Forgive and Forget? Not This Time

I sat in the car, gripping the steering wheel as memories from my past life flashed through my mind.

When I started dating Trevor, I'd known about his childhood friend, Evelyn Summers. But he always kept his distance from her, so I never thought much of it.

In my past life, Evelyn and her family went on vacation to Hanoe Island and left her dog, Mojo, with Trevor.

But when Trevor returned to his hometown with his father to spend Christmas with his grandparents, the job ended up falling on me.

Evelyn looked delicate and sweet, so I thought her dog would be small and docile.

But when I got to her house and turned the knob, the door burst open with a huge force, knocking me backward onto the floor.

Before I could get up, a massive pit bull lunged at me, pinning me down as its teeth sank into my flesh. Pain surged through me as my flesh was torn away. I could only scream and fight to get free.

Just then, a neighbor heard my screams. He rushed over with a knife and struck the dog across the head.

The pit bull yelped and let go. The neighbor quickly dragged me into his house, then called an ambulance and the police.

Even with a gash on its head, the dog kept barking in the stairwell. The paramedics didn't dare come up.

Eventually, the police shot the dog so they could reach me. Then, they rushed me to the hospital.

A chunk of flesh had been ripped from my face, leaving a gaping wound. Even worse, the dog had bitten off and swallowed my fingers. And there was no way to fix that.

Before I could look for Evelyn, she came to the hospital.

"Hannah, I'm so sorry. I don't know why Mojo would bite you. He's always been such a good dog," she sobbed, dropping to her knees beside my bed.

Just then, Trevor rushed in, pulled Evelyn to her feet, and shielded her behind him. His brows drew together as he looked down at me.

"You must've done something wrong when you fed Mojo and set him off. Evie nearly passed out crying when she heard you were hurt. Stop being petty and just let it go."

Then, he added, as if doing me a favor, "Even if your face is ruined, I won't abandon you."

When I didn't nod along, he snapped and shoved a mirror at me. "Look at you! Who else would want you besides me? If you keep this up, we're over!"

My heart sank as I looked at my ruined face in the mirror. I searched online and learned that a wound that deep could be repaired, but it would never look the same.

After that, I smashed every mirror in my house and stopped going outside. In the end, I fell into a deep depression and jumped from the rooftop.

After I died, my soul drifted to Trevor. I watched him pull Evelyn into his arms.

When they heard I was gone, they both smiled like they had been waiting for the news.

Evelyn even cooed, "Honey, you're so clever. Starving Mojo for a few days really worked. We hoped he'd kill her, but she actually survived. Now, she's dead. We can finally be together."

That was when I realized they had planned it all from the start.

I swore that if I ever got another chance, I would make them pay.

God must have heard me, because I came back to life.

Now that I had been given a second chance, I would drag them both down to hell.