Angel's eyes flew 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQy6QA1yuTT
open as she felt something warm and soft touch her face. Everything 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8GRJESdsY
around her seemed a little hazy and bright as her eyes slowly adjusted 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxCjsy8G2p
to the light. She could see a figure looking down at her and Angel had 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhly4ihLBrc
to shade her eyes to see the person's face clearly. 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4YTolqltiI
"Hello, my sweetheart," came the voice of the person looking down at her.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsn4fD9mfG
Angel quickly stood 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3aruqnTG6I
up from the floor she was lying on and faced the person in front of her.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdYZqdzCN2i
The sound of the person's voice was so familiar now that Angel felt 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7fsxODPHET
dumb not to have realised it sooner.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMGwFAotnA
"Mum, is that you?" Angel asked.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HRjcXdKRI
"Of course, its me, my lovely Angel," her mother replied as she touched Angel's cheek with her soft hand.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYKqPg5iUl
Angel closed her eyes940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhHjcF57Mfg
at the touch of her mother's hand and felt like lingering on it for a 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfTWZTW1lDZ
life time. She opened her eyes and her mother smiled at her.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCs2vhp3Biu
"I thought you were dead," said Angel. 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFUqYTiyAI
"Honey, I know it will be difficult to tell you this, but sadly, I'm not where you're right now."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡek8mwheHbt
"What do you mean?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlzTrUxgbC
"I'm long gone from earth, Angel. I'm simply no more."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmTSteNpC3
"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?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5pJWpc0ncs
"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."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4OJMtOQNy
"Carly, she's really disappointed me, mum," said Angel as she wiped the tears falling from her eyes.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCt5kX3IXV
"That's what I wanted to talk to you about."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEMU83L5c8
"If it means forgiving her I'm not going to do it. That will take a life time."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rp1HhN5mO
"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."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLxrhufZz40
"I bet you're going to remind me of my promise, aren't you?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpkDyViTDRj
Angel's mother gave 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpovjycuGbr
her daughter a bright smile while she stroked her cheek. "Of course, I 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rggUeG744
was going to remind you of just that. I know that now that I'm no longer940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNT7NX33CSa
around, its going to be difficult for you. Your life will get even more940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzqCEhVgMVS
complicated after all this, but just know that I'm always there when 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg3zDdYI7Em
you need me. And the most important thing, always take care of your 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSfv5ofTOx1
sister no matter what she does. And that you always try to fix things even when it seems impossible to do so."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46rL3PK9ut
"You know I already gave you my word."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34Ee4qt4bs
"And I know that 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUdW0z99ndk
you'll keep it. I know you might try to tear your sister to shreds, but 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEDGTxb4eyA
please try to be patient with her, okay?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1h8AwhwJx
Before Angel could reply, she noticed that her mother had stood further away from her towards something bright.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKfvGt5pBmc
"I have to go now, just remember that I love you, Angel and your sister too," said her mother.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6YJQNPTw1
"Mum, wait, don't 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0k5Dj6tbVG
go," said Angel as she started to run towards her mother. Her mother 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwb7M7MrFP
didn't move from where she stood and Angel felt the distance widen. She 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvvAdW4IDu
tried running as fast as she could, but that just made the distance 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcksvy2UmoY
between them even bigger.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGLQG5mpKF
And then all of the 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfdpO7ZGFF
sudden, darkness begun to swallow everything around and the smile on her940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2LdgcJEGSW
mother's face was the last thing Angel saw.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1RMpazkXim
***940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡglnHAn0i1E
It940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqfuVGSogT
felt like drowning as Angel took in air through her nostrils, filling 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGzILMqxpOt
up her painful lungs. A sudden pain and heaviness quickly descended on 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfD7T9BT5L8
her body and she might have heard herself wince in pain. Her eyes felt 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqEIH0IfRu
too heavy to open, but she did her best to do so anyway. She could tell 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4vSqDOjdDo
