Angel's eyes flew 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy4RduJAO3U
open as she felt something warm and soft touch her face. Everything 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENMPmumbU7
around her seemed a little hazy and bright as her eyes slowly adjusted 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIsWfFqW63Y
to the light. She could see a figure looking down at her and Angel had 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhY4LU3C1Aj
to shade her eyes to see the person's face clearly. 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVEPmp1ra1
"Hello, my sweetheart," came the voice of the person looking down at her.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYanXM5L55S
Angel quickly stood 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡINg26YvggX
up from the floor she was lying on and faced the person in front of her.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWM33Sh9lBt
The sound of the person's voice was so familiar now that Angel felt 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvu4ByvWz4
dumb not to have realised it sooner.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKuvkJ9CFIS
"Mum, is that you?" Angel asked.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdI4r7JroWU
"Of course, its me, my lovely Angel," her mother replied as she touched Angel's cheek with her soft hand.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIajocliP6V
Angel closed her eyes1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsCLskqsm6
at the touch of her mother's hand and felt like lingering on it for a 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCu0TAoB4cF
life time. She opened her eyes and her mother smiled at her.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBCBZXTbnZy
"I thought you were dead," said Angel. 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0F0bHKkpw
"Honey, I know it will be difficult to tell you this, but sadly, I'm not where you're right now."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF3G4iTOrwZ
"What do you mean?"1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8N07Jaelt0
"I'm long gone from earth, Angel. I'm simply no more."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUnCxShzCoI
"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?"1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vfT8rta0F
"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."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7mAX6BEWA
"Carly, she's really disappointed me, mum," said Angel as she wiped the tears falling from her eyes.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA6PRoa3tDL
"That's what I wanted to talk to you about."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡredtgg4Igg
"If it means forgiving her I'm not going to do it. That will take a life time."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdFPbvPQdYo
"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."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXexDdb87za
"I bet you're going to remind me of my promise, aren't you?"1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ128Lt2MfJS
Angel's mother gave 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGZ7i3uQGT
her daughter a bright smile while she stroked her cheek. "Of course, I 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwuOAhcaqRO
was going to remind you of just that. I know that now that I'm no longer1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnDMpXpZqD
around, its going to be difficult for you. Your life will get even more1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGGRXqS1NG
complicated after all this, but just know that I'm always there when 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrICAdw9vYA
you need me. And the most important thing, always take care of your 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLcEi5wbLG6
sister no matter what she does. And that you always try to fix things even when it seems impossible to do so."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnnsOM3NXXc
"You know I already gave you my word."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzurefOBIX3
"And I know that 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOyNWnBETW
you'll keep it. I know you might try to tear your sister to shreds, but 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcw2CVEJ0QF
please try to be patient with her, okay?"1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJk9DiZI8Nf
Before Angel could reply, she noticed that her mother had stood further away from her towards something bright.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmSfRnKuO7z
"I have to go now, just remember that I love you, Angel and your sister too," said her mother.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8HvVmK5Rwe
"Mum, wait, don't 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKfZD7C95Ae
go," said Angel as she started to run towards her mother. Her mother 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32eakzVM6U
didn't move from where she stood and Angel felt the distance widen. She 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27kW12SRip
tried running as fast as she could, but that just made the distance 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUVsujTcEe
between them even bigger.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡenXTWYTtMx
And then all of the 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL8to1tGAH1
sudden, darkness begun to swallow everything around and the smile on her1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmHjX2irgY
mother's face was the last thing Angel saw.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZPeMgCRKF
***1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjssjyPeJez
It1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJfCpgGqtG
felt like drowning as Angel took in air through her nostrils, filling 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYIONQfISl
up her painful lungs. A sudden pain and heaviness quickly descended on 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfhqFKsMETv
her body and she might have heard herself wince in pain. Her eyes felt 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeArREQyo0r
too heavy to open, but she did her best to do so anyway. She could tell 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxpKk139BK
