Angel's eyes flew 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAgesqBl6vaD
open as she felt something warm and soft touch her face. Everything 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAatEQtDqbys
around her seemed a little hazy and bright as her eyes slowly adjusted 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAKIQLonBrpe
to the light. She could see a figure looking down at her and Angel had 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAK9bS3SaT6e
to shade her eyes to see the person's face clearly. 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAKIXzJai9Oy
"Hello, my sweetheart," came the voice of the person looking down at her.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAO8StGp8lWQ
Angel quickly stood 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAtPbwmwQ7Jj
up from the floor she was lying on and faced the person in front of her.1027Please respect copyright.PENANA1Q7MnC4KK6
The sound of the person's voice was so familiar now that Angel felt 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAsVYcXDXczK
dumb not to have realised it sooner.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAFJKay5YfeY
"Mum, is that you?" Angel asked.1027Please respect copyright.PENANA678Rz9C2Sk
"Of course, its me, my lovely Angel," her mother replied as she touched Angel's cheek with her soft hand.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAao6PjS5Jvg
Angel closed her eyes1027Please respect copyright.PENANAgXUiFsXCci
at the touch of her mother's hand and felt like lingering on it for a 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAkCEQvI2hbO
life time. She opened her eyes and her mother smiled at her.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAyV6GHsoFY1
"I thought you were dead," said Angel. 1027Please respect copyright.PENANA3U52gqwPrZ
"Honey, I know it will be difficult to tell you this, but sadly, I'm not where you're right now."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAFZx8afoPI8
"What do you mean?"1027Please respect copyright.PENANAWnCB7fgwlL
"I'm long gone from earth, Angel. I'm simply no more."1027Please respect copyright.PENANATpTaNmsPZX
"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?"1027Please respect copyright.PENANAUC1HLTPG0C
"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."1027Please respect copyright.PENANA7PCKI5wIkz
"Carly, she's really disappointed me, mum," said Angel as she wiped the tears falling from her eyes.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAOuI5fkD4YF
"That's what I wanted to talk to you about."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAqVft2eZIst
"If it means forgiving her I'm not going to do it. That will take a life time."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAFBWjpZ3osG
"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."1027Please respect copyright.PENANACEWtths2pW
"I bet you're going to remind me of my promise, aren't you?"1027Please respect copyright.PENANA8Xa5sjdxDv
Angel's mother gave 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAhfoNMOKNeB
her daughter a bright smile while she stroked her cheek. "Of course, I 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAhsoJ1zuLSD
was going to remind you of just that. I know that now that I'm no longer1027Please respect copyright.PENANA6qZPxCW7fG
around, its going to be difficult for you. Your life will get even more1027Please respect copyright.PENANA1rUXiWmpGI
complicated after all this, but just know that I'm always there when 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAOLC3PiyBnV
you need me. And the most important thing, always take care of your 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAADVQEW0K2Y
sister no matter what she does. And that you always try to fix things even when it seems impossible to do so."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAQW0nLgmaHa
"You know I already gave you my word."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAmygdKwQeZb
"And I know that 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAbJ8QO2jknH
you'll keep it. I know you might try to tear your sister to shreds, but 1027Please respect copyright.PENANA16Z8xeHebD
please try to be patient with her, okay?"1027Please respect copyright.PENANADRRZoqGwtU
Before Angel could reply, she noticed that her mother had stood further away from her towards something bright.1027Please respect copyright.PENANA8kkMNIrrcW
"I have to go now, just remember that I love you, Angel and your sister too," said her mother.1027Please respect copyright.PENANADl6dgI2aML
"Mum, wait, don't 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAzEwjEviqV1
go," said Angel as she started to run towards her mother. Her mother 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAe9aamJ7y6s
didn't move from where she stood and Angel felt the distance widen. She 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAeenw6pphwH
tried running as fast as she could, but that just made the distance 1027Please respect copyright.PENANANCZtVnjfVi
between them even bigger.1027Please respect copyright.PENANArK0HgzodJF