as she opened her eyes and her vision cleared, that she was staring at a940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrD67SvBX77
ceiling. The sound of a beeping machine was the first thing she heard 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkPjeGYienV
and when she tried to turn her neck, she realised she couldn't move and 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVF1uVrHejD
her body ached all over. Her eyes rolled around, but all she could see 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BvSLKsTwc
was the ceiling above her.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjT5aVdXWCd
Angel's940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeC5XgOafn2
heart started to beat aimlessly as she realised she couldn't move at 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhHRGlZi0Gr
all. She felt quite scared thinking she was all alone until she heard 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrnCH8NEif
her sister's voice.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHlDbdr6JO
"Angel? Oh my gosh, she's alive!" 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI7jO2lZGUu
Angel940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvNS1sqdaP
felt like breathing out a sigh of relief, but she knew it was going to 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFnjFbTE9l
be painful. She noticed the face mask on her face and wanted to remove 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmqXUwKuGi5
it. She could feel her fingers, but lifting her whole hand was going to 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4oxBFqiQz
be a painful process. Her body felt heavy as it already was.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqI2hvPFHb
"Please,940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBNeS0fr3O
call the doctor! My sister is alive!" Carly seemed to be calling out to940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvA02ZZW92
someone in the room and a male voice grabbed Angel's attention.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡecJAOux0LS
"I'm940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOWjw2iNcT
going, I'm going." Quick footsteps were heard and faded away. Angel 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4PPbgfNiJ
could tell that the voice sounded very familiar but she couldn't process940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4qbtxKkr8
everything at the moment.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0prvCeP2LS
Carly's940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKbTqJUCXB6
face came into view as she looked down at Angel. Angel could tell that 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHnTM45E50M
her sister had been crying. Her puffy red eyes and stuffy red nose 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9boFzIXpYJ
showed it all. 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIwxl96Bn4C
"I940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKhPOxSkcfE
thought I lost you, Angel," said Carly, "when your heart stopped 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzDufXZ2ML
beating, I thought you were gone forever. I don't want to lose you too."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3sLppQupXm
Angel940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBtpUJmfiDJ
noticed the black shirt Carly was wearing and her eyes stung with tears940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhRXSXSIs7
as she remembered that her mother had passed on. Her heart felt heavy 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HZR7KTlgm
with remorse and her body ached even more.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7AauZpwY1
"I'm940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgtDw8tl5j
so sorry, Angel," said Carly as tears sreamed down her face. "I feel 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyUgKgWTeAH
most of this is all my fault and I know I let you down. Please forgive 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkbmvDPd05Z
me. And I also hope that wherever mum is, that she will also be able to 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCTxe4VVAJq
forgive me too."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU6rYK1KGZ8
A940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQf7M8kGJ5G
tear streamed down Angel's cheek as she continued to stare up at her 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrBFuflPkoU
sister. She wanted to comfort her sister, but she was still mad at Carly940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡarMaoEbyKB
and she didn't feel like speaking at the moment. Soon she heard quick 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ebxf2SkDS
footsteps. 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lOAsv8zwX
"Doctor, my sister is okay," said Carly as she turned to address the doctor.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LbYUu31xy
"Well,940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpAfG6YuLSk
isn't that a miracle?" the doctor said, "looks like your sister fought 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyojOhqwOWc
with death and won. I also thought she was gone the time we tried to 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspreGuVXdX
revive her."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqN4oD9CUM
"Well, Angel is as tough as I thought," came the male voice again which Angel still couldn't recognise. 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15Ij2fA5VJ
"I think you two better leave while we take some tests," said the doctor, "don't you worry."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5JPpVDN1s
Carly looked down at her940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtV6S0LeeY
sister, tears still rolling down her cheeks. "I'm glad you're back, 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvN8A227qjc
Angel. I don't know what I would've have done without you."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5RTpt1Eeh
"And so as I," came the male voice.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKELWxLpkqM
Eric soon appeared 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2RFnbIN73
within Angel's sights and he had a sad smile on his face. Angel's eyes 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHt8GmD0Qgp
