Reborn to Ruin Her: The Nightmare Roommate Chapter 2

Hearing that I would no longer tolerate her because of her "pitiful background," Tilly’s expression twisted into something evil.

She lunged at me and slapped my burned face.

My parents and Ethan had run downstairs to settle the bill and guide the ambulance. No one was there to help me.

My grandparents tried to pull her away, their frail hands trembling.

Tilly screamed like a banshee: "You said you'd be good to me!"

"You lied! You'll pay for this!"

The slap stunned me. My face, already blistering, throbbed with excruciating pain.

My grandparents, both over 80, couldn't withstand the shoving of a young woman who grew up doing farm work.

Grandma was pushed to the floor. Grandpa clutched his chest, gasping for breath.

"Pills... pills..."

I was shaking with rage, tears streaming down my face.

"Tilly, you ate my food, wore my clothes, used my money, and now you hurt my family? You have no conscience! You deserve every beating your stepfather gave you. You deserve your miserable life!"

Mentioning her abusive stepfather was the trigger.

She lost all reason.

She reached out and choked me.

I wasn't as strong as her. She backed me to the edge of the stairs.

In the struggle, I fell.

My neck snapped. I died on impact.

When I opened my eyes again, the dorm door creaked open.

Tilly dragged a massive woven sack into the room, looking timid and awkward.

I was making my bed on the bottom bunk.

She was small, her skin rough from sun exposure.

She whispered cautiously, "Um, excuse me... I'm afraid of heights. Could I maybe have the bottom bunk?"

When I didn't respond immediately, she added, "If not, it's okay. Sorry to bother you."

Her voice was as quiet as a mosquito.

In that moment, I knew. I was reborn.

Reborn to the first day of freshman year.