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.

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

the disgusting smell of trash hung in the

sat by the bed while feeding her grandma

But it was able to shelter them from the

house was also clean.

A middle–aged woman walked in. The woman’s clothes were ripped and had several patches all over the shirt.

the food in her hand

save up some money. You’ll be having your SATS, so

“That won’t do. I can’t take

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

in another city. But ever since two years ago, they stopped

survived high school

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for her

the money into Christine’s hands.

held Christine’s hands and said, “Christine, you are the light and hope for our small village. You should focus on your exams. I’ll take care of your

in the village. Her grandma had also helped many

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

was

the kind villagers took it upon themselves to care for

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

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

to get into a university and make a name for herself to repay their kindness.

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

late for

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

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