widen at the sight of his cute sad face. She felt like smiling at him, 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhEzOvCNHFr
but a sudden wince of pain came out of her mouth. 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhUvY480HBn
"Angel, are you feeling hurt?" Carly asked looking worried. 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxfQjsmDFp
"You don't worry, she's 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHDULvAwMK
in pain, but that will wear off as soon as she takes her medication," 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzHPD7C9Bhw
said the doctor, "I suggest you leave while she takes her rest."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSOjXruuef
"Let's go, Carly, the doctor's right," said Eric, "we will come see her later on when she feels better."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMeYLgBTen4
"Okay, let's go," said Carly. 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgZ0MkF7R9Y
Carly and Eric looked at940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBz0ngQrJo7
Angel one last time. As the two left the room, the doctor appeared 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡorBsxdHFCo
beside Angel with a bright warm smile on his face.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRT5WmtBJX
"It's good to see you 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2XnvgCK7s
alive, Angel," said the doctor, "now, I'll give you a little sedative to940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUVkP7Z7Rg1
ease the pain and you can have enough rest."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuLkDOtELu
Angel saw the doctor 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhL449b98wt
inject some liquid into her IV and she quickly felt the effects of the 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYO2GawcCVC
sedative taking over. Her eyes peacefully closed as she realised that 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pXp06Dw9d
rest was exactly what she needed.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpsDZWvMly
***940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdvALQSqkI
A940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNI95294keS
week had passed and Angel was recovering slowly. It seemed like 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ1nxrArafN
forever, but Angel was patient enough to wait until her body mended 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZlpCBy6Bh
itself. Carly was always there everyday to watch over and take care of 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVTj2lkz8y4
her. Even Eric also did the same, surprisingly. And that made Angel 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡThlNHZfQqV
wonder why he would be so interested in her well being.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ284so1tq58
As940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkH3dCWoBn1
the week passed on, Angel had quickly recovered from her mother's 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBE2SNRpk7q
death. It didn't really have a mental effect as she thought it would 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdaKTb5qjVh
have. But she pulled through anyway. 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3GXtWsZAY
Apparently, one thing seemed to bother Carly, Eric, the doctor and nurses who took care of Angel.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDx6nkH1IFs
Angel had never altered a word since she gained consciousness. 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Kl7JWDuvO
Carly940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQoNzH5W2Ov
had once asked the doctor this and wondered if their mother's death had940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaCJGCcHgpm
anything to do with it or maybe her vocal cords had a problem. But 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRc9sXuaCEm
sadly, the doctor had no answer because he recently had a check up on 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCGjPpNe6k
Angel's vocal cords and everything seemed perfectly normal. All she did 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQa0Qu6beX
was nod or shake her head if they ever asked a question, but she 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLN6x0MIc2Z
wouldn't say anything. 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJeiKDUKKz
Even940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiVsCNOiNW5
after the third day after Angel gained consciousness, the police 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKyo8fRb5kx
decided to take a police statement from her, but everything went to no 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡep7qS8d3C8
avail. Even Angel's workmates would come now and then to see how she was940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsi6bGc0dp8
doing and her boss, Mark Dean, came to see her as well. But still, 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpCS5DBBJW
Angel kept her mouth shut.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR2fq2ltcRE
On940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS07lp84LUH
Saturday, Carly was around, taking care of Angel. It was lunch time and940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNA3YuAJZd
Carly was feeding her sister. Angel was now able to sit up in bed even 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ68Tis93joD
though her body still ached like hell. She still had a bandage wrapped 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwNrMyXwav
around her forehead because of a deep scar, her left arm was still 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWf5vHyz1VP
broken and it was heavily bandaged. Her neck had healed drastically over940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGd4OQR9X1g
a few days and her legs were doing okay, but they ached a little 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9O726mS5xQ
sometimes.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrBYDVgMhaK
As940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡileQk94bCF
Carly fed Angel another spoon of chicken soup, the door suddenly flew 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQd44tuyuP
open and Eric came in with a bouquet of roses and a basket of friut.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0p49AcJNzr
"Hello, there," said Eric.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMpLwzIik25
