The day before final exams, Olivia agreed to go out with Kyle, a bad boy she had recently met at a bar, to celebrate her 18th birthday. I was surprised Olivia would agree, given how seriously she usually took exams. Earlier that day, I had accidentally overheard Kyle talking to his friend in the bathroom: “Tonight I’m going to make sure that girl has a real good time with me! She won’t be in any shape to take exams tomorrow!” In my previous life, when Olivia told me about her plans, I had desperately tried to stop her. But all I got in return was her mockery: “Adam, this is Kyle’s special birthday celebration for me turning 18. You coward, if you’re not going to celebrate with me, can you at least not get in the way of my happiness?” For the sake of Olivia’s future, I ignored her insults. I secretly told her parents about Kyle’s plans. That night, Olivia’s parents kept her locked up at home. The next day they personally escorted her to the exam. Olivia ended up getting into her dream college as planned. But Kyle, furious that his scheme had failed, got drunk and got into a fight. He ended up killing someone and was sentenced to death. When Olivia heard the news, she completely broke down. She invited me over to her house, acting friendly to set me up. After I left, she called the police claiming I had assaulted her. My bright future was ruined. My parents, devastated by the online harassment, committed suicide by gas poisoning at home. Olivia stood outside my family’s door, coldly filming my parents’ final moments of struggle. She brought the video when she visited me in prison. “Adam, I’m going to make your whole family pay for what happened to Kyle!” The shock was too much – I died of a heart attack in prison… When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to the day before finals. I looked at Olivia, who was excitedly telling me about her plans with Kyle that night, and smiled. This time, I would let her do as she pleased…
“Adam, what’s your problem?! Can you stop being so sensitive every time a guy shows up around me?!” The familiar voice snapped me back to reality. I looked down at my hands, free of handcuffs, And at Olivia in front of me, angrily gesturing… I really had been reborn! In my previous life, I had tried to stop Olivia from going out with Kyle to celebrate her birthday on this day. Olivia had gotten into her dream school as planned, But Kyle had ended up in prison for killing someone while drunk. After hearing the news, Olivia had invited me over to her house and set me up, Taking off her clothes and filming a video before calling the police. I was sent to prison. My parents, devastated by the online attacks, committed suicide by gas. When my parents were dying, Olivia was right outside the door, Coldly filming their final moments before leaving with a smile. The next day she visited me in prison, And showed me that video in its entirety, Screaming at me hysterically: “Adam, if you hadn’t stopped me, how could Kyle have ended up in prison?! I’ve always had top grades, even if I had gone out with Kyle the night before exams I still would have gotten into my dream school! You’re just selfish! Kyle died for nothing, so I’m going to make your whole family pay!” I had a congenital heart condition, which Olivia knew about. So when I had a heart attack after seeing the video, I saw the smile lingering on Olivia’s lips… This chilling memory made my expression darken further. “Oh come on, Liv, you have to understand our star student Adam here. He’s too scared to take you out partying, so of course he’s a bit jealous that Kyle gets to hang out with you…” Olivia’s friend’s words pulled me back to the present. Olivia looked at me with disdain and laughed. Then she linked arms with her friend and said coyly: “Kyle said he has a big surprise planned for my birthday celebration tonight. I’m so excited! Getting to celebrate turning 18 with such a hot guy, I’m sure I’ll do even better on the exams tomorrow…” I laughed coldly to myself. Earlier that morning, I had overheard Kyle talking to his friend in the bathroom: “Tonight I’m going to show that little girl a real good time, don’t any of you dare interrupt us!” “But she has exams tomorrow, don’t go too crazy!” “Exams? My girl doesn’t need to worry about exams. Once she’s in college, she won’t have anything to do with me anymore…” It was because I had overheard this conversation that I had desperately tried to stop Olivia in my previous life. This wasn’t a birthday celebration at all, It was a plot to ruin Olivia’s entire future… But Olivia was too naive to see it. Thinking of this, I looked up at Olivia’s flushed face and smiled. “Go ahead, Olivia. I’m sure with that hot Kyle by your side tonight, you’ll do great on the exams tomorrow.” Chapter
Olivia was stunned for a moment by my response, But quickly smiled again at the thought of her upcoming date. Realizing I needed to get home to prepare for tomorrow’s exam, I picked up my bag to leave. But as soon as I stood up, Olivia’s friend pushed me back into my chair. Olivia glared at me coldly and quickly snatched my phone and exam admission ticket. “Trying to leave? I bet you just want to go home and tattle to my parents! I’ll keep these safe for you and give them back at the exam site tomorrow. If you dare tell my parents, you can forget about taking the exam!” I looked at Olivia helplessly. “Olivia, you know how important this exam is to me. I promise I won’t tell your parents, but please don’t mess with my future, okay?” Whether Olivia would even make it to the exam site tomorrow was questionable. There was no way I could leave my admission ticket with her. Seeing that Olivia had no intention of returning it, I quickly stood up and rushed over to her, Grabbing the ticket