A Love Trap

Indeed, this place was located on the hillside at the suburban area of J City. The air was chilly and the view was beautiful.

The only disadvantage was that it was really far from downtown J City.

It took about two hours to get to the downtown area.

"Right.

Well, Angelina, do you remember that you had a jade pendant when you were young? It's dark green, water-drop-shaped. Mom and Dad gave each of us one when you were three years old."

Angelina was puzzled, "Jade pendant?"

"Yes," said Jeremy.

"I don't know... I think I have some sort of vague recollection but I can't remember that much," Angelina mused.

"It's okay. Never mind, if you don't remember," Jeremy said.

"Is that jade pendant important?" asked Angelina, with hesitation.

"No, don't worry. It's not very important. I'll give you a new one next time," said Jeremy, trying to dispel her doubt.

How could the jade pendant not be important?

It was a tailor-made pendant ordered by their parents when Camelia was three years old and Jeremy six years old.

Their names were engraved on each of the jade pendants. It meant a lot to them.

However, it was good enough for him that he was able to find his sister. If the pendant was lost, it wasn't an issue.

Angelina felt her heart beating fast.

The only reason was that as much as she tried to rack her brain to find any memory of that pendant, she couldn't.

She saw the look on Jeremy's face and she could tell it was something meaningful.

not have any memory of the pendant, if it

she just couldn't remember it.

only two

was that she had never seen that jade pendant. It had never existed in

had been very sick when she was a child, she must have completely lost her memory of it.

reasons she didn't know, she felt that the

made her panic.

before she came to see them, so she wasn't sleepy

a bit. After a while, Jeremy noticed that she was feeling down. He

reverie

you aren't feeling well, you have

"Okay."

gate of what looked like a residential area. Angelina unbuckled her seat belt and said, "Jeremy, this is my stop.

care too," Jeremy said, smiling back.

goodbye to him and waited until the car left before

notice that a young boy of about 17 or 18

and as the car sped off. He placed

about to step into the house, she heard a voice

tracks

walked

and mother were sitting on the couch watching TV. They heard the noise and thought it was Jacob. But when they turned to speak to him, they saw Angelina. Their faces turned stiff

when

I just came back to get something. I'll go back to school tomorrow,"

dormitory, she seldom came home. She knew she wasn't welcome in

go to my room now," said

so she headed to her room as soon as she finished speaking. She was surprised when she

"Wait a minute."

was Jacob who called her. He had seen her get

Angelina asked coldly.

was constantly making trouble. He never did any chores and his dirty laundry had to be done by someone else. Food was always ready for him whenever he got

car was that? I wasn't able to see much. Do you

he pressed.