[Would the Host like another chance?]
I didn’t hesitate.
“Yes.”
Everything went black.
I woke up gasping.
I sat upright.
My heart was pounding.
I touched my chest.
No pain.
No weakness.
I looked around the room.
Old desk.
Old wardrobe.
Old curtains.
Then I saw the calendar.
June 14, 2023.
My hands started shaking.
“No.”
I grabbed my phone.
June 14, 2023.
Three years earlier.
I ran to the mirror.
The exhausted man staring back at me was gone.
I was twenty-six again.
My face was younger.
My body was healthy.
My savings were still in the bank.
I hadn’t taken the loans.
I hadn’t paid Chloe’s debts.
I hadn’t destroyed my career.
I hadn’t met Daniel Reed.
I hadn’t even moved in with Chloe.
I sat on the floor.
I laughed.
Then I started crying.
I had been given something nobody in my first life could buy.
Time.
Three years.
The phone rang.
Chloe.
I stared at her name.
In my previous life, I would have answered immediately.
This time, I let it ring.
When it stopped, I heard the voice again.
[Ding!]
[Host has successfully changed an original decision.]
[Reward unlocked.]
[Beginner Reward: $10,000.]
I froze.
My bank account updated.
Ten thousand dollars appeared.
