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After a devastating accident orchestrated by her treacherous step-sister left her paralyzed and stripped of her inheritance, everyone thought she was finished. But the heavens granted her a miracle: a rebirth! Waking up on the exact day before the tragic accident, she is armed with the knowledge of their sinister plots. This time, she won't just walk; she will march straight into the light, crush her enemies beneath her heels, and reclaim the billion-dollar empire that is rightfully hers.
"Reborn to Walk, Into the Light" is an empowering rebirth drama about second chances, perfect revenge, and an unstoppable female lead.
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"Reborn to Walk, Into the Light" is an empowering rebirth drama about second chances, perfect revenge, and an unstoppable female lead.
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00:01Since Lily could talk, she saw me as her rival.
00:05She got between me and Victor Shaw, my husband.
00:09Don't seduce my dad.
00:11She even ran to the roof in tears and said,
00:14Stay away from mom, or I'll jump.
00:18She also mocked my makeup.
00:21You'll never be prettier than me, old lady.
00:24When Victor cheated, I was worried about her and fought for her custody.
00:30But she attacked me with sulfuric acid.
00:33You can't separate us.
00:35Dad is mine.
00:37Heaven took pity of me and let me transmigrate.
00:40This time I give up on Lily's custody.
00:43From now on, I want nothing to do with her.
00:47Victor is a little surprised.
00:49Lucy, why'd you change your mind?
00:51I thought you want Lily.
00:54Before I can answer, Lily barges in and starts hitting me.
00:58I don't want you.
01:00I know exactly what you're thinking.
01:03You're jealous.
01:05She dives into his arms and says cockily,
01:08No one can separate us.
01:10Dad loves me forever.
01:13Although Lily has always resented me,
01:15she's still my daughter at the end of the day.
01:19In the past life, when I knew Victor wants to remarry,
01:23I battled him for custody of Lily,
01:26even if it cost me some assets.
01:28Thinking about the sulfuric acid,
01:31I take the divorce agreement.
01:33I respect Lily's wishes.
01:35You can have her.
01:36Lily immediately freezes.
01:38I'm about to sign when she snatches the agreement away.
01:43You think you're getting Dad's money?
01:46Dad, you said you're buying me beautiful dresses.
01:50Don't leave her a thing.
01:52She grabs his leg and pouts,
01:54says a loser like me deserves nothing.
01:57She doesn't know that he cheated,
01:59and that I should be compensated.
02:02But he doesn't explain.
02:04Instead, he says,
02:06I'm too kind-hearted to leave Leia nothing.
02:09I know you're concerned for me.
02:12I'm lucky to have you.
02:14Watching their interaction, I smirk.
02:17Victor is the reason.
02:19Lily turned out this way.
02:20He's never corrected her.
02:22His unchecked indulgence merely twisted her more.
02:27Victor finally gets Lily to leave.
02:29He turns around and says softly,
02:32Don't tell her about my second marriage.
02:34She can't take it.
02:36I'll let them meet when the time is right.
02:40Meanwhile, Lily is celebrating her victory.
02:45She eagerly takes down my picture
02:47and steps on it with glee.
02:49I finally got rid of my rival.
02:52I am completely fed up with Lily.
02:55She's pathetic and absurd.
02:57Will she still smile when she knows a new rival is coming?
03:02Lily senses me and bursts into laughter.
03:05Are you jealous of me?
03:08Now, dad is all mine.
03:10I ignore her and pack my stuff in my room.
03:14I only took the compensation and Victor was worried I might regret it.
03:18So, we decided I'd still stay here for now.
03:22It gives me time to find a place.
03:24Lily sees that I'm just moving to a smaller room and she's upset.
03:28But, you won't keep staying here, right?
03:33I knew you wouldn't give up this easily.
03:36She throws my stuff into the trash can before complaining to Victor.
03:40Dad, why's she staying?
03:42I hate mom.
03:44Make her leave.
03:46Victor tries to explain.
03:48But she won't listen.
03:50I'm her daughter.
03:51I know her.
03:53This is just her way to win you back.
03:57She didn't really want to divorce.
04:00Don't fall for...
04:01her tricks.
04:03Surprisingly, Lily hates me more after the divorce.
04:07I lose it and slap her hard.
04:09Shut up, you lousy daughter.
04:12There'll be no ties between us soon.
04:15I won't tolerate you.
04:17I used to love Lily deeply.
04:19I was never harsh when I lectured her.
04:22She's never seen this side of me.
04:24Lily bursts into tears and burrows into Victor's arms.
04:28Dad, this is the way she treats me.
04:32When no one's around,
04:33she's always been jealous about us and she abused me.