And then all of the 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAnmbsi0Rp0S
sudden, darkness begun to swallow everything around and the smile on her1027Please respect copyright.PENANAGxnaRqYVBI
mother's face was the last thing Angel saw.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAfH6oMwt50o
***1027Please respect copyright.PENANAKnV2xNKMPp
It1027Please respect copyright.PENANAIq9hnYSbVh
felt like drowning as Angel took in air through her nostrils, filling 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAAVPccnZODO
up her painful lungs. A sudden pain and heaviness quickly descended on 1027Please respect copyright.PENANA23gqDF7MOe
her body and she might have heard herself wince in pain. Her eyes felt 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAVu9lr2U3Dy
too heavy to open, but she did her best to do so anyway. She could tell 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAzZlAIFOcp5
as she opened her eyes and her vision cleared, that she was staring at a1027Please respect copyright.PENANAZoQm1cZfdm
ceiling. The sound of a beeping machine was the first thing she heard 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAQTSNSVeRCE
and when she tried to turn her neck, she realised she couldn't move and 1027Please respect copyright.PENANACAsiFEyJix
her body ached all over. Her eyes rolled around, but all she could see 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAIKC2KPAHdN
was the ceiling above her.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAlHiObc4lKg
Angel's1027Please respect copyright.PENANA6FBor3wQHK
heart started to beat aimlessly as she realised she couldn't move at 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAUpVsxyNVgu
all. She felt quite scared thinking she was all alone until she heard 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAbnm7ICmJXo
her sister's voice.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAEQB6LKh0do
"Angel? Oh my gosh, she's alive!" 1027Please respect copyright.PENANA2mVSxfDlSj
Angel1027Please respect copyright.PENANALL3XE7Gjxh
felt like breathing out a sigh of relief, but she knew it was going to 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAf90lfXU8BR
be painful. She noticed the face mask on her face and wanted to remove 1027Please respect copyright.PENANA2q7jlWyANZ
it. She could feel her fingers, but lifting her whole hand was going to 1027Please respect copyright.PENANA4GAba76N2U
be a painful process. Her body felt heavy as it already was.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAL7yWFT54KZ
"Please,1027Please respect copyright.PENANAFKAeSspLX9
call the doctor! My sister is alive!" Carly seemed to be calling out to1027Please respect copyright.PENANACXoQbAZE4l
someone in the room and a male voice grabbed Angel's attention.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAuerBNhqfCR
"I'm1027Please respect copyright.PENANA9S5gsm8SiA
going, I'm going." Quick footsteps were heard and faded away. Angel 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAyi1J7pondV
could tell that the voice sounded very familiar but she couldn't process1027Please respect copyright.PENANAHbst83jpBx
everything at the moment.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAax0Wgh5gwX
Carly's1027Please respect copyright.PENANAvl2b4cfONx
face came into view as she looked down at Angel. Angel could tell that 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAA9BFECnJrf
her sister had been crying. Her puffy red eyes and stuffy red nose 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAttYhVd59Q9
showed it all. 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAYfqBV8Of5E
"I1027Please respect copyright.PENANAa3mEkl5QnI
thought I lost you, Angel," said Carly, "when your heart stopped 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAwhX1zrYHOn
beating, I thought you were gone forever. I don't want to lose you too."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAWOe3RHSRCD
Angel1027Please respect copyright.PENANAakm8mVpvrv
noticed the black shirt Carly was wearing and her eyes stung with tears1027Please respect copyright.PENANAx4f6ARX6Vs
as she remembered that her mother had passed on. Her heart felt heavy 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAXKEypES6om
with remorse and her body ached even more.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAVVYMAoPRHS
"I'm1027Please respect copyright.PENANAUHRjJZYZxB
so sorry, Angel," said Carly as tears sreamed down her face. "I feel 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAagFiVxM5fL
most of this is all my fault and I know I let you down. Please forgive 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAcxXigXIkrB
me. And I also hope that wherever mum is, that she will also be able to 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAAY0BMloTlE
forgive me too."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAsqUil1vcUq
A1027Please respect copyright.PENANAWmdH75iIIU
tear streamed down Angel's cheek as she continued to stare up at her 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAsukDRIUs1h
