Chapter 17

Carlisle wore a raincoat before quickly speeding toward Christine’s residential area.

It was th

the

beginning of June. Despite the rain, the air was still hot and humid.

The muscles in his legs tightened as his bicycle chain began to creak due to it being too long since he

last oiled it.

The rain poured on endlessly.

Suddenly, the chains in his bicycle finally broke due to the tension,

Fuck.

Carlisle cursed as he stopped his bicycle by the roadside and began to repair the chain.

He had used his bicycle for more than three years. Fixing the chain was easy. He had finished it within ten minutes and was back on the road.

To stop his chain from breaking once more, he had found a shop for bicycles and asked for some oil. The repairman didn’t charge him after hearing that he was heading to attend his SATS.

The houses in the Helios Village were mostly made out of plywood.

landfill nearby that stretched out from the county to the suburbs. Yet, no professionals were around to

smell of trash

the bed while feeding her grandma breakfast in a

simple and crude. But it was

house was

were ripped and had several patches all over the

the food in her hand and went to

money. You’ll be having your SATS, so you should eat properly.”

shook her hands. “That won’t do. I can’t take any more of your money!”

of loose change as most notes were one-dollar bills. There were hardly any five or ten–dollar bills.

ever since two years ago, they

high school through the small amount her neighbors gathered

Chapte 17

for her

the money

the light and hope for our

the village. Her grandma had also helped many villagers when she was your

parents abandoned shoulder the weight of the family at a young

was forced

took it upon themselves

she lowered her head. Tears fell down the corner of her eyes as she choked on

me thank everyone too. I definitely won’t let all of

days. She knew she had to get into a university and make a

hurry to

for her exams.

have to trouble you with caring for my grandma for now!”

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