Back to the Past: Breaking the Love Spell

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.

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

trash hung in

feeding her grandma

But it was able

was also clean.

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

Jefferson, why are you here?” Christine quickly put the food in her hand and went

money. You’ll be having your

hands. “That won’t do. I can’t take any

consisted mostly of loose change as most notes were one-dollar

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

past few years, she had survived high

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for her

the money into

are the light and hope for our small village. You should focus on your exams. I’ll take

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

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

was

themselves to care for Christine and her grandma.

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

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

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

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

late for her

got it. Then, I’ll have to trouble you with caring for my grandma for now!”