sister. She wanted to comfort her sister, but she was still mad at Carly1027Please respect copyright.PENANAuyUG2UkYfP
and she didn't feel like speaking at the moment. Soon she heard quick 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAKoj49pgf2y
footsteps. 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAUPJlvGdWAg
"Doctor, my sister is okay," said Carly as she turned to address the doctor.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAjNL3e6pu0T
"Well,1027Please respect copyright.PENANAyChTFl8ojb
isn't that a miracle?" the doctor said, "looks like your sister fought 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAjOgbOgpsH4
with death and won. I also thought she was gone the time we tried to 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAgwX2tQDtyC
revive her."1027Please respect copyright.PENANACVC0zeVsLj
"Well, Angel is as tough as I thought," came the male voice again which Angel still couldn't recognise. 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAuisyT6AwdV
"I think you two better leave while we take some tests," said the doctor, "don't you worry."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAqFqZwuKS7l
Carly looked down at her1027Please respect copyright.PENANAM1QRGmXdHj
sister, tears still rolling down her cheeks. "I'm glad you're back, 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAJUTUmPmoS2
Angel. I don't know what I would've have done without you."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAyKCDJczNNx
"And so as I," came the male voice.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAszEH41FfoJ
Eric soon appeared 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAdYf8AGTp0e
within Angel's sights and he had a sad smile on his face. Angel's eyes 1027Please respect copyright.PENANA9LTubbkyuj
widen at the sight of his cute sad face. She felt like smiling at him, 1027Please respect copyright.PENANA1DfCpFEmx7
but a sudden wince of pain came out of her mouth. 1027Please respect copyright.PENANARitqP3LwUs
"Angel, are you feeling hurt?" Carly asked looking worried. 1027Please respect copyright.PENANA8vY8HaWRMQ
"You don't worry, she's 1027Please respect copyright.PENANApuDIdO9GMk
in pain, but that will wear off as soon as she takes her medication," 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAjpS8BIGy1G
said the doctor, "I suggest you leave while she takes her rest."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAvQw3NJCqtE
"Let's go, Carly, the doctor's right," said Eric, "we will come see her later on when she feels better."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAAYQziYxQ8V
"Okay, let's go," said Carly. 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAdyY9BsNB7w
Carly and Eric looked at1027Please respect copyright.PENANANbocNBe7kN
Angel one last time. As the two left the room, the doctor appeared 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAUn6SgKWg8A
beside Angel with a bright warm smile on his face.1027Please respect copyright.PENANA1xlEij0CzS
"It's good to see you 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAzF89P8WDf8
alive, Angel," said the doctor, "now, I'll give you a little sedative to1027Please respect copyright.PENANAVNunTe7JvI
ease the pain and you can have enough rest."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAXAF35Yf39n
Angel saw the doctor 1027Please respect copyright.PENANARmqPuKCsEk
inject some liquid into her IV and she quickly felt the effects of the 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAOTgu8Oauvy
sedative taking over. Her eyes peacefully closed as she realised that 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAzyt2NfgeL5
rest was exactly what she needed.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAc89w9J8k7j
***1027Please respect copyright.PENANAtqJjfIoJM4
A1027Please respect copyright.PENANAz42N71SXDW
week had passed and Angel was recovering slowly. It seemed like 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAnEDvPp5GvO
forever, but Angel was patient enough to wait until her body mended 1027Please respect copyright.PENANADt7rWSGhmE
itself. Carly was always there everyday to watch over and take care of 1027Please respect copyright.PENANApZcVeWUDSY
her. Even Eric also did the same, surprisingly. And that made Angel 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAd872RkqHjX
wonder why he would be so interested in her well being.1027Please respect copyright.PENANA9P8rPoIxy0
As1027Please respect copyright.PENANAhssr7wPK9T
the week passed on, Angel had quickly recovered from her mother's 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAIbMOAslxqj
death. It didn't really have a mental effect as she thought it would 1027Please respect copyright.PENANA4LxNjNLliY
have. But she pulled through anyway. 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAx5Nnf1Navk
Apparently, one thing seemed to bother Carly, Eric, the doctor and nurses who took care of Angel.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAfHDnR1Opmo
Angel had never altered a word since she gained consciousness. 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAf6FMVr1dhx