04:37Lily has always slandered me.
04:40She's been feeding Victor.
04:42With stories she made up since she was four.
04:45In her words,
04:47I'm a short-fused and violent lady.
04:49Meanwhile, Victor always takes her side.
04:54She's a kid.
04:55She can't lie.
04:57I didn't want to believe my own daughter would do this to me.
05:01It is too late by the time I accepted it.
05:04Seeing the helpless look on her face,
05:07I laughed.
05:08Lily, you're already a schemer at ten.
05:11Unbelievable.
05:13Fighting me won't help your case.
05:15You'll have...
05:17Victor cut me off.
05:18He covers my mouth and drags me away.
05:21What are you doing?
05:23It's a secret.
05:24Lily will fall apart if she knows about it.
05:28It's sickening how he pretends to care about her.
05:32You didn't think of that when you cheated.
05:34You don't care about Lily.
05:37You care about your image.
05:39It no longer matters.
05:40I can't be bothered anymore.
05:43Lily will find out one way or another.
05:45I'll be there when she does.
05:47I never see it coming.
05:49To stop us from getting back together,
05:52Lily seeks help from our neighbors.
05:56Mom's sleeping around.
05:58Dad's divorcing her.
05:59But she just won't leave him alone.
06:02Can you kick her out for me?
06:05Lily's tearful cries attract a lot of neighbors.
06:09They gather at the door and condemn me,
06:12calling me a hypocrite who seduces men.
06:16Even her daughter hates her.
06:18What a terrible person.
06:19To all of them.
06:21I'm a loser with a shady character
06:24who's rejected by her husband and her daughter.
06:28My life is a mess.
06:30Victor gets worried.
06:31And stands up for me.
06:33It's just a kid's nonsense.
06:36Let us worry about ourselves.
06:38Lily is flustered.
06:40Dad, why are you doing this?
06:42I'm helping you.
06:44I tell her to stop calling me mom.
06:46And she has the nerve to call me by my name.
06:49Do you see it now, Lucy?
06:51This divorce is happening.
06:53I'll make sure of it.
06:54For the sake of himself,
06:56Victor finally shouted,
06:58Don't meddle in our affairs and make it worse.
07:01Go now!
07:02Lily's eyes immediately redden.
07:04She doesn't get mad at Victor,
07:06but she takes it out on me.
07:08It's Lucy's fault.
07:09I wish I have a better mother.
07:12You're divorcing,
07:13but she just keeps getting between us.
07:16You've never shouted at me.
07:18I shake my head at Lily's genuine resentment.
07:22Victor, you made her this way.
07:25It'll be hell for you when your wife moves in.
07:28I don't go easy on Victor.
07:30I text in the group chat to clear things up.
07:34We got divorced because he has an affair.
07:37Anyone who buys Lily's story
07:38and spreads rumors will be sued.
07:42Frantically,
07:44Victor unsends the message for me.
07:46He stops me when he sees me heading to the hotel.
07:50Lucy, you can't leave.
07:52What if you refuse to divorce?
07:55I shake his hand off.
07:57Don't worry.
07:58I want it more than you do.
08:00No one wants to get rid of Lily more than I do.
08:04I've just left when I receive a text from Lily.
08:07Don't come back for Dad.
08:09I'll be watching.
08:11Lily shows me a video of her burning my pictures.
08:15And I promptly block her.
08:17In the past life,
08:19I was drained by the custody battles.
08:23This time, I let go.
08:24And I feel much better.
08:26I take good care of myself.
08:28And even throw a party to celebrate my freedom.
08:32When I go to sign the divorce papers,
08:34I am glowing.
08:36In even better shape than before.
08:39Lily sizes me up and says,
08:41Lucy, you really pulled out all the stops.
08:44To win Dad back.
08:46But he'll never reconsider you.
08:48From now on, I'm the only one he loves.
08:52Lily holds onto Victor's arm.
08:54Like she won a battle.
08:55I kiss my divorce paper and leave.
08:59I buy a new place.
09:00And start a new life.
09:03A few days later,
09:05I'm surprised by the police at midnight.
09:09Ms. Snow, how can you abandon your daughter?
09:13I'm so confused.
09:15When Lily darts into my place and looks around.
09:18Did Dad come here?
09:20He's not home tonight.
09:22You must have hit him.
09:23Lily grumbles as she rummages everything.
09:27In an instant, it becomes a mess.
09:30I'm immediately ticked off.
09:32I grab her braid and push her up to the police.
09:36Not everyone loves Victor like you do.
09:39He's not at my place.
09:41Lily starts crying at once.
09:44This is how Mom treats me every day, officers.
09:48The police lectures me.
09:50You can't treat her this way.
