Reborn to Save My Dad

Reborn to Save My Dad

Gavin

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My Harvard acceptance letter felt like a golden ticket, a one-way out of this dead-end town. That Friday night, after the football game, all I wanted was to help my dad close his auto shop. But then I heard a muffled sob. It was Jessica Miller, the head cheerleader, trapped by star quarterback Bryce Vanderbilt. My dad taught me: "You see something wrong, you make it right." So, I intervened. That act of courage cost me everything. Jessica pointed me out to the police: "He' s the one who attacked me." My scholarship was rescinded for "moral turpitude." My name was dragged through the mud. The stress killed my father, the only man who believed me. Months later, at a gas station, I confronted Jessica and Bryce. He shoved me into traffic. And then, nothing. I woke up expecting hell, but instead, I was back in the high school parking lot. The Friday night lights buzzed. The Harvard letter was in my pocket. And then I heard it again: Jessica's muffled cry. The trauma of my first life crashed over me. Last time, I sacrificed everything for a lie. This time, I knew what to do. I turned around, put my hands in my pockets, and walked away. My father was alive right now. And my only job was to keep him that way. This time, justice would look very different.

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My Harvard acceptance letter felt like a golden ticket, a one-way out of this dead-end town.

That Friday night, after the football game, all I wanted was to help my dad close his auto shop.

But then I heard a muffled sob.

It was Jessica Miller, the head cheerleader, trapped by star quarterback Bryce Vanderbilt.

My dad taught me: "You see something wrong, you make it right."

So, I intervened.

That act of courage cost me everything.

Jessica pointed me out to the police: "He' s the one who attacked me."

My scholarship was rescinded for "moral turpitude."

My name was dragged through the mud.

The stress killed my father, the only man who believed me.

Months later, at a gas station, I confronted Jessica and Bryce.

He shoved me into traffic.

And then, nothing.

I woke up expecting hell, but instead, I was back in the high school parking lot.

The Friday night lights buzzed.

The Harvard letter was in my pocket.

And then I heard it again: Jessica's muffled cry.

The trauma of my first life crashed over me.

Last time, I sacrificed everything for a lie.

This time, I knew what to do.

I turned around, put my hands in my pockets, and walked away.

My father was alive right now.

And my only job was to keep him that way.

This time, justice would look very different.

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