Carly1027Please respect copyright.PENANAiyDyamF4rP
had once asked the doctor this and wondered if their mother's death had1027Please respect copyright.PENANAqV7Qkv6V5r
anything to do with it or maybe her vocal cords had a problem. But 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAFGUJK5dvNP
sadly, the doctor had no answer because he recently had a check up on 1027Please respect copyright.PENANATtf8ZTdpjT
Angel's vocal cords and everything seemed perfectly normal. All she did 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAELz2ZtkLaZ
was nod or shake her head if they ever asked a question, but she 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAhdLVYJnjUP
wouldn't say anything. 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAucJLiQQ3v9
Even1027Please respect copyright.PENANAWMH4ebsXak
after the third day after Angel gained consciousness, the police 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAvrlJoD2he0
decided to take a police statement from her, but everything went to no 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAPuRzj2OSmK
avail. Even Angel's workmates would come now and then to see how she was1027Please respect copyright.PENANAfVilhs8HZU
doing and her boss, Mark Dean, came to see her as well. But still, 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAq7QFCZHwzc
Angel kept her mouth shut.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAjQiccQPWpA
On1027Please respect copyright.PENANATYaEZcnrw0
Saturday, Carly was around, taking care of Angel. It was lunch time and1027Please respect copyright.PENANACakdCo0bRu
Carly was feeding her sister. Angel was now able to sit up in bed even 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAcEAtSaWCk5
though her body still ached like hell. She still had a bandage wrapped 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAlZ2B1FctH9
around her forehead because of a deep scar, her left arm was still 1027Please respect copyright.PENANABSwyM2Bhno
broken and it was heavily bandaged. Her neck had healed drastically over1027Please respect copyright.PENANAUhoE70IqGt
a few days and her legs were doing okay, but they ached a little 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAJEWdkeAtfa
sometimes.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAZQsQVDMkwY
As1027Please respect copyright.PENANAo0u22uJqD3
Carly fed Angel another spoon of chicken soup, the door suddenly flew 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAu9wXgs15tg
open and Eric came in with a bouquet of roses and a basket of friut.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAe6R4OSViUe
"Hello, there," said Eric.1027Please respect copyright.PENANASFkzB8eSUG
"Oh, hi, Eric," said Carly and Angel just gave him a half smile.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAPSlfIQ0fyL
"Well,1027Please respect copyright.PENANArW6uMOuh1i
I see that you're doing better today, Angel," said Eric as he placed 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAwxzlqadWFO
the roses on top of the drawer next to her bedside together with the 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAFZ8AFG21Me
basket of fruits.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAk1uEqddA0E
"Wow, aren't those like the third bouquet of flowers you sent her this week?" Carly asked.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAyKDPjP2VeC
"Maybe, I don't really count anyway."1027Please respect copyright.PENANA3O6Ze4sDBz
"Awww! You see, Angel, looks like you have someone crushing on you. What do you have to say about that?"1027Please respect copyright.PENANAvGOKOpiLFt
Angel's smile widen a little, but she still didn't say anything.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAi5qpRyWSJb
"Um.. Carly, he's here and he wants to speak to you," said Eric.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAcbiA2Mu7W0
Angel raised an eyebrow. Something fishy was going on and she didn't like it. Who are they talking about? she wondered.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAi5ySIbn7a0
Carly looked at Angel and then at Eric. She gave the bowl of soup to Eric. 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAUffCPzp4dW
"I'll be right back," said Carly1027Please respect copyright.PENANAul0P7oJfVj
Eric1027Please respect copyright.PENANARxrNMWgfjJ
looked up at Angel as Carly left the room. Angel looked at him giving 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAm6RSPrAnJF
him a face indicating that he should tell her what was going on.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAyJWry7QIGJ
"I1027Please respect copyright.PENANAc5v4iqK1SB
know that look on your face, Angel," said Eric as he sat on the edge of1027Please respect copyright.PENANAEySMct0rnR
the hospital bed to feed her. "You want to know what's going on, 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAwp8Ys9ySSR
right?"1027Please respect copyright.PENANARLF6RQYiqE
Angel nodded.1027Please respect copyright.PENANA7ScRMBlHbt
Eric1027Please respect copyright.PENANAoti21wMN2H
