All Chapters of She Trusts Maps, Not People: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

I could see the bustling traffic and hear the noise surrounding us. I felt a brief moment of disorientation as I pinched my thigh hard, not believing my eyes.Ouch! Okay, that hurt!I couldn't believe that I had been reborn again.In my past life, my cousin, Sonia Sanders, was also like this, clutching her phone while confidently pointing at the map on the OmniGo Maps application.She earnestly said, "Look, Amanda, OmniGo can't be wrong. I'm sure the bus driver must have forgotten to change the route number on his bus!"She pointed at the handful of people on the bus and continued, "Also, the bus looks quite empty. It's obviously not the airport express bus we're supposed to be taking."Since Sonia was the one who had volunteered to plan for our trip, I thought that I didn't want to dampen her spirits or make her feel as though I didn't appreciate her efforts, so I hadn't argued with her on that.I naively thought that her reliance on OmniGo was just a sign of a novice trip plan

After passing through security, I sat down on a bench in front of the boarding gate, savoring my hard-earned peace.Suddenly, an announcement began blaring across the airport terminal. "This is a missing persons' notice. Ms. Amanda Rockwell, kindly proceed to the service desk in Area A. Your family member is waiting for you there. Kindly proceed to Area A when you hear this announcement. Thank you."The announcement kept playing again and again, but I didn't budge.We were in a foreign city, after all. Who else could it possibly be but the only other person who had come here with me, Sonia Sanders?Only an idiot would try to go and look for her.Before I could board, however, two airport police hurried toward me with Sonia in tow.Sonia's eyes were red-rimmed, and her hair was disheveled. She looked like she was on the brink of insanity.She rushed up to me and grabbed my shoulders, leaning against me as she sobbed."Amanda! I finally found you!"I thought you got kidnapped by

Sonia immediately looked smugly at me, her lips curling into a wide, gloating smile.It was pretty obvious that her so-called "preparations" consisted of nothing more than relying on OmniGo for the "most deadly hiking trail" on Emerald Peaks.However, it was too late to confront her now. It would only make me look petty if I did, and there was no point in doing that anymore, anyway.I just had to wait for the moment when everyone finally saw her true colors.…The weekend soon rolled around.The rest of our project team had gathered at the foot of the mountain long before our agreed-upon time. However, Sonia and Vincent were nowhere to be found, even after we waited for ages.Perry's face only got darker and darker the longer he waited. He wouldn't stop checking his phone impatiently."What's going on with Sonia? Why is she so unreliable? She's just picking someone up!"About 20 minutes later, an Uber finally arrived, stopping at the road intersection at least 200 yards away f

It was a dark blue work badge, with the words "Azure Rescue Team" printed clearly on the top.Although it was from two years ago when I worked as a volunteer responder, the name, photo, and official stamp on the work badge were still very clearly seen on it.Everyone was instantly frozen in place as they stared at me in disbelief.It was true. During the gap year I took after graduating from college, I felt that life was meaningless and had absolutely no motivation to work. It was then that I chanced upon an advertisement from Azure Rescue Team looking for volunteers, and I signed up without hesitation.For the rest of that year, I went out with my team on public welfare rescues, collecting professional knowledge bit by bit. I realized how fragile life was, as I'd witnessed far too many deaths and accidents.However, I suddenly rediscovered my passion for life.That was the reason why I had been so optimistic about life, even though I lost my legs and became wheelchair-bound in m

The lunch incident was nothing compared to the huge celebration that would happen tonight.However, Sonia behaved quite unusually at the bar and didn't have a single drop of alcohol to drink. She did, however, keep our other colleagues' glasses filled and chatted enthusiastically with them. She did all that with a wide, fawning smile on her face.Halfway through the celebration, Sonia even walked up to me with a glass of juice, her eyes brightly shining as she stared at my car keys on the table. She said, "Amanda, your new car is really pretty. Will you let me test drive it?"She then swirled the juice in her hand, looking at me pleadingly."I didn't drink a single drop of alcohol, and I'm also a really good driver! I promise I'll get you home safe and sound!"My brain suddenly felt as though I'd just been struck by a sledgehammer. The noisy sounds at the bar quickly faded away to nothing as scenes of the accident in my past life flashed before my eyes. The pain from having my leg