Born Again Novels & Stories

The room stayed quiet after that confession and then he exhaled slowly. “That is unfortunate.” “Unfortunate?” He nodded once. “To return through murder is always harder.” “What does that mean?” I asked in confusion. “It means your second life was never going to be simple.” “Okay??" I asked as my curiosity heightened. “You returned because something was wrong.” “Yes.” “But returning does not automatically save you.” “I don’t understand.” “The reason for rebirth is correction.” He said as his eyes stayed fixed on mine. “You are given another chance to right what destroyed you.”

Please, give me a second chance. -- My eyes fluttered open as my consciousness was back. I found it bright, which made them back close. But I tried again as I felt warmth over my body. Was this heaven? 'Wake up, silly girl.' I frowned at the strange voice in my head. Whose voice was that? I had never heard of it before. 'I'm Fiona, your wolf. I'm awakened as you were to be reborn.' Me? Reborn? What did that mean? 'We're literally reborn, Hannah. Goddess gave us a second chance.'

Lucy shot her a sharp look, clearly annoyed. Kenneth jumped in with a grin. "Aunt Charlotte, the remedies my mom finds always work. Remember how Susan couldn't have a son before? Mom found her a remedy which she drank for two years, and then she had a baby boy. "And back in February, when my brother got sick, it was Mom's remedy again. He used it for less than half a month and got better. No more spasms. It worked great, and it didn't cost much either." The more Kenneth talked, the prouder Lucy looked, her chin lifting higher and higher.

he said. She closed her eyes. She felt the twins move — both of them, one and then the other in the familiar sequence she had learned to recognize, her body's small conversation with itself. She put her hand on her stomach and felt Julian's hand come over hers a moment later. "We were given a second chance," he had said. She held it. She let herself believe it fully, the way she had been afraid to believe things since the cell — without reservation, without the braced-for-loss quality she had carried so long she had stopped noticing the weight of it.

The alert tones and Sadie's shouting blurred together, filling the car. Then the brakes hit. "Get out." Sadie threw the door open, came around to my side, and yanked me out by the arm. "Acting like you're better than us. Who do you think you are?" I didn't fight her. I stumbled, my knee slamming into the rough ground. Pain shot up my leg, and tears stung my eyes. But I was alive. This time, I was alive. Lillian got out right after and took my phone. She tapped through a few screens, changed the destination, and marked the trip complete. Then she held the phone up, smiling sweetly.

Looking at his current state made me feel aggrieved. I forced myself to calm down and said, "Tell me, why did you say I jumped off a building?" "Because... I had mistaken Jennifer to be you. After she died, I took out all my anger on you..." As he told me about what happened in my previous life, I actually calmed down. "Does Jennifer know that you're reborn?" He shook his head. "She doesn't. I didn't tell her." With that said, his phone rang. Jennifer's voice sounded in the quiet room. "Rick, where are you? I didn't find you in your office."

She didn't even hurt you. "Besides, you've cleared your name. Wasn't that enough? Why are you so hell-bent on destroying her?" Gordon's accusations kept coming, one after another. Before I knew it, my mind wandered back to everything that had happened in my past life. Back then, when I hit rock bottom, I called him too, begging him for help. I had the hospital report in my hand. It confirmed I was still a virgin and not pregnant. But Gordon didn't even bother to look. Instead, he slapped the paper out of my hand and stared at me with eyes full of contempt.

“We’re both learning.” Cassian came up just then, his tiny hands behind his back. “Daddy,” he said seriously, “I have a question.” Cedric turned. “Ask away.” Cassian stepped forward, clearing his throat with a comical gravity. “What do you think happens when someone is born again? Like, not just a baby, but like a big person who remembers things?”

When I opened my eyes again, I didn't immediately realize I had been reborn. I only noticed that the pain was gone. "Quit spacing out!" A sharp voice snapped me back. A rescue worker leaned out from the vehicle, looking impatient. "We can fit one more! Get in or die out there!" Closest to the door was my fiancé, Oliver. His gaze flickered between me and his first love, Lina. After a long, agonizing moment, he finally reached out a hand toward me.

And for the first time since the war, since the pain, since the chaos, everything felt like a beginning again. The device pulsed once more, sealing the new code. Mission Reboot: Live Happily.