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They entered the big house with high fences. Angel looked at the house and admired it. The building was like a well-maintained and luxurious Dutch colonial building, and the garden, the wide front garden, is very beautiful and well-maintained. Angel glanced at Jim, if it was Jim who was in charge of taking care of this garden, he would take care of it with all his heart because the garden is truly, incredibly beautiful.
"Come on." Jim half led her into the house.
Angel followed slowly behind him, alert. Her mind raced. What is the girl named Daisy like? What will her reaction when she sees Angel? Will she get angry and hurt Angel? Or will she be sad and cry like Angel's first reaction when she found out about Daisy? Has Daisy known about Angel for a long time? Or is she the same as Angel? Not knowing each other's whereabouts?
Angel was too preoccupied with her thoughts to notice how comfortable Jim was moving around in the house, as if the man had grown ac
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When Angel opened her eyes, she was already in the hospital. The room was all white and smelled of medicine. She touched her stomach and immediately sat up anxiously.A strong hand held her."Relax, Angel. Your baby will be fine."Angel turned and saw Dave holding her with one hand. The man looked pale and had a bandage on his arm; apparently, Jim's shot hit his arm.Dave followed Angel's gaze into his arm and grimaced."It's not fatal; it just grazed my arm-"Angel looked at Dave worriedly. “Jim? Daisy?"“Jim was shot in the hand too, by the police. He is now being cared for in police custody. Daisy is fine; she's under the guidance of a psychiatrist."Angel thought about Jim's mother and siblings and suddenly felt anxious. "What about Jim's family?""Police have informed them, they are now at the police station.""They must be confused." Angel grimaced sadly.“Just as confused as you are
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The feeling of loss is not something that time heals easily. The pain was still the same as new even after so many weeks. Angel doubted that she would be able to ease these feelings; relieve her gnawing pain even after so many years have passed.Angel refuses to come out of her room for days, has no appetite or grooms herself. Most of the day, her mind felt empty. She did it on purpose because every time she forced her brain to think, then the figure of the baby who did not succeed in being born into the world will land in her mind and her heart will feel like being squeezed by pseudo hands again and again.The door suddenly opened, but Angel's attention was not distracted, she kept her eyes fixed on the window with her white blinds fluttering in the wind.“Angel, have lunch.”It was Dave's voice. The man was standing behind the door he had just closed, staring at Angel's back with a co
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Angel realized that something had changed from Dave's attitude towards her. The man seemed to return to his former self, when he pretended to love Angel, before Angel realized that it was all just a play.Is it the same now? Angel was too scared to trust Dave completely. He was afraid that what he felt was another form of game that Dave was about to play with her.Hence it made it difficult for Angel to trust Dave again; she always wondered every time Dave came to her room and showed his concern. Angel would stare at Dave, watch the look on the man's face, see if there was a lie—even a little—that had escaped her sight.This morning, unlike usual, Angel got up early and got ready to go down for breakfast. She had already decided that it was time for her to get out and live her day. The flower shop that she had left lying dormant was still her responsibility which she couldn't just leave.Angel came down to the dining room. The maid who s
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The cold dew from the waves hitting the sand hard hit Angel's face. She smiled very broadly, letting the sea breeze hit her face. Even though it was cold, Angel didn't protest. The sky was dark, the sun was hiding behind thick clouds.From behind, Dave approached Angel and draped his jacket over the woman's body.“Even though the weather was quite sunny earlier, but when we got here it suddenly became cloudy. Aren't you cold?”Angel shook her head, then raised her gaze to the sky, confirming Dave's words.“Ten minutes. After that, we go,” Dave said with gentle firmness.“Hm,” said Angel. Although she wanted to stay longer, she complied when Dave finally pulled her hand away from the shore to their car, the ten minutes the man had given her passed. Right after that, raindrops started to fall.“Good thing we're already inside,” said Angel as she peeked through the window into the darkening sky.
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Angel was still frozen in place, staring in disbelief at the figure of a woman standing in front of her who was also looking at her with the same look. Not only them, Dave also looked at the two of them alternately with confusion evident on the man's face.“What is the problem?” asked Selena who suddenly came and interceded for them. When she saw Angel and the woman in front of her, Selena widened her eyes in surprise. She didn't budge. “Now I know why I feel so familiar with your wife's face, Dave. Turns out she… was very similar to someone I knew.”Angel turned to Dave, then looked at Selena as if asking for an explanation.“This is Kina, she is one of my friends who just came from abroad and, Kina, this is Angel. I think you guys need to get to know each other, because oh my god, you guys are so alike!”“Thank you, Selena,” sa
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Angel woke up suddenly for some reason. When she opened her eyes, she realized the strong arms wrapped around her from behind. However, because she was too sleepy, Angel closed her eyes again, knowing that it was Dave. A feeling of comfort overcame her, she turned around, moving to get into a better position.“Angel?” whispered Dave, just as Angel thought he was asleep.“Hm,” said Angel.“Are you awake?”“Hm.”“Need something?”Angel shook her head, then nuzzled her face into his husband's neck, smelling a scent she had forgotten for a long time, missing him.“Are you thirsty?” Dave asked again.On reflex, Angel swallowed her saliva, feeling her throat dry. Angel nodded weakly.In an instant, Dave got up and
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For the next few hours, Angel couldn't concentrate on her shop. She's doing her job as usual, but she's still mostly spacing out. Luckily today there were not too many visitors at her flower shop.Angel really can't wait for lunch time to arrive. She wanted to immediately meet Dave and tell her husband what had happened this morning. Angel couldn't deny that with Dave she always felt safe.Angel didn't tell anyone, including her employees. Because Angel was still hoping that maybe the doorbell she heard this morning was wrong. Or if it was, she hoped it was the work of the supernatural guardian of this building. Angels are more afraid of the evil intentions of humans than ghosts whose intentions may only be to frighten.Angel's memory then anchored on the figure of Jim. The pain of the betrayal that the man had inflicted on Angel's heart now grew into fear. She had heard that Jim was currently on the run. That means, the man who once tried to kill her is out there doi
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"What information did you get?" Dave asked the young man standing before him in a polite manner; hands in front of his body.The young man handed a brown folder to Dave's desk, there was nothing written on it. Dave took his eyes off the laptop screen and took the folder, then opened it. Some papers and photos are in there. Carefully, Dave checked them one by one.On a piece of paper containing a DNA test result, Dave widened his eyes in surprise. "This …!" He looked at the young man in front of him. "Are you sure this is valid?""Yes sir. I can't possibly give false information," replied the young man."My wife won't believe this," Dave mumbled to himself, reading the file in his hand again, just to be sure. Dave's attention was drawn to several photographs that were also in the folder. A face very similar to his wife, Angel, was plastered there. But it wasn't Angel, the girl in the photo had a different nickname; Kina.“So, they are… twi
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