Chapter 2

Someone knocked on the door with three loud bangs.

On the digital lock's screen, we saw three police officers standing outside. Jaina shot us a threatening look before opening the door.

As Rosa's dorm mates, we were taken away one by one and questioned separately. When my turn came, I was still trying to figure out who had killed me.

I ruled out Jaina first.

Her father was a prominent local businessman, and the university chancellor had personally welcomed her when she enrolled. She had a bright future ahead of her. She had already been terrified that her role in Rosa's death would come out. So, she had no reason to kill anyone herself.

Then I thought of Wendy.

Before Jaina started targeting Rosa and turning people against her, Wendy had been Rosa's closest friend. They both had good grades, came from similar backgrounds, and were practically inseparable.

Once, Wendy had been tricked while working a part-time job and was almost abducted by human traffickers. Rosa had risked her life to save her.

Later on, Wendy started bullying Rosa too just to get on Jaina's good side, all to get expensive makeup and a premium phone.

With Rosa dead, did Wendy regret it? Was she so overwhelmed with guilt that she wanted to kill us to get revenge for Rosa?

My heart raced as I remembered more details from my previous life.

Before going to bed, Wendy had brought out several cans of beer. We were all under a lot of stress and drank without suspecting anything. I was quite the drinker, but one can had made me so sleepy I could barely stay awake...

She had put something in the beer!

Wendy was the culprit!

This time, I was ready. I could get Jaina and Fiona to help me hold her down so she could not kill me.

I decided not to let things get too complicated and lied to the police, just as I had the last time. "I don't know why Rosa killed herself. I hardly ever spoke to her. She always went everywhere alone and kept to herself. Whenever we invited her to eat with us, she turned us down..."

After a brief interview, the police let me return to the dorm. The evidence at the scene and the security camera footage showed that no one else had been near Rosa when she jumped.

Once again, her death was ruled a suicide.

The university went into lockdown. All the faculty and staff were sent out to search through every student's phone and delete any photos and videos of the incident. By the time it was over, it was already ten in the evening.

Wendy yawned and brought out the beer again. "Come on, Rosa's dead. Are you still scared of her? Relax. Have a drink and get some sleep. Let's go have some fun tomorrow when the holiday starts."

I had already warned Fiona and Jaina that something was wrong with the beer and Wendy was up to something.

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We acted as though nothing was wrong, drinking the beer as we laughed and chatted. As soon as we finished, we felt sleepy.

We pretended we needed the bathroom, stuck our fingers down our throats, and threw up all the beer.

By the time we came out, Wendy had already locked the door. I checked that the lock was working and climbed into bed to pretend to sleep.

I did not dare look at my phone or even move. Every second felt unbearable.

To distract myself, I went over everything I remembered from the last time. The hand that had smothered me had smelled strongly of blood. Maybe Wendy had already killed Jaina and Fiona, and my alarm had startled her into attacking me in a panic.

Suddenly, fear jolted through me when I remembered the details. Those hands had been huge, much bigger than mine. Meanwhile, Wendy was even shorter than I was...

"You witch! I knew you were up to something! Why are you standing by my bed in the middle of the night?!" Jaina's shouts cut off my thoughts.

Was Wendy about to make her move?