shook his head. "I can't tell you all that at the moment. It's best if 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAoTN8QIrHvs
Carly does. It has something to do with your mother."1027Please respect copyright.PENANALgEqsjw3Oo
Angel1027Please respect copyright.PENANABk7WVi8L2g
now started to think of the worst. What was it now? Did her mother have1027Please respect copyright.PENANAPedHiNhnoR
debts she failed to pay before she died or was it something far much 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAdCCeKGyjix
worse?1027Please respect copyright.PENANA0878yTrzqm
"But1027Please respect copyright.PENANAmGkwgmBtkZ
you don't worry about anything. Carly told me that you'll find out 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAhk8h483EzE
what's going on," said Eric as he lifted the spoon towards Angel's 1027Please respect copyright.PENANApRal4PscS8
mouth.1027Please respect copyright.PENANA4VD48FANcF
"Now, open wide. You need to finish your lunch, okay?"1027Please respect copyright.PENANAc0n0c4Y4Tn
Angel did as she was told and Eric put the spoon in her mouth. 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAG90KxAfTUT
"That's1027Please respect copyright.PENANAvhAEpP5cR3
a good girl. I might just give you some special dessert at the end of 1027Please respect copyright.PENANANVH9N96YAn
all this. What do you think about that?" Eric asked as he wiggled his 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAZRIbzufjcj
eyebrows. 1027Please respect copyright.PENANA78Q2gjJIX3
"And will that dessert be your lips? Because if it is, I'll gladly slap your cheek."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAYoLmjZs9Su
Eric1027Please respect copyright.PENANAIYHs6q4XRi
stared at Angel with his mouth agape. She finally spoke. He didn't know1027Please respect copyright.PENANAPNNBm9U5og
whether to hug her or kiss her for her to slap him and see if he was 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAUXItVUMuYt
dreaming.1027Please respect copyright.PENANApexEt8DlBV
"You... talked!" Eric almost exclaimed, but Angel covered his mouth with her good right hand.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAgeyZgnVTa6
"I don't want Carly to find out, keep your voice down," said Angel quietly.1027Please respect copyright.PENANASVOzTggavv
"Don't worry, Carly is in the lobby. But why have you been quiet all this time, Angel? You had all of us worried."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAGVjLkuWVNt
"I1027Please respect copyright.PENANAXCdxLaIWbE
know," Angel leaned her back onto the soft pillows behind her, "I just 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAMiCb27uRln
didn't feel like talking and all. After all that had happened, being 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAZYr7GZ3OSX
quiet was the only way to keep calm."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAKkCnskERpy
"But you should have said something to someone. If not Carly or I, at least the doctor."1027Please respect copyright.PENANA9ObdxFKJTq
Angel looked at Eric and held his hand. "Thank you, Eric."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAJWi3HT2rOG
"Thanks, for what?"1027Please respect copyright.PENANA9cay4brD02
"For1027Please respect copyright.PENANAERluSfQxgo
being there even if we barely know each other," said Angel with a sad 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAaRa1rk8j7Q
smile on her face. "You kept my sister company even though I never said a1027Please respect copyright.PENANAoDlwhSKOoT
word to her. I just didn't want to leash out my anger on her."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAjgcy424r1n
"Its nothing, Angel. When I said I was glad to meet you back at the bar, I truly meant it."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAzojQu8Xp88
Angel1027Please respect copyright.PENANAtuCvdTh7i2
smiled and then something quickly came to mind. Images of what had 1027Please respect copyright.PENANA0q5RokyCt5
happened last week at the day of the accident came back. 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAwLCyQw2NDX
"Hey, are you okay?" Eric asked. "You looked pale for a second."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAoJa2p02EFk
"The....1027Please respect copyright.PENANAPwACH6GKyg
the day, I had the accident," started Angel, "what really happened? 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAIT6TFy9rxJ
Because all I remember is the phone call of someone telling me about my 1027Please respect copyright.PENANA2NxXSnEopi
mother's death and then nothing."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAKNRPW2gx9k
"You don't really remember a car hitting you on that day?"1027Please respect copyright.PENANAvOHbrrBEBH
"I1027Please respect copyright.PENANAf0sCPXPDHf
know a car hit me, but who was driving the car? I want to know. I was 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAO0EOFnxsow
hoping you and Carly would bring up the topic these past few days, but 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAjQV2bxjg2h
you didn't. When the police came, I knew I wasn't going to say much 1027Please respect copyright.PENANA7sYDLtuPDN
