Turn Around and Start Anew
Unwilling to upset her, I lied, "No. I just want a fresh start."
"Honey, I've got your back," she said. "No matter what happens, we will be there for you."
I hung up, and my tears poured out.
Five years ago, Jake Carter saved me from some creeps. I fell hard for him and insisted on being with him against my parents' wishes.
They didn't like him, but they treated him like family for my sake.
But after I died in my past life, he had my parents kidnapped. He whipped them, burned them with irons, and eventually set them on fire. He even stole their company.