as she opened her eyes and her vision cleared, that she was staring at a1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJk0H2f6L7i
ceiling. The sound of a beeping machine was the first thing she heard 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYUz1cTTy4
and when she tried to turn her neck, she realised she couldn't move and 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgitfivYRg
her body ached all over. Her eyes rolled around, but all she could see 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVbGMeJLJk
was the ceiling above her.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQtX7HqSb54
Angel's1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmozb1ztzvd
heart started to beat aimlessly as she realised she couldn't move at 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8uzSthNIG
all. She felt quite scared thinking she was all alone until she heard 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRGARIAihc
her sister's voice.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9l0Suxe47
"Angel? Oh my gosh, she's alive!" 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAa6fggsqX
Angel1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu48UWxA40t
felt like breathing out a sigh of relief, but she knew it was going to 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ795JGXEmNm
be painful. She noticed the face mask on her face and wanted to remove 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96TKNLg262
it. She could feel her fingers, but lifting her whole hand was going to 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qs2NaxVCf
be a painful process. Her body felt heavy as it already was.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRFmsyxXMnJ
"Please,1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6HqcqITSI
call the doctor! My sister is alive!" Carly seemed to be calling out to1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3rdmNmbwV
someone in the room and a male voice grabbed Angel's attention.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWkZ982XOvM
"I'm1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1lhpcVCgUE
going, I'm going." Quick footsteps were heard and faded away. Angel 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwo5IcVWwN3
could tell that the voice sounded very familiar but she couldn't process1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wOcHtXRYH
everything at the moment.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rAlR2AUFn
Carly's1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlVu9A0eWLy
face came into view as she looked down at Angel. Angel could tell that 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhMxBrwP9Lm
her sister had been crying. Her puffy red eyes and stuffy red nose 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKmx8z24Kz
showed it all. 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4dvKda5VoY
"I1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJAdM3Kj25
thought I lost you, Angel," said Carly, "when your heart stopped 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0ESXU2Lq9
beating, I thought you were gone forever. I don't want to lose you too."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzy9DOi9r6
Angel1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYCHTdUWWGU
noticed the black shirt Carly was wearing and her eyes stung with tears1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhzSZWnBhDQ
as she remembered that her mother had passed on. Her heart felt heavy 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnTL7rHERn
with remorse and her body ached even more.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4iIRjNxPxG
"I'm1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1cuQAmqFHW
so sorry, Angel," said Carly as tears sreamed down her face. "I feel 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJcWLlAKEF
most of this is all my fault and I know I let you down. Please forgive 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4wtRhe7xc
me. And I also hope that wherever mum is, that she will also be able to 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfG70SAw42A
forgive me too."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62xUtZA5xD
A1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWe4SPAd94F
tear streamed down Angel's cheek as she continued to stare up at her 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4GBS9Cq3yA
sister. She wanted to comfort her sister, but she was still mad at Carly1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7DKp6XMxAw
and she didn't feel like speaking at the moment. Soon she heard quick 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fvyGW34qk
footsteps. 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJbeRT9XPV
"Doctor, my sister is okay," said Carly as she turned to address the doctor.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHeranMnbQy
"Well,1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1K4eC6AHJv
isn't that a miracle?" the doctor said, "looks like your sister fought 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKCSuiCDMX
with death and won. I also thought she was gone the time we tried to 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uyXWS8hLu
revive her."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZV5KFAyG8w
"Well, Angel is as tough as I thought," came the male voice again which Angel still couldn't recognise. 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWz0VTB2Xk
"I think you two better leave while we take some tests," said the doctor, "don't you worry."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUZuNch69k
Carly looked down at her1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10scNjWpa1
sister, tears still rolling down her cheeks. "I'm glad you're back, 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3eFhweTbbH
Angel. I don't know what I would've have done without you."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqW5tMIHp9H
"And so as I," came the male voice.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZMElZB7X4
Eric soon appeared 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZaxmCIWfxM
within Angel's sights and he had a sad smile on his face. Angel's eyes 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVW9CvGwb44