"Oh, hi, Eric," said Carly and Angel just gave him a half smile.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEGtyWWnqMJ
"Well,940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFdS2HlUFo
I see that you're doing better today, Angel," said Eric as he placed 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq4XqYZhWoJ
the roses on top of the drawer next to her bedside together with the 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡku7TorOsBX
basket of fruits.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYLqfJSjLF
"Wow, aren't those like the third bouquet of flowers you sent her this week?" Carly asked.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPuMoBwa2t1
"Maybe, I don't really count anyway."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTcmp3VJ1cZ
"Awww! You see, Angel, looks like you have someone crushing on you. What do you have to say about that?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJjRGp6m9pq
Angel's smile widen a little, but she still didn't say anything.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVsuUiIvDZq
"Um.. Carly, he's here and he wants to speak to you," said Eric.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFfHaAMNBsW
Angel raised an eyebrow. Something fishy was going on and she didn't like it. Who are they talking about? she wondered.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTor6g5fWtu
Carly looked at Angel and then at Eric. She gave the bowl of soup to Eric. 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddCZKpCo24
"I'll be right back," said Carly940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hqiQO5pjh
Eric940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKymEMRkkjC
looked up at Angel as Carly left the room. Angel looked at him giving 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKHFx8NTKZ
him a face indicating that he should tell her what was going on.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQxgNIENoh
"I940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXT6LDV09H4
know that look on your face, Angel," said Eric as he sat on the edge of940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXjtDjPAvU3
the hospital bed to feed her. "You want to know what's going on, 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKck0IMJF91
right?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLRpQY3Bj4
Angel nodded.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1KHJlLzJ8
Eric940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdPwBsGBfQ
shook his head. "I can't tell you all that at the moment. It's best if 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZsqQmYhdj
Carly does. It has something to do with your mother."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ezonmXwAl
Angel940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR9IalzIu8c
now started to think of the worst. What was it now? Did her mother have940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWkKAQszPw
debts she failed to pay before she died or was it something far much 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpHcvAKJj3
worse?940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Iq1N4sfL3
"But940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmX9oJiWjC
you don't worry about anything. Carly told me that you'll find out 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQp3QLiXJe
what's going on," said Eric as he lifted the spoon towards Angel's 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWeEExBbsqu
mouth.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqIIvaygxt
"Now, open wide. You need to finish your lunch, okay?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPSdeVXATI
Angel did as she was told and Eric put the spoon in her mouth. 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUWgVQ7hgN
"That's940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5W646gy9VB
a good girl. I might just give you some special dessert at the end of 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnBD1Uxgul
all this. What do you think about that?" Eric asked as he wiggled his 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ096F2ftUsl
eyebrows. 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwgMKw6Z2LR
"And will that dessert be your lips? Because if it is, I'll gladly slap your cheek."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnibFKobrHx
Eric940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWF0BCTl5e2
stared at Angel with his mouth agape. She finally spoke. He didn't know940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMoEhdfRO2S
whether to hug her or kiss her for her to slap him and see if he was 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhiKaocr9Sm
dreaming.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0FHco9Xdkm
"You... talked!" Eric almost exclaimed, but Angel covered his mouth with her good right hand.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbIbnu4q2p
"I don't want Carly to find out, keep your voice down," said Angel quietly.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdelvS3zDIA
"Don't worry, Carly is in the lobby. But why have you been quiet all this time, Angel? You had all of us worried."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPXGuXcw4kT
"I940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwWJedMulOp
know," Angel leaned her back onto the soft pillows behind her, "I just 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJgJEGCepTb
didn't feel like talking and all. After all that had happened, being 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm5KQosYIRD
quiet was the only way to keep calm."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1Iz7WE2iV
"But you should have said something to someone. If not Carly or I, at least the doctor."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Vjx7kFjx6
Angel looked at Eric and held his hand. "Thank you, Eric."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmhYc29evL
"Thanks, for what?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9cZ4INNRp
"For940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobKNw8cHzn
being there even if we barely know each other," said Angel with a sad 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8X2Y9KSXJP
smile on her face. "You kept my sister company even though I never said a940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Ehpn2BWV6
