In Next Life Novels & Stories

I pointed out. "They live and die, being born again. They grow up as normal kids with their old memories coming back to them at eighteen. They make deals over the lifetimes, some asking to wipe their memories, living on as normal people in the human world through that life. When they are born into the next life, they exchange with some others who want to also do same, exploring. As long as there are at least fifty in the compound, the rest can go on living their lives." He said, my head nodding. How lucky they were to live through so many lives, given so many chances to have so many different lives, just choosing for themselves what want to be at that time.

"Of course, I'm willing. I'd do anything to be with you, Babe. Once Lesley dies during the deed, Phil will definitely be in trouble, and the house will be ours." “Which reminds me, you should buy life insurance for Lesley, you know, in case of accidents.” It took everything in me to keep calm. I never expected the person I trusted so much, who had shared my bed for years, would be planning something so horrible as to want Lesley dead… I immediately called Lesley. She was still awake, and when I asked what Joe was doing, she said he was working late. I almost wanted to tell her to come over so that she could see with her own eyes the kind of person Joe was, but it was too dangerous.

"Lucky for me, I was born with a silver spoon, unlike some people, born to parents who abandoned them." I couldn't help but think back to when Freddie had sat next to me on my bed in my past life, sipping from the bowl of nourishing soup that was supposed to help me recover. He had sneered, "Tyler, you're going to die anyway. Drinking all that soup won't change a thing. I'll just enjoy it for you; no need to thank me." I wanted to rip him apart right then and there—just the thought of him made my skin crawl.

He most enjoyed the feeling of controlling me, after all. "Elijah, did you know? Five years ago... I was pregnant with your baby," I said calmly. "You're lying again." I laughed bitterly and spoke in a gentle tone I hadn't used in ages. "I knew you'd say that, so I prepared everything. I hope that after I die, you'll receive those things and still be able to live happily ever after with Abigail." At that moment, the system's voice rang in my head. "Fran, midnight has arrived. You just need to die in this world, and you can go back."

Half a month later, my phone buzzed with a message from an unknown number. The words that appeared on my screen made my blood run cold. "I'm sorry, Lyra. I know you're not dead, and I know I have no right to ask you for anything. But please, for the sake of our former sisterhood, save me! Marcus has gone crazy! He's really lost his mind! My child is gone, my health is ruined, and my leg is crippled. He tortures me every day! I've paid you back with my blood and flesh for that month of suffering you endured. Isn't that enough? I just want to live, even if it's like a dog! I still have 5% of Ravenclaw Pack's territory shares. I'll give them all to you! Just please save me!"

He had no right to make me feel anything. I returned home to find Mira asleep on the couch with her teddy bear. I carried her to bed gently and sat beside her, brushing her forehead. “I am staying,” I whispered. “I will not run. Not this time.” Because staying meant watching them crumble. Staying meant seeing the truth unfold. Staying meant getting justice for the girl who died and came back as someone else. The one who was living her second life. Revenge was not a quick thing. It needed patience. And having Aiden near made everything easier. He would not break me again.

“Good. Because I’ve been waiting my whole life for tomorrow.” She leaned into him, resting her head on his chest, listening to the steady beat of his heart. Tomorrow, everything would change. Tomorrow, they would become husband and wife. And tonight… Tonight was the last quiet moment before forever began.

This time, I’ll take the gentle Arnold, and Elysia shall suffer instead. Her thoughts continued to pour into my mind, sending a chill down my spine. So she had been reborn as well, and somehow, I had gained the ability to hear other people’s thoughts. In my previous life, I married Arnold and lived what everyone believed was a happy, enviable life. He was gentle, attentive, and never raised his hand against me. Wherever I went, he accompanied me, showering me with care and romance.

Apart from that, it felt like there was nothing else. Her phone buzzed incessantly. Feeling around for it, Bianca picked it up. "Hello?" "Bia!" On the other end was Natalie's voice. And suddenly, in the midst of her panic, Bianca felt a strange calmness. Cedric had said... Natalie came from another lifetime! Bianca couldn't believe it. But now, she hoped...! She hoped that she, too, could reach another lifetime in her final moments. She hoped she could go to a world without the Entes family.

If ever a next life truly exists, I'll make sure to pay back the grace you've bestowed upon me in greater folds, Brandon. To Moon College and my family, I hope you'll be relieved that I'm finally out of your life. Father, I would forever be sorry for being a useless bastard daughter. Slowly, I waited for the next life that awaited me. Probably, in the grave or before the Goddess, after saying my farewell to each person, I deeply wanted to remember even if my flesh was rotting away in the grave. However, nothing sizzled or pierced through my body as I expected. Am I dead already?