widen at the sight of his cute sad face. She felt like smiling at him, 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxitDkG3jeu
but a sudden wince of pain came out of her mouth. 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKSvwqei0aJ
"Angel, are you feeling hurt?" Carly asked looking worried. 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6c5fE0DdSf
"You don't worry, she's 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTZLHdqAB7
in pain, but that will wear off as soon as she takes her medication," 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWbAMmDDw0
said the doctor, "I suggest you leave while she takes her rest."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXOSJ87PipD
"Let's go, Carly, the doctor's right," said Eric, "we will come see her later on when she feels better."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK170JPSp0o
"Okay, let's go," said Carly. 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVaAVYpPsuP
Carly and Eric looked at1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ItSAoPcG6
Angel one last time. As the two left the room, the doctor appeared 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ZZESZOVtE
beside Angel with a bright warm smile on his face.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtaSMphm8j
"It's good to see you 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWMIp2MO0n
alive, Angel," said the doctor, "now, I'll give you a little sedative to1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerUrdlUAB6
ease the pain and you can have enough rest."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpO164cpiNJ
Angel saw the doctor 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUh7CgsSfOO
inject some liquid into her IV and she quickly felt the effects of the 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaEX81U3cp0
sedative taking over. Her eyes peacefully closed as she realised that 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMJEG8dz4j
rest was exactly what she needed.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIQiy1b4rf
***1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgiWtwztNG
A1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTPGdHEgTNk
week had passed and Angel was recovering slowly. It seemed like 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUIjJF0lU2U
forever, but Angel was patient enough to wait until her body mended 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhr169bGmys
itself. Carly was always there everyday to watch over and take care of 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlPkAPtUR1
her. Even Eric also did the same, surprisingly. And that made Angel 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdcKtat0Z7J
wonder why he would be so interested in her well being.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLUvU4Qhbu
As1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYqtqSMUm7
the week passed on, Angel had quickly recovered from her mother's 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6PhPwpFxZg
death. It didn't really have a mental effect as she thought it would 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCuKo5nrbMp
have. But she pulled through anyway. 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsaAGrL6xoY
Apparently, one thing seemed to bother Carly, Eric, the doctor and nurses who took care of Angel.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhNbIU3OTB
Angel had never altered a word since she gained consciousness. 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufC2atoPz8
Carly1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIyZhM5bROU
had once asked the doctor this and wondered if their mother's death had1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJuT5Q2UxS2
anything to do with it or maybe her vocal cords had a problem. But 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTpsq6ZVd5
sadly, the doctor had no answer because he recently had a check up on 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGLjnq9It9r
Angel's vocal cords and everything seemed perfectly normal. All she did 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb44FJLOaXT
was nod or shake her head if they ever asked a question, but she 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnbyZAPdzT
wouldn't say anything. 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp4D9LhwOCT
Even1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL8GoAoo2eP
after the third day after Angel gained consciousness, the police 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU1VUAxwiuz
decided to take a police statement from her, but everything went to no 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kmRU4zzCw
avail. Even Angel's workmates would come now and then to see how she was1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeFJL5glLa0
doing and her boss, Mark Dean, came to see her as well. But still, 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZA1EQP6PgI
Angel kept her mouth shut.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSqu585WW3n
On1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQegBRpueQl
Saturday, Carly was around, taking care of Angel. It was lunch time and1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXR4P7bsus
Carly was feeding her sister. Angel was now able to sit up in bed even 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNCfnZ6A55g
though her body still ached like hell. She still had a bandage wrapped 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28hSx3VCt4
around her forehead because of a deep scar, her left arm was still 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFW7KUCrfTO
broken and it was heavily bandaged. Her neck had healed drastically over1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3p0ET7NiR
a few days and her legs were doing okay, but they ached a little 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0tSUWn93d
sometimes.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTPmdM1CaHm
As1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMvUWOG7sIi
Carly fed Angel another spoon of chicken soup, the door suddenly flew 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXhiwrTH7V
open and Eric came in with a bouquet of roses and a basket of friut.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44akEyRsrN
"Hello, there," said Eric.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwoGk4op70s
