Reborn Beyond Their Remorse
"Don't blame her. I'm sure she didn't mean to mess up."
Turning to me with a saccharine tone, she added, "It's scorching today. How about we go swimming later to cool off?"
Panic surged through me.
It felt like an iron grip had seized my throat, squeezing the air from my lungs. Fragmented memories reassembled in my mind like a horrifying puzzle.
In my previous life, Andrea's birthday ritual always included a swim, where she would glide through the water like a graceful mermaid, basking in admiring gazes, while I floundered awkwardly beside her, the overlooked sidekick.