Forgive and Forget? Not This Time

I sat in the car, gripping the steering wheel as memories from my past life flashed through my mind.When I started dating Trevor, I'd known about his childhood friend, Evelyn Summers. But he always kept his distance from her, so I never thought much of it.In my past life, Evelyn and her family went on vacation to Hanoe Island and left her dog, Mojo, with Trevor.But when Trevor returned to his hometown with his father to spend Christmas with his grandparents, the job ended up falling on me.Evelyn looked delicate and sweet, so I thought her dog would be small and docile.But when I got to her house and turned the knob, the door burst open with a huge force, knocking me backward onto the floor.Before I could get up, a massive pit bull lunged at me, pinning me down as its teeth sank into my flesh. Pain surged through me as my flesh was torn away. I could only scream and fight to get free.Just then, a neighbor heard my screams. He rushed over with a knife and struck the dog acr

Once the timing was right, I finally showed up. I forced out a few tears and rode with the ambulance to the hospital.I stayed there all night, taking care of things.My parents came as soon as they heard about the attack and only relaxed when they saw I was fine.Lydia's surgery took hours. When they wheeled her out, she was wrapped in bandages from head to toe with only her eyes showing.Evelyn flew back from Hanoe Island that same day, and Trevor rushed back from his hometown.When they met, their faces could barely conceal their excitement.The blood on the hallway floor hadn't even been cleaned yet, so they could easily imagine how badly I must be hurt.They hurried to the hospital. Before they reached the ward, they ran into my parents in the hallway.Trevor instantly put on a somber expression. "Is Hannie... Is she alright?"I had already briefed my parents. They didn't say much and just patted his shoulder. "Go see her."Trevor and Evelyn went into the ward and saw a

Hearing the familiar name, Trevor burst out, "What?"The nurse jumped at his shout. "Are you a family member?"He ignored her question and snapped, "What did you say her name was?""Lydia Barker," the nurse said. "It's on the card at the foot of the bed. Can't you see?"Trevor lunged to the foot of the bed and saw his mother's name on the card."Mom! Is that you? Mom!"He leaned over her as if he needed one more confirmation.Evelyn was stunned. "How could it be your mom? That makes no sense!"Things had spun out of hand and were heading in a direction they couldn't control.Then, she shot me a glance. "Hannah, you did this on purpose! Why was she the one who got hurt?"She tried to shift the blame onto me.I dabbed at the corner of my eye. "I took Mrs. Hayes to the mall. On the way back, I got the call to feed the dog, so we stopped by together. I didn't expect Mojo to be that aggressive. He lunged straight at her.""Why didn't you say that earlier?" Trevor shouted, unrave

I had already broken up with Trevor, so I went straight to the place we shared and started packing.When Trevor came home, the place was a mess, and he heard noises coming from the bedroom. Thinking a thief had broken in, he rushed inside, only to find me and the movers packing up the place."Put that down! That's mine!" he shouted when he saw me pull a shirt from the closet.Everyone turned to look at him, but I ignored him and stuffed the shirt into a trash bag."Hannah, that's my shirt! You have no right to toss it!" he snapped.I rolled my eyes. "What, did a dog chew on your brain? I bought that shirt, so I can do whatever I want with it. Everything I paid for is coming with me. The lease is in my name, and I've already told the landlord I'm ending it. You've got three days to pack up."I was an only child, and my parents ran a business, so I'd always covered most of the expenses when we were dating. Maybe that was what warped Trevor's thinking and made him decide to squeeze

After Lydia threw him out of the hospital, Trevor went home and received some good news—Evelyn was pregnant."When your parents know I'm pregnant, they'll forgive us," Evelyn said.Evelyn was right. When Patrick learned they had secretly married, he was furious and called Trevor an ungrateful son. But as soon as he heard about the pregnancy, his face lit up.Since he wasn't the one bitten by the dog, it was easy for him to forgive Evelyn. After all, people only felt harmed when it was their own wounds.He even went to the hospital to persuade Lydia to let it go, painting a warm picture of a happy family as if nothing had ever happened.Every word cut deep. It meant that Lydia would have to remember that nightmare again every time she saw Evelyn. But since everyone kept urging her to move on, all she could do was swallow her pain and anger.One afternoon, I was shopping at the mall when I spotted Evelyn in a baby store, picking out baby products.Evelyn saw me and walked over. "H