09:53I keep my cool and explain.
09:56My husband and I are divorced.
09:58He has her custody.
10:00There's no way she wandered off alone.
10:02She's just messing with me.
10:05Just call Victor Shaw.
10:07Here's his number.
10:09Lily doesn't trust me.
10:10She still thinks Victor is here.
10:13Only you can make Dad stay out all night.
10:16I almost spill the beans.
10:18Even if I tell Lily, she wouldn't trust me.
10:22She might even get mad and lash out at me.
10:25I bite back my words and give the police her address so they can take her home.
10:31The next day, the police calls me.
10:34Lily said she couldn't reach her dad.
10:36And she's alone at home.
10:38Apparently, you blocked her number.
10:41She only asks us for help because you might refuse to see her.
10:45The officer believes Lily would never lie.
10:48She just misses you too much.
10:50Patch things up and treat her right.
10:53I can't explain it.
10:55Even if I try, no one would believe what Lily has done.
11:00Out of options, I send Victor a text.
11:03Telling him to bring his wife home.
11:05After a few days of peace, Lily's teacher blows up my phone.
11:11Lily never comes out of the restroom.
11:13She says she won't go home without you.
11:17Miss Snow, I know you don't have the custody.
11:19But Lily's still your daughter.
11:22Moreover, Lily's like this thanks to the divorce.
11:25You must handle this.
11:26She guilt trips me and even threatens to...
11:30Post it online for everyone to judge.
11:32Worry did it affect my work?
11:34I have no choice but to pick Lily up.
11:37Lily is unusually well behaved this time.
11:39She calls me mom sweetly and gives me a big hug.
11:44Seeing her teacher smile, I grin awkwardly and nervously sent Lily home.
11:50Her expression turns dark when she sets down her bag.
11:54Before I can react, Lily slams and locks the door.
11:58Dad's been away for days.
12:00It's your fault.
12:02You're divorced.
12:03Why do you have to seduce him?
12:05Why won't you quit?
12:07Her twisted expression looks just like the last life.
12:11I try to make a run for it.
12:13But Lily stands firm at the door and smiles as she pulls out a bottle.
12:18You're just coasting on your looks.
12:21Once I make you hideous, you can't steal dad from me.
12:25The nightmarish memories left me frozen.
12:29Lily grips the bottle of acid as she advances.
12:33Then, Victor's voice came from outside.
12:36Lily, meet your new mother.
12:39Her hands shake violently.
12:41I give her a wry look.
12:43Lily, your new rival is outside.
12:45A few drops of acid splash out as she trembles.
12:49White smoke curls up from her sleeve.
12:52Accompanied by a chilling sizzle.
12:55But Lily seems completely unfazed by the pain.
12:59Her eyes are widened with disbelief.
13:02New mother?
13:03New rival?
13:04Lucy, that's bullcrap.
13:06That's not dad.
13:08Must have been mistaken.
13:09I retreat to the corner and smile mockingly.
13:13I pity you, Lily.
13:15Do you have the guts to open the door?
13:19Lily actually hesitates.
13:22That's when Victor opens the door.
13:25Victor walks in with a young lady, who is all smiles and charm.
13:29Lily, didn't I tell you to wait at home?
13:32You should have answered.
13:34He freezes and frowns when he sees me.
13:39Lucy, why are you here?
13:40I spread my arms.
13:42I didn't want to.
13:44Ask Lily.
13:45Victor finally notices Lily, who is seething and trembling with rage.
13:54Dad, who is she?
13:55Why are you holding her hands?
13:58Tell me she's just a platonic friend.
14:00She can't be my new mother.
14:02I'm motherless after Lucy's gone.
14:05We only need each other, Dad.
14:08Lily can fool herself all she wants.
14:10But the lady hooks her arm around Victor's, and asks sweetly, honey, is she your daughter?
14:18She's as pretty as you are handsome.
14:21That's enough to make Lily fall apart.
14:23She grips the bottle of acid and screams hysterically.
14:27Don't call him honey.
14:29You don't deserve him.
14:32Who are you?
14:34Did Lucy send you here to seduce Dad?
14:36Dad, I don't want a new mother.
14:39Make her leave.
14:40As the acid sloshes in the bottle, Lily's losing control as well.
14:45Victor fully expects Lily to react this way.
14:49And he gloats to the lady.
14:51Claire, I told you I'm a good dad.
14:53My daughter loves me deeply.
14:55She'll love you too if you two work on it.
15:00He pats Lily on the head like usual.
15:03And says patiently,
15:04You hate Lucy, don't you?
15:06I know about it.
15:08So, I found you a new mother.
15:10I love you so much.