word to her. I just didn't want to leash out my anger on her."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgy25GqAm5Q
"Its nothing, Angel. When I said I was glad to meet you back at the bar, I truly meant it."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd5sWb4ltHt
Angel940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKaEQzOWQSi
smiled and then something quickly came to mind. Images of what had 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrzobGK7iuT
happened last week at the day of the accident came back. 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhETZb5IzCE
"Hey, are you okay?" Eric asked. "You looked pale for a second."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhAzZynFR9b
"The....940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ymbfbRYKq
the day, I had the accident," started Angel, "what really happened? 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhEoSEDRdHM
Because all I remember is the phone call of someone telling me about my 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnpfMRIpEE
mother's death and then nothing."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEsycWJDw2i
"You don't really remember a car hitting you on that day?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNK6GheGSsr
"I940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV2hg2qSmml
know a car hit me, but who was driving the car? I want to know. I was 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZE9N7fAu19
hoping you and Carly would bring up the topic these past few days, but 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGjvg7qzN7l
you didn't. When the police came, I knew I wasn't going to say much 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrhNiIpKKAt
because I don't know anything. Now you tell me, was it a hit and run or 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQGKb5V30s
do you know who did it?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡng9pUH9Zy5
Eric looked the other way for a moment. "No, Angel. It wasn't a hit and run."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJsxZFHU4h
"Then will you tell me?" Angel asked. "Why do you look like that? Is there something I should know?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXQHOxnOvJ
"Remember, the guy who was with your sister at the bar that day?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLuLq3Va13
"Ya, I remember the jerk. Why?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGoaFzeCEt
"That person who just called a jerk, is none other than my cousin, Leo."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMKNore9ra8
"Oh," Angel paused for a second. "I didn't know. Sorry about that."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5CrdlhZoUF
"No,940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8eq0PSW4lB
he's a jerk, that's for sure. On that day he was supposed to get 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwbA0kbzKQj
married. But he left the wedding and came by the bar looking for 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIBK6lxcksp
Carly."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfkMpw21uW8
"A jerk indeed. Why did he come there anyway?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFfkEsembap
"Well, he changed his mind completely after the bachelor party to get married."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyiWzHYLY0r
"And he did all that just because of my sister? Ridiculous."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELhxGSsxQU
"Coming940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFEtEtmkAwN
back to your accident," Eric now looked straight at Angel, "I'm afraid 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaShe3Ivbap
to tell you that he was the one who ran you over."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDREtG4ifB
Angel940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9yIQPvlhy
didn't say anything. Eric expected her to burst in anger but she looked940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqmwBKy766
calm. Even her response seemed to surprise Eric even more.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3x78RzkBX
"So, he almost kills me with his car and he hasn't come by just to apologise?" Angel asked calmly. 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡurf1dvOC9F
"I...940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmH6446KuBv
well," Eric was lost for words. He expected Angel to shout and act 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHT5MlRq9r
wild, but she didn't. "He still feels bad after everything."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEB4x6vF1bE
"He still feels bad or is he just too full of pride to apologise?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0m9YIfqh0B
"How do you know that?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡemBWhfEpn9
"I spent five minutes in that office in the bar with your cousin, trust me, I know."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvcb3uLqp3r
Eric940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYk8qCaIO3
passed a hand through his hair and sighed. "On behalf of Leo, I simply 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJxawyrO6e
apologise. I'm also part of the reason why you're in this mess."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpc8TEFrvUJ
"It's nothing, Eric. I would prefer if Leo bought himself to do that, don't you think?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYeT4kZkSk5
"You're right."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfu2YHF8vQb
"I hope the person Carly has gone out to see by the lobby isn't him."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbrsCFuUQ1t
"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."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIaFm9XbVch
"But what is he doing here?" Angel asked.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpTuU4BKRIr
"I'm940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnp583dZpB
not the one supposed to be telling you this, but apparently, your 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDIk4475l6Z
mother and my uncle were good friends. The time your mother had fallen 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPh2iMqzvnf
