in bed even 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxw26AsEpHt
though her body still ached like hell. She still had a bandage wrapped 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhLjigiwKL
around her forehead because of a deep scar, her left arm was still 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vQ98qKq8A
broken and it was heavily bandaged. Her neck had healed drastically over846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0HimxhG3Y
a few days and her legs were doing okay, but they ached a little 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpB8VBvnOKw
sometimes.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPLBynnN4h
As846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUV9xo9euvB
Carly fed Angel another spoon of chicken soup, the door suddenly flew 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQKpxg12WV
open and Eric came in with a bouquet of roses and a basket of friut.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqbN3mvstS
"Hello, there," said Eric.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Bvqu8p2BB
"Oh, hi, Eric," said Carly and Angel just gave him a half smile.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQBSOjyjiRG
"Well,846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPU1gak3HXm
I see that you're doing better today, Angel," said Eric as he placed 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvK6J76jHFy
the roses on top of the drawer next to her bedside together with the 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYDvuweZPM3
basket of fruits.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXPnJxgIFd
"Wow, aren't those like the third bouquet of flowers you sent her this week?" Carly asked.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qafqoDuk3
"Maybe, I don't really count anyway."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpkKmOxrKL
"Awww! You see, Angel, looks like you have someone crushing on you. What do you have to say about that?"846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtK3vAIZLkJ
Angel's smile widen a little, but she still didn't say anything.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9zSE5Q900
"Um.. Carly, he's here and he wants to speak to you," said Eric.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfTYXiYKsD9
Angel raised an eyebrow. Something fishy was going on and she didn't like it. Who are they talking about? she wondered.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpnv8gW38Zx
Carly looked at Angel and then at Eric. She gave the bowl of soup to Eric. 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiyXP8eSja3
"I'll be right back," said Carly846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdsPcwe1JU
Eric846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy6myKfN6Ag
looked up at Angel as Carly left the room. Angel looked at him giving 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzPxbSvCiOb
him a face indicating that he should tell her what was going on.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5XvQxugFr
"I846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLunq52EHU
know that look on your face, Angel," said Eric as he sat on the edge of846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZEeUXXXxR
the hospital bed to feed her. "You want to know what's going on, 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxkO5mV1vMx
right?"846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5kekvLapeR
Angel nodded.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSa0laNrtex
Eric846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1oULx2i4iW
shook his head. "I can't tell you all that at the moment. It's best if 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq92qwuD0EY
Carly does. It has something to do with your mother."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4Adun0aJZ
Angel846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjGhAuIuxSd
now started to think of the worst. What was it now? Did her mother have846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFufP1ARra
debts she failed to pay before she died or was it something far much 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzrwimz3Zp
worse?846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2pjX9eirY
"But846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkzblSjeTvF
you don't worry about anything. Carly told me that you'll find out 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOYLQLFlH8r
what's going on," said Eric as he lifted the spoon towards Angel's 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fJJsqNAbW
mouth.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpwYqSL1h8
"Now, open wide. You need to finish your lunch, okay?"846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkD8d8R02m
Angel did as she was told and Eric put the spoon in her mouth. 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tUQ3aP9aQ
"That's846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6EnhXo0Zj
a good girl. I might just give you some special dessert at the end of 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCifERZrjJJ
all this. What do you think about that?" Eric asked as he wiggled his 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVz6XGEu4rT
eyebrows. 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmW06SUpoD
"And will that dessert be your lips? Because if it is, I'll gladly slap your cheek."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvF0O9xC1nL
Eric846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9VthT4c8o0
stared at Angel with his mouth agape. She finally spoke. He didn't know846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDCFzBLauc
whether to hug her or kiss her for her to slap him and see if he was 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQlsts0AhD
dreaming.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGbcgckAC6
"You... talked!" Eric almost exclaimed, but Angel covered his mouth with her good right hand.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4SPZMw9dk
"I don't want Carly to find out, keep your voice down," said Angel quietly.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzcisUZUEg
"Don't worry, Carly is in the lobby. But why have you been quiet all this time, Angel? You had all of us worried."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1lz7Kul4J
"I846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1iAg3lphA
know," Angel leaned her back onto the soft pillows behind her, "I just 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZsoOsAj6NT
didn't feel like talking and all. After all that had happened, being 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsc4KSJ7SuO
