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.

was also a landfill nearby that stretched out from the county to the suburbs.

of trash hung in

by the bed while feeding her grandma breakfast in a simple

was able

was

The woman’s clothes were ripped and had several patches all over

you here?” Christine quickly put the food in

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

won’t do. I can’t take any more

consisted mostly of loose change as most notes were one-dollar bills. There were hardly

another city. But ever since two years ago, they stopped visiting and funding

past few years, she had survived high school through the small amount

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for her

stuffed the money into Christine’s hands.

were calloused as she held Christine’s hands and said, “Christine, you are the light and hope for our small village. You should focus on your exams.

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

her parents abandoned shoulder the weight of the family

was forced to

the kind villagers took it upon themselves

lowered her head. Tears fell down

thank everyone too. I

hard for the past few days. She knew she had to get into a university and make a name

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

for

Then, I’ll have to trouble you with caring for my grandma

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