ill, he was there and took her to the hospital."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9IBTU9lx2r
Angel940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4451rWCk3
didn't say anything as she continued to look at Eric. The thought of 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5l0WbdouR
her mother during her dying moments made Angel's heart break. She 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHXvDDOMs3
wondered how much pain her mother must have gone through.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNi1vXH7ehI
"Since you weren't talking, he decided to talk to Carly over some things."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBv5Fux7nxZ
"What things?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡySPJixu1Mc
"I don't know," Eric shrugged his shoulders, "must be something about your mother."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjEqs3nv5Bz
Angel thought for a second. "Tell him to come in, I would like to speak with him."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlWR1IH3P3W
"You're sure?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwb2u5rv0Lb
"Of course, please do so, Eric."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4q7hHdm9HW
Eric940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYmR0WPQvr5
nodded and put her bowl of soup aside. He quickly rushed out of the 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2Jg41dQAc
door and he soon came back with Carly and a tall good looking man. By 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡudcUodta3c
the look of his designer clothes, Angel could tell that he was one type 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcEIvDeYVcN
of a person living the good life.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ieUK4Or08
"Angel, Eric told me you can talk again," said Carly, "is that true?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMWZmPEGua
"Yes, it's true," replied Angel trying to put up a smile for her sister, but even her cheeks wouldn't twitch. 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8lWQzvoQFs
"I'm940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddeBX7XeCH
so glad!" Carly ran over excitedly and hugged her sister. For a second 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSu38z4tkZ
Angel wanted to revolt and push her away, but that would seem rude in 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9c54m71sxo
front of Eric and his uncle. And so she just had to put up with it.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCLzVUm9IB
"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."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5LgdjtxkR
"And I still feel like hitting you with a frying pan!" Angel940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwwSz6cV9cH
finally pulled out a smile even when she knew it was completely fake. 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKIKp9kodd
Despite Carly taking care of her this past week, Angel still couldn't 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZx2WfBXhuu
stand her sister after everything.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2j5NLfF9kF
"It's fine, Carly," said Angel, finding it a little hard to speak. "Don't say such things, okay? All that is over now."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbgvZdQlrVx
"Sorry940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFp6mk1RpCH
to intervene on the little reunion," spoke Eric's uncle, "but I think 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5r62bVCd3U
we have more important things to discuss regarding your mother, Angel."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV03Kevnb7q
At940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYFfHOQcoTc
last, someone had to bring up that point and Angel felt like breathing 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8oxORw7rep
out a sigh of relief. She didn't want to talk to Carly anymore. And she 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG3btrSR01R
was starting to like this man already. 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFBXfotyvh
"Yes, Eric told me who you were and that you were good friends with my mother," said Angel.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJgVgUrJuRb
"Yes, Eric told you right," said Mr McDonell, "I came here to give my deepest condolences."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWBHHAXJ6e6
"Thank you."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhuC2jtlii
"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."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6Bvmu2J9T
"No, don't worry about it. You aren't the only one who has apologised on his behalf." Angel stared at Eric.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRDqCAqH3SL
"Well,940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmutHcA0e2l
putting that aside, I came to talk to you about the burial processions.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaKb9wP9vdc
We didn't want to go ahead with the burial until you fully recovered. 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSFiYI4797G
And your mother, before she passed away, made me promise her something. 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGRSIRz5Yg
And I hope that you'll agree to it. I already talked to Carly about it 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmE7OS1UK0
and she agreed, but the final consent is yours to make."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPUyMyBaW5s
"I hope you agree to it,940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdOQTFOrIFk
Angel," said Carly. That almost made Angel want to slap her mouth as 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjq7TCECXOS
she stared at her sister who stared back with hopeful eyes.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG207eazz6z
Angel turned to face Mr 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSy21iKSTB
McDonell who was staring calmy at her. Eric stood right beside him and 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMEoUPR3JHH
he too looked on eagerly, hoping that Angel would agree to what's 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Wx9FqG3DE
coming.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvVEpB5fOlw
"Okay, what is it my mother promised you to do?" Angel asked.
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