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.

county to the suburbs. Yet, no professionals were around to clean up

smell of trash

feeding her grandma breakfast in a

and crude. But it was able to shelter them from

house was

walked in. The woman’s clothes were ripped and had

Jefferson, why are you here?” Christine quickly put the food

be having your

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

stack of crumpled notes. But it consisted mostly of loose change as most notes were one-dollar bills. There

But ever since

few years, she had survived high school through the

Chapte 17

for her

stuffed the money into

you are the light and hope for

Her grandma had

had become paralyzed, her parents abandoned shoulder the weight of the family at a young

she was forced

the kind villagers took it upon themselves to care

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

Ms. Jefferson. Please help me thank everyone too. I definitely won’t let all of you down!”

for the past few days. She knew she had to get

about time now. You should hurry to school!” Grace urged. She was worried Christine

late for

got it. Then, I’ll have to trouble you with

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