บททั้งหมดของ Reborn at Seven: Saving My Mom's Life: บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 10

My mom, Scarlett Vaughn, looked at me, and her smile froze. "Melissa, what's wrong?""Mom, you can't go!" I rushed over and wrapped my arms tightly around her leg. Mom was alive and unharmed. I held her even tighter."What happened, Melissa?" Mom crouched down, and I caught the faint, familiar scent of her perfume. She'd put on a new dress and done her hair because she was marrying Keith today. But that same man had beaten her so badly her face was covered in bruises on the very first night of their marriage in my last life."I had a bad dream. Keith was beating you up every day.""Oh, he wouldn't." Mom reached out and stroked my head. "He treats us so well. Remember when you had a fever last time? Keith came over in the middle of the night and took you to the hospital. Did you forget about that?”"I didn't." My voice shook. "But that was my dream! I dreamed you married him, and he slapped you on the very first day. Then he beat you with a belt, smashed bottles against you, and

Hearing my shout, Mom burst out of the bedroom.I held up my arm for Mom to see. The bruising on the inside was already starting to show. "Keith pinched me! He also threatened to kill me if I told you! It was exactly like my dream!"Mom's expression darkened instantly.Keith clearly hadn't expected me to expose him like that. He immediately put on an innocent smile. "I didn't. Melissa accidentally bumped into something herself."Mom pursed her lips in dissatisfaction. "Keith, maybe you should go home."Keith stood up, his smile faltering. "Wait, just hear me out. She was the one who—"Mom opened the door. "Get out."Keith paused for a second, then lowered his voice. "My mom's not going to make it much longer. The doctor says she won't last more than two days. Her only wish is to see me get married. I was going to take you to the hospital after we got married so she could see you. Can you really bear to let an old woman die with that unresolved regret?"Keith knew Mom was softhe

Grandma came in with her cane, looking around until she saw me.Everyone in the lobby fell silent.The clerk hurried over. "Hello. Can I help you?""We're the police." The lead officer held up his badge. "We got a call. Someone's being forced to get married at knifepoint."The clerk looked stunned. "But this is a government office."The officer looked over at Mom, still filling out the marriage paperwork.Bradley's hand dropped from my shoulder. He bent down close to me, sounding panicked. "Did you fucking call the cops?"I screamed with all the strength I had. "Officer! They kidnapped my mom! They're forcing her to get married at knifepoint! My mom doesn't want to marry him! Please save my mom!"My voice cracked, and tears blurred my vision."Melissa, come here." Grandma came over and pulled me into her arms.Bradley struggled for a moment, refusing to let go."Let her go." Grandma tapped her cane against the floor. The officer stepped behind her, and Bradley finally let me

I looked up at the officer. My voice shook, but I kept talking. "They dragged Mom and me into a car. Our suitcases are still there."Keith's smile froze as he stared at me, his composure slowly crumbling. "You fucking…"He jerked forward, and his handcuffs slammed against the armrest of the interrogation chair with a loud clang.The officer beside him pushed him back down. "Sit still!""What the hell are you talking about? What security cameras? There aren't any cameras in that alley…"The older officer already stood up, his walkie-talkie in hand. "Joe, pull this morning's security footage from the alley by the west entrance of Bay Garden."Keith went quiet. Bradley opened his mouth a couple of times, but not a word came out.It took less than 20 minutes to pull up the footage. The screen showed a gray, washed-out alley, with concrete underfoot and a metal gate at the end. Mom and I appeared at the edge of the frame, and Keith and Bradley came charging in right behind us.Keith

The interview was held in a small studio on the ground floor of the TV station. The host was a short-haired woman in her 30s named Sara Bale. She leaned forward slightly as she spoke, keeping her voice low, as if she were afraid of scaring me.Sara started with a few simple questions, like how old I was, what grade I was in, and what my favourite foods were.I answered them one by one.Sara nodded, then got to the real subject. "How did you know something was wrong with that man that day? What did you notice that made you try to stop your mom from getting married to him?"I sat there for a moment before answering, "It was because I had a bad dream."Sara froze. "Oh, a nightmare?""I dreamed that he beat up my mom every day after she married him. I was so scared that the first thing I did when I woke up was try to stop Mom from getting married."The studio was enveloped in a momentary silence. Sara looked conflicted, like she didn't know what to make of it.Mom, who was sitting