quiet was the only way to keep calm."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGt5npwkzE9
"But you should have said something to someone. If not Carly or I, at least the doctor."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW826sLSVoK
Angel looked at Eric and held his hand. "Thank you, Eric."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5mhu11RHoM
"Thanks, for what?"846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHUHJSKg2UR
"For846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgiMQh4wI4
being there even if we barely know each other," said Angel with a sad 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlzxWwxnLn
smile on her face. "You kept my sister company even though I never said a846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNqBTMrzwZ
word to her. I just didn't want to leash out my anger on her."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJkeMXYwF3
"Its nothing, Angel. When I said I was glad to meet you back at the bar, I truly meant it."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFodEz2wLLX
Angel846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyEDhSyaQYA
smiled and then something quickly came to mind. Images of what had 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdF4cvImy6h
happened last week at the day of the accident came back. 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGeg8MQNH9N
"Hey, are you okay?" Eric asked. "You looked pale for a second."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuyrodVdWV3
"The....846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyAV1Mi3rFE
the day, I had the accident," started Angel, "what really happened? 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkOLO0ZQpc
Because all I remember is the phone call of someone telling me about my 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2z3kNtaRf
mother's death and then nothing."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk3lvIDCZ6T
"You don't really remember a car hitting you on that day?"846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRRUEMSoF1N
"I846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Ezyoa5hFB
know a car hit me, but who was driving the car? I want to know. I was 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAa2UuIv1Pc
hoping you and Carly would bring up the topic these past few days, but 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DWJJ6ruT3
you didn't. When the police came, I knew I wasn't going to say much 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8bkmlq1CZy
because I don't know anything. Now you tell me, was it a hit and run or 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡChefxesTnj
do you know who did it?"846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpoXIbfF91
Eric looked the other way for a moment. "No, Angel. It wasn't a hit and run."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWnNfXgb31
"Then will you tell me?" Angel asked. "Why do you look like that? Is there something I should know?"846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVZzz7R776
"Remember, the guy who was with your sister at the bar that day?"846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJmhnUe2GW
"Ya, I remember the jerk. Why?"846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFcJ7kLVOiW
"That person who just called a jerk, is none other than my cousin, Leo."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzPl8Om5vw
"Oh," Angel paused for a second. "I didn't know. Sorry about that."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxzSKcy5Nq
"No,846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRGjP4kfSd
he's a jerk, that's for sure. On that day he was supposed to get 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrRo3LX7m8
married. But he left the wedding and came by the bar looking for 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvfKVF3ZXXk
Carly."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPSfbOWPuC
"A jerk indeed. Why did he come there anyway?"846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ08Bcz9sdVJ
"Well, he changed his mind completely after the bachelor party to get married."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxSsbT4OpW
"And he did all that just because of my sister? Ridiculous."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02zJKki02r
"Coming846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGl5DE397A
back to your accident," Eric now looked straight at Angel, "I'm afraid 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJrRMfJchs
to tell you that he was the one who ran you over."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFt8ddQrhC
Angel846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tGn1s0eD7
didn't say anything. Eric expected her to burst in anger but she looked846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7VcEn11hkw
calm. Even her response seemed to surprise Eric even more.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Hj9ZKNPG1
"So, he almost kills me with his car and he hasn't come by just to apologise?" Angel asked calmly. 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeWjf2xBkfU
"I...846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOGlBozrIF2
well," Eric was lost for words. He expected Angel to shout and act 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ahcjejOT7
wild, but she didn't. "He still feels bad after everything."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW34a4LlO3a
"He still feels bad or is he just too full of pride to apologise?"846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkEuU3iHhB
"How do you know that?"846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpaUtQZvS1f
"I spent five minutes in that office in the bar with your cousin, trust me, I know."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljZ9YdzzLC
Eric846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QySW1r0pr
passed a hand through his hair and sighed. "On behalf of Leo, I simply 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1kUyXdl86
apologise. I'm also part of the reason why you're in this mess."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgcRP7rB4e
"It's nothing, Eric. I would prefer if Leo bought himself to do that, don't you think?"846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNN7rArVWkC
"You're right."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCClRJcOG6
"I hope the person Carly has gone out to see by the lobby isn't him."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHF4xXMAQ5m
"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."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwCPtDHhh6N
"But what is he doing here?" Angel asked.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2N5P3scoUs