"Oh, hi, Eric," said Carly and Angel just gave him a half smile.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNZ56O7J2z
"Well,1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYSyNBPAI5
I see that you're doing better today, Angel," said Eric as he placed 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNV3yXjcj7
the roses on top of the drawer next to her bedside together with the 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhR3OHpTIa
basket of fruits.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwwNP7asEq
"Wow, aren't those like the third bouquet of flowers you sent her this week?" Carly asked.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NtQ5j5lcJ
"Maybe, I don't really count anyway."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYNvmm4TK7
"Awww! You see, Angel, looks like you have someone crushing on you. What do you have to say about that?"1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ylUoc4Je8
Angel's smile widen a little, but she still didn't say anything.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJgXe1BCm51
"Um.. Carly, he's here and he wants to speak to you," said Eric.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrW46026Mc
Angel raised an eyebrow. Something fishy was going on and she didn't like it. Who are they talking about? she wondered.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL8Vm75kQCh
Carly looked at Angel and then at Eric. She gave the bowl of soup to Eric. 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJo7h7Q2afj
"I'll be right back," said Carly1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9wYtgA4ZEu
Eric1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzaHJLI04AP
looked up at Angel as Carly left the room. Angel looked at him giving 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsR2AwhJUc
him a face indicating that he should tell her what was going on.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBVeIxYOkW
"I1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWzUuvNnkkR
know that look on your face, Angel," said Eric as he sat on the edge of1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRUmgT6YIz6
the hospital bed to feed her. "You want to know what's going on, 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ruK18Qsn9
right?"1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4uc3rQNcsj
Angel nodded.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYmMV1KowN
Eric1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlNQhyrxsN7
shook his head. "I can't tell you all that at the moment. It's best if 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXtd9IErZg
Carly does. It has something to do with your mother."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp4oMWSSTJR
Angel1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3C7IdclgnU
now started to think of the worst. What was it now? Did her mother have1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZeWyLlQXoq
debts she failed to pay before she died or was it something far much 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9X0dSk9lJ
worse?1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhq3NtD7Lg
"But1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsACREfMUk9
you don't worry about anything. Carly told me that you'll find out 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGjqc7giyDt
what's going on," said Eric as he lifted the spoon towards Angel's 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMc4LNtShJp
mouth.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnT6OLqkGT8
"Now, open wide. You need to finish your lunch, okay?"1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbMz98BHaWt
Angel did as she was told and Eric put the spoon in her mouth. 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xHUQ6QeQ9
"That's1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmUWWnZ8KC
a good girl. I might just give you some special dessert at the end of 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUO5uSMmt9A
all this. What do you think about that?" Eric asked as he wiggled his 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOiTrV7gKVS
eyebrows. 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5H7QW3C90u
"And will that dessert be your lips? Because if it is, I'll gladly slap your cheek."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR58bMwWUxy
Eric1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLiJntN7Bl
stared at Angel with his mouth agape. She finally spoke. He didn't know1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSUM0n65Vo9
whether to hug her or kiss her for her to slap him and see if he was 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIvVAfoFSNJ
dreaming.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTbmobGgN7
"You... talked!" Eric almost exclaimed, but Angel covered his mouth with her good right hand.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBTFx8AaYE
"I don't want Carly to find out, keep your voice down," said Angel quietly.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLS2lcOaPWh
"Don't worry, Carly is in the lobby. But why have you been quiet all this time, Angel? You had all of us worried."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxq0Go1tPjo
"I1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhHE9iPaUFV
know," Angel leaned her back onto the soft pillows behind her, "I just 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2Nk4zmPbR
didn't feel like talking and all. After all that had happened, being 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡen95irOsmz
quiet was the only way to keep calm."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjJnCuSFfl
"But you should have said something to someone. If not Carly or I, at least the doctor."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXheewTF3C0
Angel looked at Eric and held his hand. "Thank you, Eric."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6T2Jlrraap
"Thanks, for what?"1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjvoaUHqjL
"For1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3Kxd9OfIt
being there even if we barely know each other," said Angel with a sad 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ592Y6MnAkY
smile on her face. "You kept my sister company even though I never said a1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡICSDqAFTEX
word to her. I just didn't want to leash out my anger on her."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJZY7SQkSqF
"Its nothing, Angel. When I said I was glad to meet you back at the bar, I truly meant it."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDt6y8p2iLf
Angel1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQh0MxtteUn
smiled and then something quickly came to mind. Images of what had 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2CBxVYmFm
happened last week at the day of the accident came back. 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFioX0NwAh4
"Hey, are you okay?" Eric asked. "You looked pale for a second."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9qifkQdg1
"The....1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvEALyZGmfG
the day, I had the accident," started Angel, "what really happened? 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnrvR6bojxQ
Because all I remember is the phone call of someone telling me about my 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4L1mqa2GD
mother's death and then nothing."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkt4htPti4
"You don't really remember a car hitting you on that day?"1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYITIdwMc7
"I1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcloHAzvPzO
know a car hit me, but who was driving the car? I want to know. I was 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WeWhxnKpK
hoping you and Carly would bring up the topic these past few days, but 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6SMMW86MR
you didn't. When the police came, I knew I wasn't going to say much 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxxf1blQ5i
because I don't know anything. Now you tell me, was it a hit and run or 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1qnxFJouV
do you know who did it?"1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6cr4QElgq
Eric looked the other way for a moment. "No, Angel. It wasn't a hit and run."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkQaxRMAvK
"Then will you tell me?" Angel asked. "Why do you look like that? Is there something I should know?"1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhtFYvt0THn
"Remember, the guy who was with your sister at the bar that day?"1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXER2BjkJd
"Ya, I remember the jerk. Why?"1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvJ9ibZ9BP
"That person who just called a jerk, is none other than my cousin, Leo."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHdoXveh6IR
"Oh," Angel paused for a second. "I didn't know. Sorry about that."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3uDFk45jz
"No,1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo61nTGqtcu
he's a jerk, that's for sure. On that day he was supposed to get 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtxpAoXXZq
married. But he left the wedding and came by the bar looking for 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ936tmXmnvq
Carly."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIE95KbL5oV
"A jerk indeed. Why did he come there anyway?"1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaFAf4tjAZp
"Well, he changed his mind completely after the bachelor party to get married."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡERyH2hoFWb
"And he did all that just because of my sister? Ridiculous."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZDVjrAnjB
"Coming1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzwIA0AB8p
back to your accident," Eric now looked straight at Angel, "I'm afraid 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5QVqlQmgD
to tell you that he was the one who ran you over."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWtSCufw93
Angel1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6L5f4ROPFQ
didn't say anything. Eric expected her to burst in anger but she looked1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFhdjsfVhm
calm. Even her response seemed to surprise Eric even more.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVCSvdpiAF
"So, he almost kills me with his car and he hasn't come by just to apologise?" Angel asked calmly. 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93YjULbrxd
"I...1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzcnLS6Hnee
well," Eric was lost for words. He expected Angel to shout and act 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOhRmMlc1H
wild, but she didn't. "He still feels bad after everything."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJuY9p7m0iU
"He still feels bad or is he just too full of pride to apologise?"1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4o6sNXsaK
"How do you know that?"1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTP1006lkFp
"I spent five minutes in that office in the bar with your cousin, trust me, I know."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtr8Kvdyomx
Eric1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVB4zGbJvxi
passed a hand through his hair and sighed. "On behalf of Leo, I simply 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc0upp4wpPC
apologise. I'm also part of the reason why you're in this mess."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfzXUJaKiD
"It's nothing, Eric. I would prefer if Leo bought himself to do that, don't you think?"1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzEew2kTeH9
"You're right."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMCqWIWFdGR
"I hope the person Carly has gone out to see by the lobby isn't him."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1CibtwmSS
"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."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6RZSEoZSzn
"But what is he doing here?" Angel asked.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9yKSydjbew
"I'm1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjOOB5asOrR
not the one supposed to be telling you this, but apparently, your 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOVnisC4YO
mother and my uncle were good friends. The time your mother had fallen 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡewM0UiInr4