because I don't know anything. Now you tell me, was it a hit and run or 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAh8zIb7mgwX
do you know who did it?"1027Please respect copyright.PENANARpKCIgiDy4
Eric looked the other way for a moment. "No, Angel. It wasn't a hit and run."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAcA6TxuehF1
"Then will you tell me?" Angel asked. "Why do you look like that? Is there something I should know?"1027Please respect copyright.PENANAcAnJSCcKmz
"Remember, the guy who was with your sister at the bar that day?"1027Please respect copyright.PENANAtPJbSHs46L
"Ya, I remember the jerk. Why?"1027Please respect copyright.PENANArV4cYTg7wd
"That person who just called a jerk, is none other than my cousin, Leo."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAyfs8RHtvy5
"Oh," Angel paused for a second. "I didn't know. Sorry about that."1027Please respect copyright.PENANABJ8it6hAQs
"No,1027Please respect copyright.PENANAWCoVMnjogz
he's a jerk, that's for sure. On that day he was supposed to get 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAnqZwW4gMrj
married. But he left the wedding and came by the bar looking for 1027Please respect copyright.PENANA7eFSe3b3zW
Carly."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAd8gNZlrd35
"A jerk indeed. Why did he come there anyway?"1027Please respect copyright.PENANAadXSZq6sgb
"Well, he changed his mind completely after the bachelor party to get married."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAhWcnCdVgqC
"And he did all that just because of my sister? Ridiculous."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAdGbKuR7p0w
"Coming1027Please respect copyright.PENANAvbWvmJsWr9
back to your accident," Eric now looked straight at Angel, "I'm afraid 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAP8fyIK7Vau
to tell you that he was the one who ran you over."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAaaOQ9HEUZg
Angel1027Please respect copyright.PENANAQHWFPqNKb6
didn't say anything. Eric expected her to burst in anger but she looked1027Please respect copyright.PENANA3h0msXJA3l
calm. Even her response seemed to surprise Eric even more.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAfxacZWbhOo
"So, he almost kills me with his car and he hasn't come by just to apologise?" Angel asked calmly. 1027Please respect copyright.PENANALelC2YIHJZ
"I...1027Please respect copyright.PENANAY1040fBX7P
well," Eric was lost for words. He expected Angel to shout and act 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAiBHrX09GG8
wild, but she didn't. "He still feels bad after everything."1027Please respect copyright.PENANA366gZ1oIGu
"He still feels bad or is he just too full of pride to apologise?"1027Please respect copyright.PENANAo14HSTLQGc
"How do you know that?"1027Please respect copyright.PENANAPPxevZCUzI
"I spent five minutes in that office in the bar with your cousin, trust me, I know."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAwmgj1fkaHM
Eric1027Please respect copyright.PENANA0ELpTMOjaj
passed a hand through his hair and sighed. "On behalf of Leo, I simply 1027Please respect copyright.PENANA4P7eeari8X
apologise. I'm also part of the reason why you're in this mess."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAlg3Vn5csKx
"It's nothing, Eric. I would prefer if Leo bought himself to do that, don't you think?"1027Please respect copyright.PENANAkpfDV2zQfS
"You're right."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAtFUhHnyJwr
"I hope the person Carly has gone out to see by the lobby isn't him."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAOAy2P7NwcB
"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."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAgwabNQntqz
"But what is he doing here?" Angel asked.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAczWPNALEYJ
"I'm1027Please respect copyright.PENANAueF0yCR5aF
not the one supposed to be telling you this, but apparently, your 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAzvgslrKHw3
mother and my uncle were good friends. The time your mother had fallen 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAq1Iu3R7p8K
ill, he was there and took her to the hospital."1027Please respect copyright.PENANALFzeEqQRmU
Angel1027Please respect copyright.PENANAi7Q1E500fS
didn't say anything as she continued to look at Eric. The thought of 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAExYUPCYRt6
her mother during her dying moments made Angel's heart break. She 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAZdgYjV0yHz
wondered how much pain her mother must have gone through.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAocf8sImfZo
"Since you weren't talking, he decided to talk to Carly over some things."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAPf6NlfrKNb
"What things?"1027Please respect copyright.PENANADzqhEkBuiN
"I don't know," Eric shrugged his shoulders, "must be something about your mother."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAjE6xQd3oJi