15:12I did all of this for you, Lily.
15:14You understand me, right?
15:16I'm shocked.
15:18This son of a bitch came up with this excuse to justify his affair.
15:23Lily freezes for a second.
15:25Before she accepts his explanation,
15:27Dad, I knew you care about me the most.
15:30She stared at Claire hatefully.
15:33But I don't like her.
15:35Make her leave, Dad.
15:37Victor says darkly,
15:39Lily, you should be on my side.
15:42I love Claire a lot.
15:44So, you should love her too.
15:46Okay?
15:47Lily bursts into tears.
15:50Claire steps forward with feigned concern.
15:53Lily, don't cry.
15:55Let's get some steak, okay?
15:57Don't worry.
15:58I'll be a better mother than Lucy.
16:01Lily gives a tearful nod.
16:03Seeing that, Claire shoots me a smug glance.
16:06As if saying,
16:07Look, Lucy.
16:08I took your husband away.
16:10And won your daughter over?
16:12I was surprised at Lily's reaction.
16:15Why is she so kind to Claire?
16:17Why is she suddenly so obedient?
16:19Does she only resent me?
16:21Her birth mother?
16:23Just as I'm feeling confused,
16:25Lily suddenly lifts the bottle.
16:27And pours it over Claire.
16:29Claire can't dodge in time.
16:31The acid hit her chest and she collapses to the floor,
16:34letting out a frightened yelp.
16:37It hurts.
16:38What is this?
16:40Victor notices white smoke rising from Claire
16:43and immediately slaps Lily.
16:46Lily, are you crazy?
16:48Lily, how can you do this to Claire?
16:52Claire's clothes are burned off.
16:54And the remaining acid burned her skin,
16:57making her scream.
16:59Lily smashes the bottle and wails.
17:02Dad, you've never slapped me.
17:04How could you do this for her?
17:06For a moment, Lily's cries,
17:09Claire's screams,
17:10and Victor's yelling on the phone.
17:13Blend together.
17:14I stand in the corner and mused.
17:16It's a shame.
17:18Lily isn't tall enough
17:19to pour the acid on Claire's face
17:22and ruin her face.
17:24In the past life,
17:25I let my guard down around Lily
17:27and she poured the acid over my head.
17:30The pain was unbearable.
17:32My scalp and flesh burned away.
17:34All that was left was a skull.
17:37Even the heavens were shocked
17:38at the horrible way I died
17:40and gave me a second chance.
17:43Victor hangs up
17:44and realizes it is acid.
17:47Claire quickly takes her shirt off
17:49and shows him her wounds
17:51to win his sympathy.
17:53She was better at this
17:54than I have ever been.
17:57Immediately turning him against Lily.
18:00Lily, you're ten.
18:01Where'd you get this?
18:03I spoiled you too much
18:05and turned you this way.
18:07You knew I was getting remarried
18:09and you've been plotting
18:11to do this to Claire.
18:14Lily responded with a sharp glare.
18:18Victor pities Claire
18:19and takes it out on me.
18:22Lucy, this explains why you're here.
18:25It was all your scheme.
18:27I should have known.
18:29I didn't think you're this wicked.
18:32You must have told Lily stuff.
18:34That's why she did it.
18:36I'll make you pay for getting Claire hurt.
18:39I let out a snicker.
18:41Talk about absurd.
18:43If it weren't for her teacher
18:45and the police,
18:46I wouldn't want to see her.
18:49And the bottle of acid?
18:51She prepared it for me.
18:53She thought,
18:54I'm the reason you were away
18:55and you just had to bring Claire back
18:58right now.
18:59You two deserve this.
19:02A wave of relief washed over me.
19:05At that moment,
19:07I'm relieved Victor divorced me
19:08and got remarried so soon.
19:12Otherwise, I might not survive today.
19:15Claire hears what I say and cries.
19:18Seeing the homewrecker
19:19getting her comeuppance,
19:21I can't help but feel satisfied.
19:24Victor is stumped.
19:25He has no choice but to target Lily.
19:28For the first time,
19:29Victor actually slaps her hard.
19:32Neil and apologize to Claire.
19:35Show me you're sorry.
19:37Fight me on this
19:38and I'll send you to the nuthouse
19:40for shock therapy.
19:42Lily is heartbroken.
19:44She shoves Victor aside
19:46and lunged at me angrily.
19:48Hitting and kicking me.
19:50It's your fault for being so unappealing.
19:53If dad hadn't disliked you,
19:55he wouldn't have found Claire.
19:56This is all on you.
19:58As I look at Lily,
20:00who never stops crying,
20:01I finally understand
20:02how much she hates my guts.
