A Step Back
My wealth began to snowball, growing rapidly.
…
One year later.
On an ordinary afternoon, I drove aimlessly through the city.
By some twist of fate, I returned to that familiar intersection.
I did not get out. I parked, peering through the tinted windows, quietly observing.
Cars streamed by as crowds surged past.
Students in uniforms walked across the crosswalk, laughing and teasing in small groups.
Sunlight spilled over their young faces, filling them with hope and dreams for the future.
I suddenly understood that the one who died in prison in my previous life was not truly my past self.