Angel thought for a second. "Tell him to come in, I would like to speak with him."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAaqSvqMii3F
"You're sure?"1027Please respect copyright.PENANAjNZmJ44b6z
"Of course, please do so, Eric."1027Please respect copyright.PENANA2NktMyFewg
Eric1027Please respect copyright.PENANAJB7Rhs5Uvt
nodded and put her bowl of soup aside. He quickly rushed out of the 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAwGWfsWIPQy
door and he soon came back with Carly and a tall good looking man. By 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAFl4O3SYGie
the look of his designer clothes, Angel could tell that he was one type 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAj5fG8a2t01
of a person living the good life.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAG2zP0MvmRh
"Angel, Eric told me you can talk again," said Carly, "is that true?"1027Please respect copyright.PENANAGRGykCbzWI
"Yes, it's true," replied Angel trying to put up a smile for her sister, but even her cheeks wouldn't twitch. 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAFFsLoXomkR
"I'm1027Please respect copyright.PENANANcd9cpE7nQ
so glad!" Carly ran over excitedly and hugged her sister. For a second 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAAGIHrcftzy
Angel wanted to revolt and push her away, but that would seem rude in 1027Please respect copyright.PENANA5My5O05KcF
front of Eric and his uncle. And so she just had to put up with it.1027Please respect copyright.PENANASav2o0R04p
"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."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAoBB5F3iXGt
"And I still feel like hitting you with a frying pan!" Angel1027Please respect copyright.PENANAqdsXVlUAOz
finally pulled out a smile even when she knew it was completely fake. 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAvK50x1wgOf
Despite Carly taking care of her this past week, Angel still couldn't 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAqeS9O0LjdF
stand her sister after everything.1027Please respect copyright.PENANA6PEK0D17gJ
"It's fine, Carly," said Angel, finding it a little hard to speak. "Don't say such things, okay? All that is over now."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAVEAEaLqUdX
"Sorry1027Please respect copyright.PENANAjkCCrWw9Up
to intervene on the little reunion," spoke Eric's uncle, "but I think 1027Please respect copyright.PENANA0tLHCSfbtL
we have more important things to discuss regarding your mother, Angel."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAeukaUv10LD
At1027Please respect copyright.PENANArqK8dQTQh8
last, someone had to bring up that point and Angel felt like breathing 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAGjFMrpslT1
out a sigh of relief. She didn't want to talk to Carly anymore. And she 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAF3aYB0zyAu
was starting to like this man already. 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAMY0SVcrmTS
"Yes, Eric told me who you were and that you were good friends with my mother," said Angel.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAP9BLTt6gZ8
"Yes, Eric told you right," said Mr McDonell, "I came here to give my deepest condolences."1027Please respect copyright.PENANALDPHNDoTts
"Thank you."1027Please respect copyright.PENANA0mvIITkMwM
"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."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAjKA3kmNa3b
"No, don't worry about it. You aren't the only one who has apologised on his behalf." Angel stared at Eric.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAMkrCTFNrjg
"Well,1027Please respect copyright.PENANAyRvVW6OXNy
putting that aside, I came to talk to you about the burial processions.1027Please respect copyright.PENANAhg7ewnK1mz
We didn't want to go ahead with the burial until you fully recovered. 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAJfyrIm5gXA
And your mother, before she passed away, made me promise her something. 1027Please respect copyright.PENANA05mntqPbnG
And I hope that you'll agree to it. I already talked to Carly about it 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAdggzFQyId0
and she agreed, but the final consent is yours to make."1027Please respect copyright.PENANAU4OOa6GoCG
"I hope you agree to it,1027Please respect copyright.PENANA8zf3XiqJt7
Angel," said Carly. That almost made Angel want to slap her mouth as 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAO2jChf2nPD
she stared at her sister who stared back with hopeful eyes.1027Please respect copyright.PENANASuBKIpQoq4
Angel turned to face Mr 1027Please respect copyright.PENANA18oZHNtP1e
McDonell who was staring calmy at her. Eric stood right beside him and 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAjqhOLcxZSn
he too looked on eagerly, hoping that Angel would agree to what's 1027Please respect copyright.PENANAp6CTSaLNHh
coming.1027Please respect copyright.PENANA4lRkSP3jYz
"Okay, what is it my mother promised you to do?" Angel asked.
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