20:05It seems she really sees me as her rival.
20:08My existence alone bothers her.
20:10Luckily,
20:11whatever she says
20:12can't hurt me anymore.
20:13I push Lily away
20:15and look at her with disgust.
20:17Freak out all you want.
20:18See if I care.
20:20Lily lies on the floor
20:21and cries,
20:22calling out to Victor.
20:24But Victor ignores her.
20:26He hears the ambulance
20:27and goes downstairs
20:29with Claire in his arms.
20:31The police arrives at the scene.
20:33When they see the acid,
20:35they hold Lily on the floor.
20:37Little girl,
20:38where did you get something
20:39this dangerous?
20:41You're coming with us.
20:43I go with them
20:44since I'm also involved.
20:46I tell the officers everything
20:48about the past few days.
20:50Even how Lily treated me
20:51like a rival for years.
20:53I say it all for the first time.
20:55At first,
20:56they don't believe me.
20:57They think Lily attacked Claire
20:59for my sake.
21:02But when they hear her yelling
21:04for me and Claire to die,
21:06they start having doubts.
21:08I don't say anything.
21:10Instead,
21:11I show them some CCTV footage
21:13from before the divorce.
21:16This will help you solve the case.
21:19The officers fall silent
21:21when they hear
21:22the insults Lily hurled at me
21:24in the footage.
21:26I say firmly,
21:28Lily is not in my custody.
21:30I'm not responsible.
21:32She also tried to attack me with acid.
21:35I won't handle her cases anymore.
21:38When I leave,
21:40Lily was still throwing a fit.
21:43Call my dad
21:44and make him come here.
21:47Don't let him stay with Claire.
21:49Find a way to separate them, please.
21:52When I walk away,
21:53Lily shouts at me to stop.
21:56Lucy,
21:57you can't let Claire
21:58steal dad away.
21:59Do something
22:00and get him back, okay?
22:02If you can split them up,
22:05you can be my mom again.
22:07She's still wild and reckless,
22:09waiting for me to forgive and indulge her.
22:12I just look at her coldly.
22:15Lily,
22:15I'm done with you.
22:17Enjoy your days with your new mother.
22:20I hope Claire will be as patient with you.
22:23Lily is utterly confused.
22:25Drop the act, Lucy.
22:26You fought for my custody.
22:29You can't let me go.
22:31Get me out of here
22:32and take me to dad.
22:33I say nothing.
22:35As I turn around and leave.
22:37That night,
22:38Victor texts me to question me.
22:40He still thinks I told Lily
22:41about his remarriage
22:43and that's why she bought acid.
22:45I've had it with them.
22:47I post the proof of his cheating online
22:49and block him.
22:51Victor has no choice
22:52but to shut up.
22:54Lily is drowning
22:54in the pain of his remarriage
22:56and stops bothering me.
22:59Claire got lucky.
23:00Just a small burn on her chest.
23:02Her face is unharmed.
23:04I hear she forgave Lily
23:07and moved in with them shortly after.
23:10After that,
23:11I don't follow up on them.
23:12I'm too busy with my career.
23:15One day,
23:16one of the old neighbors
23:17suddenly contact me.
23:19Lucy.
23:20Victor never knew peace
23:21since he remarried.
23:22Look at this.
23:24His family is now the laughing stock.
23:27The message I posted to the group
23:29was quickly deleted by Victor
23:32but they already knew of his affair.
23:37Victor was already the talk of the complex.
23:41Lily's acid attack
23:43made an even bigger scene.
23:46Everyone watched,
23:48waiting for their next show.
23:51The day Claire moved in
23:53was a spectacle.
23:54It's as loud as a megaphone.
23:56She arrives with loads of stuff.
23:58Lily blocks the door,
23:59refusing her entry.
24:02Victor hits her.
24:04She leaves
24:04and Claire moves in.
24:07It's hard to believe.
24:09Victor always looked away.
24:13Now he beats Lily
24:14for Claire's sake.
24:16Guess it must be true love.
24:18I wish them the best.
24:20Forever.
24:20A week after Claire moved in,
24:23Lily calls the police,
24:25claiming Claire beat her.
24:26The cops show up.
24:28Lily's face was covered in slap marks.
24:31Two teeth were knocked out.
24:33They say the stepmother's cruel,
24:35that she's already abusing the kid.
24:37I checked the video closely.
24:39Lily was definitely covered in bruises.
24:42But Claire didn't look much better.
24:45Her long, shiny hair
24:46had been hacked into a choppy mess.
24:50It's clearly Lily's work.
24:52Claire sobbed to the officers.
24:54Lily shredded all her clothes
24:56and put nails in her shoes,
24:58leaving her limping for a week.