ill, he was there and took her to the hospital."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrpyLa8cCEx
Angel1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7OwiZV6rPS
didn't say anything as she continued to look at Eric. The thought of 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMPQYCDgR1X
her mother during her dying moments made Angel's heart break. She 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcovJox7vAu
wondered how much pain her mother must have gone through.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxdHHAm57p
"Since you weren't talking, he decided to talk to Carly over some things."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKfixE21HR
"What things?"1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVnkhQQeip
"I don't know," Eric shrugged his shoulders, "must be something about your mother."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZeijvJmTE
Angel thought for a second. "Tell him to come in, I would like to speak with him."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLmPhRUyCm
"You're sure?"1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPcJywpXcmc
"Of course, please do so, Eric."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGGnuOjddh
Eric1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCgySjIT9Mb
nodded and put her bowl of soup aside. He quickly rushed out of the 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYObDZ4tEHD
door and he soon came back with Carly and a tall good looking man. By 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOGNwLSnRd
the look of his designer clothes, Angel could tell that he was one type 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJKndvWaNa
of a person living the good life.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvmpnwTbl1
"Angel, Eric told me you can talk again," said Carly, "is that true?"1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvf8zNpIrdN
"Yes, it's true," replied Angel trying to put up a smile for her sister, but even her cheeks wouldn't twitch. 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0OBWbO2ak
"I'm1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Z3AvrkVJI
so glad!" Carly ran over excitedly and hugged her sister. For a second 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0OykZYePA1
Angel wanted to revolt and push her away, but that would seem rude in 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6i4ot46iW
front of Eric and his uncle. And so she just had to put up with it.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNE18B75Dl
"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."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7sBSrsUVU
"And I still feel like hitting you with a frying pan!" Angel1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAbfnMnx6j6
finally pulled out a smile even when she knew it was completely fake. 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfBMb5Qu2d
Despite Carly taking care of her this past week, Angel still couldn't 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMlRQuNIIK
stand her sister after everything.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ynPd7r71A
"It's fine, Carly," said Angel, finding it a little hard to speak. "Don't say such things, okay? All that is over now."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk1XXMH4ixd
"Sorry1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYWmlS4tOQV
to intervene on the little reunion," spoke Eric's uncle, "but I think 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5CJqER3xz
we have more important things to discuss regarding your mother, Angel."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbfVm2C20fk
At1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhlWVnJqnh
last, someone had to bring up that point and Angel felt like breathing 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU4bEQbzSV9
out a sigh of relief. She didn't want to talk to Carly anymore. And she 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsgiK4Gh8vp
was starting to like this man already. 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJ2ZBxFXkX
"Yes, Eric told me who you were and that you were good friends with my mother," said Angel.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxYOHUT67vl
"Yes, Eric told you right," said Mr McDonell, "I came here to give my deepest condolences."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡknZIqguzvC
"Thank you."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBKW3GB3yx
"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."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzSL5yEiCst
"No, don't worry about it. You aren't the only one who has apologised on his behalf." Angel stared at Eric.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjHVlL0pf3z
"Well,1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dvHocJdh3
putting that aside, I came to talk to you about the burial processions.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVCg3dZ7lwZ
We didn't want to go ahead with the burial until you fully recovered. 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOz8R9uFo3
And your mother, before she passed away, made me promise her something. 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbQEKNmumU
And I hope that you'll agree to it. I already talked to Carly about it 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHEKOqqmD6n
and she agreed, but the final consent is yours to make."1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamKDJu0LOe
"I hope you agree to it,1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCaOYVQlsV
Angel," said Carly. That almost made Angel want to slap her mouth as 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu41izVaBeD
she stared at her sister who stared back with hopeful eyes.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ZL2qk9ZqU
Angel turned to face Mr 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeaBP7XVFPT
McDonell who was staring calmy at her. Eric stood right beside him and 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWoXQ18fgeS
he too looked on eagerly, hoping that Angel would agree to what's 1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9jvr7UBCWP
coming.1012Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOoshaSoX7O
"Okay, what is it my mother promised you to do?" Angel asked.
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