that was still in her hand. My tone was icier than ever before: “Olivia, give it back.” “Oh ho, looks like our star student is angry! See Liv, you guessed right, judging by his reaction he was definitely planning to go tattle to your parents! We can’t give this back to him!” Olivia’s hand, which had started to loosen slightly, Tightened its grip on the ticket again after her friend’s goading. Olivia was a girl after all, so her strength couldn’t compare to mine. I squeezed her wrist hard, and her grip started to weaken from the pain. “Liv! Think about your date with Kyle, we can’t let it get ruined!” Olivia’s expression suddenly changed. She quickly used all her strength and yanked backwards! “Riiiiip…” My admission ticket tore in half… The friends who had been egging Olivia on suddenly went pale. Tears that had been welling up in my eyes for a long time finally fell. An overwhelming sense of despair and helplessness washed over me. Even in this new life, I had lost my future… Olivia’s face cycled through various shades of green and white. After a long moment, She threw the torn ticket at me. “Adam, this is your own fault for trying to stop me from going out with Kyle! You brought this on yourself!” With that, she grabbed her friend and ran out like mad. As soon as the classroom door closed, I heard laughter from outside. “Liv, that Adam really is your lapdog, huh? You ripped up his exam ticket and he didn’t even dare say anything!” “Ugh, he’s always been that weak. How could he compare to Kyle’s confidence and charm…” Olivia’s words pierced my heart like a needle. My tolerance for her had been mistaken for weakness… Olivia and I had studied together every day since middle school, Getting into our dream college together was the future we had promised each other. But ever since Olivia met Kyle outside of school, everything had changed. Today’s Olivia clearly no longer wanted a shared future with me. Thinking of this, I threw the torn ticket in the trash. I knocked on the door of our homeroom teacher’s office. “Mrs. Davis, I’ve made up my mind about that scholarship to State University. I think it’s a better fit for me than Ivy College…” Mrs. Davis looked at me with delight. “Good, you shouldn’t have given it up in the first place. State U’s physics lab will be perfect for you to shine.” When I got home and told my parents I wouldn’t be taking the exam, they breathed a sigh of relief. They had been worried when I gave up the sure thing at State U for Olivia’s sake. Now things had worked out the way they wanted after all… Chapter
We had just finished dinner when there was urgent knocking at the door. I opened it to find Olivia’s parents, looking extremely anxious. “Adam, do you know where Olivia went? She just sent us a message and now won’t answer her phone. The exam is tomorrow, where could that child have run off to?” My mom chimed in, looking at me expectantly. “Adam, you’re always with Olivia…” “I don’t know,” I cut my mom off and looked up at Mrs. Quinn to answer her. “Adam, do you at least know where she usually likes to go?” I gave an awkward smile. “I really don’t know, Mrs. Quinn…” Mrs. Quinn shook her head helplessly and left, having gotten no leads. As soon as the door closed, my dad poked his head out from inside. “Did you and Olivia have a fight? How could you not know where she went?” I just smiled at my dad and went back to my room. Of course I wasn’t going to say anything. Let her enjoy her wonderful night with her dear Kyle! My mom was on the PTA, So early the next morning she dragged me and my dad to volunteer at the exam site. As soon as we got to the entrance, I saw Mr. and Mrs. Quinn looking frantic. When they spotted me, they rushed over. Mrs. Davis hurried over as well. “Adam, Olivia didn’t come home all night. Weren’t you two together at school yesterday? Did she tell you where she was going?!” Mrs. Davis asked me too: “Adam, you know how important this exam is for Olivia. It’s about to start and there’s still no sign of her. Please think hard, where could she have gone?” I looked at Mr. and Mrs. Quinn’s panicked faces and felt a pang in my heart. But the image of my parents’ tragic deaths in my previous life flashed through my mind. I gritted my teeth and looked up at them. “I really don’t know…” Seeing my expression, Mrs. Davis sighed and patted Mrs. Quinn’s shoulder. “Adam’s an honest kid. Maybe he really doesn’t know. Let’s think of other ways to find her…” But I knew they wouldn’t find her… Kyle never intended to let Olivia take the exam. She was probably passed out in some hotel bed right now… Sure enough, the exam started and Olivia still hadn’t shown up… Mr. and Mrs. Quinn were ordinary working class people. To let Olivia focus on her studies, Mrs. Quinn had quit her job to take care of Olivia full-time. Mr. Quinn worked three jobs, sleeping only 3 hours a day. They had worked so hard for over a decade to give Olivia this opportunity, But their usually obedient and sensible daughter had disappeared before the most important exam… The moment they closed the exam site gates, Mrs. Quinn completely broke down. She collapsed to the ground, wailing hysterically… “Mom…” Finally, just as the first exam was about to end, Olivia appeared at the entrance, disheveled and stumbling. Mrs. Quinn sprang up from the ground and rushed over to Olivia. She slapped Olivia hard across the face. “You ungrateful child! Where on earth did you run off to…?!” I was sitting with my parents in the shade nearby, about to stand up, when Olivia spoke: “Mom, it was Adam! Yesterday at school he confessed his feelings for me but I rejected him. He was angry and drugged me, taking me to a hotel. I only just woke up. Adam has ruined my life…”
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