25:00Lily clings to an officer's leg,
25:02crying about abuse.
25:04The neighbors already hated Claire
25:06and didn't know Lily often lied.
25:09They cornered and blamed Claire
25:11until she cried.
25:13Victor rushed home,
25:14apologized briefly,
25:16gave Claire a light scolding,
25:18case closed.
25:19After that,
25:21the apartment was filled
25:22with crashing and screaming
25:24every single day.
25:25In the video,
25:26Victor stood smoking at the door,
25:28miserable.
25:29Inside, Lily and Claire brawled.
25:33Lily screamed,
25:35I won't let you win.
25:37Any woman after my dad must die.
25:40Dad belongs to me.
25:41No one can take him.
25:43Claire's leg is bleeding badly.
25:45She grabs Lily by the hair
25:47and spanks her hard.
25:49No wonder Lucy runs away from you, brat.
25:52Not just Lucy,
25:53Victor does too.
25:55You think Victor loves you?
25:57I'm carrying his son.
26:00Once he's born,
26:02you'll go to your grandparents.
26:04Lily screams with all her might.
26:06You're lying.
26:07How dare you speak of my dad?
26:09I'm his only daughter.
26:11He'll never leave me.
26:14At the video's end,
26:16Victor stubs his cigarette,
26:17slams the door.
26:18Behind the door,
26:20I hear Victor shouting,
26:22I should have left you with Lucy.
26:24You irritate me.
26:26When my son is born,
26:28go back to grandma's.
26:29The neighbor shakes their head.
26:31Not only did he cheat,
26:33but he's abandoning his own daughter.
26:35That poor girl will have it rough.
26:38The neighbors seem sorry for Lily.
26:40I exited the chat expressionlessly.
26:43I think to myself,
26:45Lily brought this on herself.
26:48But from the video,
26:50Claire isn't doing well either.
26:53Victor can't just send Lily away that easily.
26:55She bought acid without flinching.
26:58She won't let this go.
26:59At work that day,
27:02the police calls again.
27:04Ms. Snow,
27:06Lily's in trouble.
27:07Come now.
27:08I'm about to refuse,
27:10but the police added,
27:12her guardian is fighting for his life.
27:14His parents can't arrive in time.
27:17You're our only contact.
27:19Victor's fighting for his life.
27:21Now,
27:22I'm interested.
27:23I tell my boss
27:24and take a half day to go.
27:26At the hospital,
27:28an officer pulls me aside.
27:30Victor is still in surgery.
27:32He may not survive.
27:34Claire is already dead.
27:37As for Lily,
27:38she's only 10.
27:39The situation is complicated.
27:41After learning that Claire was pregnant,
27:44Lily was pushed too far.
27:45She snapped.
27:47She secretly got rat poison
27:49and pretended to make up with Victor.
27:51Then she waited
27:52and poisoned Claire's water.
27:55She only meant to kill Claire and the baby,
27:58but Victor drank from the same glass.
28:02They were poisoned in their sleep.
28:04By the time Lily saw Victor foaming
28:07and called 911,
28:09the poison was fully absorbed.
28:11His gastric lavage failed.
28:12Surgery was the only hope for organ failure.
28:16Claire, weakened by her pregnancy,
28:18died on the way to the hospital.
28:21When Lily learns that Claire is dead,
28:24she laughs.
28:25Serves you right, thief.
28:28Think a son could beat me?
28:29Pathetic.
28:31Her face looked nothing like a child's.
28:35Then Lily learns Victor is dying, too.
28:38She panics.
28:40She breaks down at the OR door.
28:42Dad, I didn't mean it.
28:44I just wanted her gone.
28:46Dad, you'll wake up, right?
28:48You said you love me forever.
28:51I'm stunned.
28:52I figured Claire would get what she deserved.
28:55I never thought Lily would take him down.
28:59Karma got him, too.
29:01The police are stuck.
29:02Lily is a minor,
29:04but what she did caused serious harm.
29:07She'll go to Juvie.
29:09Can you help with everything else?
29:12I cut him off.
29:14Sorry, I won't do anything for her.
29:17Custody is with my ex?
29:19His family will handle it.
29:21I'm being posted abroad soon.
29:23This isn't my problem.
29:25Besides, you've seen the footage.
29:28If Victor hadn't cheated,
29:29I could be the one in the morgue.
29:33The officer sighs and understands.
29:36Lily turns and sees me.
29:38Pure hatred fills her eyes.
29:41Lucy, you did this.
29:43If you'd kept Dad,
29:45Dad would never have strayed.
29:47He never would have drunk poison.
29:49I hate you.
29:50I always have.
