Rebirth: Cheerleading the Collapse
The property manager, driven by greed for kickbacks, rallied the residents to dig a deeper underground parking garage for profit.
But as a geologist with a decade of experience, I saw the danger immediately: a high-pressure underground river lay beneath our community. Any construction would cause the entire building to collapse.
In my previous life, I went door to door, warning the residents of the risks, only to be dismissed as a lunatic.
Desperate, I alerted the authorities, halting the project and averting disaster.
But the property manager turned the blame on me. "That meddling geologist! She's jealous of our wealth and sabotaged our chance to get rich!"
Incited, the residents mobbed my home. In the chaos, the property manager grabbed my son and ran to the balcony, letting him fall from the tenth floor.
The residents, in unison, lied to the police, claiming my son had been playing and slipped.
My family ruined, I succumbed to despair and took my own life.
When I opened my eyes again, I was back at that fateful homeowners' meeting.
This time, as the property manager pushed for the excavation, I stood up and clapped. "Neville is right. Not only should we dig, we should dig deeper. Let's do it all at once and get rich together!"