Chapter 70
Chapter 2
Chapter 2
Coming back, I finally understood.
I’d been the sunshine girl in some “fix the broken boy” story.
My entire purpose was to heal him, to give everything I had.
But… why?
I knew I’d lived those years for real.
I’d fought for a better future.
So why should I throw away my pride and my identity-just because the author decided he was the male lead?
“Redemption” stories sound sweet, but really, it’s just one person doing all the work.
My soul trembled in the void, and I swore I wouldn’t accept it this time.
A flash of light-and I was back in my senior year.
The first thing I felt was hunger.
Starving hunger.
Zoe Tanner shoved a piece of chocolate into my hand.
“Chloe, you look pale. Eat something p>
“I keep telling you, that Hunter guy’s no good.
You cook for him every day and he acts like you owe him.
Makes me wanna punch him p>
I smiled, popped the chocolate in my mouth, and felt a little stronger.
As I rubbed my flat stomach, I knew exactly where I was in the timeline.
Hunter’s home life was a mess-a gambling dad, a sick mom, dirt-poor family.
Most mornings he came to school hungry.
And in my last life, when I found out, I’d started buying him breakfast with part of my allowance.
My family was comfortable, so even a slice of my allowance could feed him daily.
But of course, Hunter had his “first love p>
She was bright, gentle, the light of his life-and she had a serious shopping addiction.
Every month, she burned through her cash and had to work part-time.
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Hunter couldn’t bear to see her struggle, so he took on her shifts.
And me?
I couldn’t bear to see him struggle, so I paid him to quit those shifts.
Which meant-Hunter was her lapdog, and I was Hunter’s lapdog.
And still, he treated me like garbage.
Spent my money and tore me down in the same breath.
Pathetic.
Thinking back, I can only blame the stupid “plot” for clouding my brain.
Snapping back to the present, I looked at Zoe’s worried face and gave her a genuine smile.
“Don’t worry. I’m done being an idiot p>
“You finally get it?” Zoe’s face lit up, and she threw her arms around me.
Feeling her warmth, I knew-this was my second chance.
And I was going to change EVERYTHING.
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Mark Twain