29:52Why did you take my dad?
29:54Why'd you hurt him?
29:56Lily turns all her rage on me.
29:59I feel nothing.
30:00She can't touch me nor hurt me.
30:04Instead of hating me,
30:06think about how it'll be like if your dad dies.
30:09Remember, you did this.
30:12Live with it forever.
30:13My words send Lily over the edge.
30:16As police drag Lily away,
30:19her bloodshot eyes lock onto me.
30:22She burns my face into her memory.
30:25I walk out.
30:26The sun is bright.
30:28A week later,
30:29I see the story in the news.
30:31Headlines,
30:32morbid obsession,
30:33patricide.
30:34A blurred photo of Lily is shown.
30:38The comments are divided.
30:40Some pity her upbringing.
30:42Most demand punishment.
30:44I don't read further and set the tablet down.
30:48A lawyer calls.
30:49Victor's parents want to handle the aftermath.
30:52They want to meet.
30:54I decline.
30:56Through the lawyer,
30:57they ask me to cover Lily's detention costs.
31:00My lawyer replies,
31:02per divorce,
31:03I gave up all rights and duties.
31:05Lily was never my responsibility.
31:09On the weekend,
31:10I visit a church,
31:11just to find some peace.
31:14As I prayed,
31:15I think of the acid attack in my last life.
31:18The reapers shake their heads in sorrow.
31:21The scent of the candles fill the air.
31:23I bow slowly.
31:25This time I survived.
31:27As I leave the church,
31:28I pass a priest sweeping leaves.
31:31He glances up at me.
31:33The resentment on you has faded,
31:35but it's unresolved.
31:36I stop.
31:39It's not hatred,
31:40it's confusion.
31:42Why did Kin turn to foe?
31:44Until then,
31:45you won't be free.
31:47I pause,
31:48then ask.
31:49And if I don't?
31:50He smiles.
31:52You know it already.
31:54Not every question needs to be answered.
31:57He goes back to sweeping.
31:59I stand there a long moment,
32:01then leave.
32:02Maybe he's right.
32:03I don't need to know why Lily hates me.
32:06I just accept it.
32:08Some people,
32:09even flesh and blood,
32:10are just meant to be a trial.
32:13My firm throws a farewell dinner.
32:15Colleagues toast my promotion,
32:17and new life abroad.
32:19I smile and take it all in.
32:21I feel at peace.
32:23Someone carefully brings up the recent news.
32:26I shake my head.
32:28That's all in the past.
32:30The apartment is ready.
32:32Boxes are packed and shipped.
32:33I take only what matters.
32:36Late one night,
32:37as I sort through old things,
32:40I find Lily's ultrasound photo.
32:42On the back,
32:43my baby,
32:44my love.
32:45I stare at it for a long time
32:47and tear it up.
32:50Before I leave,
32:51I get an unknown call.
32:53It's a counselor from juvenile detention.
32:56Miss Snow,
32:57you're not obligated,
32:58but Lily's case is unusual.
33:01She won't talk to anyone,
33:02but she asks for you.
33:04Jamie Parker's voice is gentle.
33:07If you're willing,
33:08maybe write her a letter.
33:10It may help her evaluation.
33:13After hanging up,
33:14I sit by the window.
33:16Finally,
33:16I pick up a pen
33:17and write a short letter.
33:19Not to Lily,
33:20but to the child
33:21I tried so hard to protect.
33:24I seal it when I'm done.
33:26I don't send it.
33:28I lock it in a drawer.
33:30The airport is crowded when I leave.
33:32I check my bags
33:33and buy a coffee.
33:36My phone lights up.
33:37It's from my realtor.
33:39My old apartment has been sold.
33:42Every last tie to the past
33:43is now cut.
33:45The boarding call sounds.
33:47I stand.
33:48I take one last look
33:49at the city sky.
33:51Six months later,
33:52a package arrives.
33:54It's sent by a law firm.
33:56Inside are documents
33:57and a letter.
33:58Victor's parents died
33:59three months ago.
34:01Lily's behavior
34:02was severely unstable.
34:05She's moved to
34:06a youth psychiatric facility.
34:08I'm her only living
34:09next of kin by law.
34:11These documents
34:12need my signature.
34:13I read everything carefully.
34:15Then call my lawyer.
34:17I sign over Lily's
34:19guardianship to the state.
34:22The lawyer goes quiet,
34:24then asks,
34:25Are you sure?
34:26This means giving up
34:28being her mother.
34:29I watch seabirds
34:31outside the window.
34:32I stopped being her mother
34:33long ago.
34:34I hang up
34:36and step onto the balcony.
34:37The sunset turns
34:39the sea gold,
34:40looking almost unreal.
