Chapter 6

Ginny gently held his arm, her voice trembling, “I just… I don’t know if I should say this, Kevin… I’m probably overthinking, but… do you think Rhea’s acting out again? Maybe… maybe because you spent the day with me?”

As she spoke, tears slid silently down her cheeks.

Kevin quickly wrapped an arm around her to comfort her, “Ah, you’re right. That’s it. I almost fell for her trick again. Damn it.”

“She’s always like this—making everything about her. If she wants to disappear, fine. I’m done chasing her moods. ” Kevin said and kissed Ginny’s forehead.

“Hahahaha… hahahaha…” I laughed hysterically to myself, tears falling dry my eyes like a waterfall. In the end, I lost. I lost everything! I continued laughing until I noticed how white my hands were.

“What…?” My voice trembled, this time audible only to myself. “What’s happening to me…?”

The edges of my vision blurred. My body was growing lighter, more transparent. I was leaving.

“No, no, not yet!” I cried, “I can’t leave like this! Not when they’re still laughing! Still living! After everything they did to me?”

Tears of helplessness streamed down my face, vanishing before they reached the ground. I clutched my chest as a sharp pull yanked me backwards, like gravity itself had changed direction.

“Please…” I begged, “Give me one more chance. Just one. I’ll right my wrongs. I’ll make them regret everything. Please!!” I begged as everything around me faded.

The world went black.

And then—

I gasped and choked, my lungs seizing as liquid flooded my mouth. My eyes snapped and I choked immediately, on water. I flailed around, struggling to get up and when I was able to, I stared at the scene in front of me with shock, my mouth wide open.

"What the hell is this?!" I murmured under my breath; I was inside a huge pool, people were standing around me, some were laughing, some sent mocking looks to me, while others just ignored me.

The air, the voices, the cold water clinging to my skin… everything was real. Somehow, impossibly, I had returned to the moment many years ago??

Oh my god. I really got a second chance!

I remembered now—this was the day I spoke to Kevin for the first time. After I’d accidentally fallen into the school pool, I thought everyone was laughing at me.

But Kevin had taken off his jacket, knelt beside me, and said, “Are you okay?” He looked like a hero to me in that moment.

After that, he showed up every day. Talking to me. Bringing drinks. Helping with homework. He said he liked how “different” I was from other girls. That I was “pure.”

Three months later, he confessed his feelings. I believed him.

But years later, I found out the truth—he had approached me because I was the Wen family heiress. It was never about love. It was about power.

And now that I looked back… maybe Ginny had already started her little games back then. She always showed up whenever Kevin and I were together, all sweet smiles and innocent touches. I thought she was just clingy.

But now? Now I know better.

I slowly climbed out of the pool, the water sliding down my skin as my clothes clung to me, revealing a version of me they’d never seen. I glanced around, gauging everyone's reaction. They had stopped laughing and were staring at me in shock.

Well, I wouldn't blame them. I was the president of the ‘wear baggy clothes group’ and I never showed my body or curves in public. Also, Ginny had always told me that Kevin liked girls who covered their body and left nothing to the imagination and even today that I came to confess, I wore a long oversized gown, put my hair up into a ponytail and wore my big framed glasses. 

Kevin took a step forward, a smug curl playing on his lips. “Need a hand?” he asked, the same charming smile he used to wear when he wanted something.

My eyes flicked to his face—so sure of himself, so convinced that I still revolved around him.

I let out a soft chuckle. It started small, but quickly grew louder, darker. Tilting my head, water dripping down my face, I met his eyes with calm fury.

“Kevin,” I said softly. “I used to think you were kind. Turns out you’re just a parasite in a suit.”

His smile froze. “What the hell are you talking about?”

I stepped closer, unbothered by my dripping clothes.

“Everyone saw what happened. I didn’t fall—Ginny pushed me. And now you think I came here to humiliate myself just to get your attention?”

The courtyard fell into dead silence. Kevin’s grin faltered, his confidence cracking.

“You’re insane,” he snapped. “You’ve liked me for years! If you want my attention, you better—”

“Attention?” I cut him off with a laugh. “You’re right. I did like you. Three years of blind, naive affection. Three years wasted on someone who only cared about my last name.”

His eyes narrowed. “So now what? You think you’re better than me?”

“No,” I said, voice steady as a blade. “Now I know I am.”

He stared, stunned, like he’d been slapped. 

I smiled, but it didn’t reach my eyes.

“Game over, Kevin.”

“W… What?”