Reborn to Tear Down That Dumb Beauty

"Julie, I bought an energy drink for you. Take it before the competition tomorrow for a boost."

I trembled upon hearing the familiar words. At the sight of the familiar training base around me, I instantly realized that I was reborn.

When I was still in a daze, Emily Fagan had shoved the drink into my hand.

Meanwhile, the loving eyes of my boyfriend, Elijah Strauss, grazed Emily's face. He cooed, "Em, you're so thoughtful. Julie is lucky to have you as her bestie."

His words made me smirk. Anyone with a brain would know that it was against the competition rules to consume energy drinks and any caffeinated drinks.

In my past life, I had politely turned down Emily's offer. Just to be safe, I specifically reminded her not to mess with my stuff.

…

The next day, in the middle of the competition, someone accused me of cheating. An anti-doping test revealed that there were traces of substances in my blood and my drink.

This caused our team's score to be nullified. As for me, I was banned from competing for life and expelled from college.

When I found out that it was Emily who spiked my drinks, I confronted her, only to see her collapsing into Elijah's arms.

She cried, "Julie, I just wanted you to win. I didn't know that'd happen."

Holding onto Emily, Elijah comforted her. He snapped at me, "Em had good intentions. Why are you giving her a hard time?"

As I sank deeper into depression, Elijah and Emily visited me with some vodka to "apologize". Not only that, but they coaxed me to take ten shots on the pretext of cheering me up. When I developed a splitting headache, I asked Emily to buy some over-the-counter pain relievers.

Little did I know that she'd make me take a dangerous dose of Ibuprofen mixed with alcohol. The bleeding in my stomach was what killed me.

She looked pitifully remorseful at the hospital. "I'm so sorry. I couldn't even tell what I shouldn't have given her…"

During the police interrogation, Elijah gave false testimony to protect Emily, accusing me of taking my own life by mixing Ibuprofen and alcohol because I couldn't handle the mental stress from cheating in the competition.

I curled my fist when I recalled the sheer pain from my past life. Then, I tossed the energy drink into the trash can.

Emily seemed taken aback. Tears came into her eyes.

"Julie, I thought you liked that drink. I'm really sorry. I am too broke to buy other drinks for you. I saved up just to buy this drink for you—it's the best I could do."