"I'm846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQd1IGrREK
not the one supposed to be telling you this, but apparently, your 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvIx9MnX6wh
mother and my uncle were good friends. The time your mother had fallen 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPcYwMawE1t
ill, he was there and took her to the hospital."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDOtjwwRlb
Angel846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YyK64iMuo
didn't say anything as she continued to look at Eric. The thought of 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ZAJRfKuWD
her mother during her dying moments made Angel's heart break. She 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHv2q7dW0A
wondered how much pain her mother must have gone through.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfuU5jGm5S
"Since you weren't talking, he decided to talk to Carly over some things."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhApAyRhYe
"What things?"846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBa6f9rwtJF
"I don't know," Eric shrugged his shoulders, "must be something about your mother."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1CqEZ82pB
Angel thought for a second. "Tell him to come in, I would like to speak with him."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74dqFnp4Ze
"You're sure?"846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcx4doHUIU
"Of course, please do so, Eric."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ6xXf037Iu
Eric846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq4KRatmbS0
nodded and put her bowl of soup aside. He quickly rushed out of the 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe5aR4pLH0t
door and he soon came back with Carly and a tall good looking man. By 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡesplsvcQaf
the look of his designer clothes, Angel could tell that he was one type 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2JumCCaeG
of a person living the good life.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaFGvdbyWWs
"Angel, Eric told me you can talk again," said Carly, "is that true?"846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFXx3wRa5t
"Yes, it's true," replied Angel trying to put up a smile for her sister, but even her cheeks wouldn't twitch. 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7oK1yGSyj
"I'm846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqzwg35abv
so glad!" Carly ran over excitedly and hugged her sister. For a second 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1aCj6hvQy9
Angel wanted to revolt and push her away, but that would seem rude in 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2PxnXNyAiV
front of Eric and his uncle. And so she just had to put up with it.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqCqBKXNGXl
"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."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33f8X8K2R4
"And I still feel like hitting you with a frying pan!" Angel846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbSM603opLD
finally pulled out a smile even when she knew it was completely fake. 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJYqdZuzxv
Despite Carly taking care of her this past week, Angel still couldn't 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3GHIlAvzF
stand her sister after everything.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9r6wgqnqg
"It's fine, Carly," said Angel, finding it a little hard to speak. "Don't say such things, okay? All that is over now."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYMwoT1e0TH
"Sorry846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJoV7h3uIHY
to intervene on the little reunion," spoke Eric's uncle, "but I think 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3yyLTpFzR
we have more important things to discuss regarding your mother, Angel."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKJ1FKx7B9
At846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZOfwQyzBeM
last, someone had to bring up that point and Angel felt like breathing 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJ2CehzFRo
out a sigh of relief. She didn't want to talk to Carly anymore. And she 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdtuoEyBhq
was starting to like this man already. 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNrhbesM2f
"Yes, Eric told me who you were and that you were good friends with my mother," said Angel.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4QBFMw5DA
"Yes, Eric told you right," said Mr McDonell, "I came here to give my deepest condolences."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIj5PeLC7vu
"Thank you."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6xssvbx4Y
"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."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRurGDyb86M
"No, don't worry about it. You aren't the only one who has apologised on his behalf." Angel stared at Eric.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvogM4hOLk
"Well,846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIzOLuIjAx
putting that aside, I came to talk to you about the burial processions.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXVXhnSZbu
We didn't want to go ahead with the burial until you fully recovered. 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQ6thQsPgK
And your mother, before she passed away, made me promise her something. 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dNzsspbZf
And I hope that you'll agree to it. I already talked to Carly about it 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlIKBIjJibW
and she agreed, but the final consent is yours to make."846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhL9OWZOzV
"I hope you agree to it,846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEgvZCGurX
Angel," said Carly. That almost made Angel want to slap her mouth as 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTY47BYPpBA
she stared at her sister who stared back with hopeful eyes.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITYUk1Nns1
Angel turned to face Mr 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUkKng9ZOhx
McDonell who was staring calmy at her. Eric stood right beside him and 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡweONndADQN
he too looked on eagerly, hoping that Angel would agree to what's 846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡshXAXWcVPq
coming.846Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmOMFdYgVN
"Okay, what is it my mother promised you to do?" Angel asked.
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