34:41My phone buzzes.
34:42It's the diving club.
34:44They ask about
34:45next week's night dive.
34:47I confirm.
34:48Then I block
34:49my lawyer's number.
34:52That night I dream
34:53of holding Lily
34:55as a baby.
34:56She laughs
34:57and reaches for my face.
34:59Then the image shifts.
35:00She's grown,
35:01face twisted
35:02and holding a bottle
35:03of acid.
35:04I wake up
35:05drenched in sweat.
35:06The next day
35:07I book a therapy session.
35:08Not out of weakness.
35:11But I know
35:12I can't over it
35:13if I'm still under it.
35:15My therapist
35:15is calm,
35:17middle-aged.
35:17She never interrupts
35:18when I talk.
35:19By the fourth session
35:21she says,
35:22Ms. Snow,
35:23have you considered
35:24some of what you feel
35:26toward Lily's self-blame?
35:28For not being
35:29a normal mother to her.
35:30For the bond
35:31you never had.
35:33I go silent.
35:34It's late
35:35when I leave the office.
35:37I sit by the sea
35:38till the stars come out.
35:41Maybe she's right.
35:43I've been running from
35:44the idea
35:45that I failed
35:45as a mother.
35:46But sitting here
35:48the sea breeze
35:48hits me.
35:49Admitting my faults
35:51takes courage too.
35:52A year later
35:53I'm a regional director.
35:55The party is held
35:56on a yacht.
35:57Champagne,
35:58music,
35:59genuine good wishes.
36:01Midway through
36:02I slip out
36:03to the railing alone.
36:05A senior colleague
36:06follows me out.
36:07She hands me water.
36:09It sneaks up.
36:11We stand side by side
36:12watching the city lights.
36:14She says,
36:15You always seem
36:16so resilient.
36:18But the strongest
36:19break the easiest.
36:21I look at her.
36:23She smiles.
36:24When I first came here
36:26I had a hard time too.
36:28I realized
36:29owning our weaknesses
36:30is strength.
36:32She pats my shoulder.
36:34We go back inside.
36:35I dream of the reapers again.
36:38Their faces blur.
36:39But their voices are sharp.
36:41You chose differently now.
36:43Karma remains.
36:45I ask them why.
36:47They only shake their heads
36:48and fade away.
36:50I wake and sit up in bed
36:52turning those words over
36:54in my mind.
36:55Days later
36:56the answer comes
36:57in an unexpected way.
36:58The company sends me back home
37:01for two weeks of work.
37:02When I hear the news
37:04my hands tremble.
37:05I steady myself.
37:07I'm not the same Lucy.
37:09And that city is no longer
37:11my nightmare.
37:12I land at the familiar airport.
37:15I take a deep breath
37:16as I step off.
37:17No suffocation
37:19just air.
37:20At the hotel
37:20I check work emails first.
37:22The team is professional.
37:24Meetings run on time.
37:26On the third afternoon
37:28I finish early.
37:30On impulse
37:31I open the map.
37:32and search
37:34for the youth facility.
37:36It's in the suburbs
37:37about 40 minutes away.
37:39I stand at the hotel window
37:41for a long time.
37:43Then
37:43I grab my bag
37:44and go downstairs.
37:46The city thins.
37:47Fewer buildings
37:48more trees.
37:50The driver glances at me.
37:52It's pretty remote.
37:53You sure?
37:54I nod and say nothing.
37:56A white building
37:58with low fence.
37:59It's gate shut.
38:01I wait outside briefly.
38:03Just as I turn to leave
38:04a staff member comes out.
38:06She pauses.
38:08Here for who?
38:09I give Lily's name.
38:11Her expression shifts.
38:14She leads me inside
38:15to a waiting room.
38:17It is clean and simple.
38:19There's children's drawings
38:20on the walls.
38:21One catches my eye.
38:23A red figure
38:25stood in the center
38:26of darkness.
38:27Twisted lines surround it.
38:29No name is below it.
38:30But I know that's Lily's.
38:33Minutes later
38:34a doctor
38:35in a white coat enters.
38:37She's Casey Bennett
38:38Lily's doctor.
38:40She's in her 40s
38:42with warm eyes
38:43and a sharp gaze.
38:44She sits.
38:45Hello Mrs. Snow.
38:47Your info
38:48is in Lily's file.
38:50I know you've
38:51given up custody.
38:53I cut in.
38:54How is she?
38:55Dr. Bennett pauses.
38:57It's complicated.
38:58Severe paranoid
38:59personality tendencies.
39:01Distorted emotions.
39:02Progress has been slow.
39:04But there's been a shift.
39:06She pauses
39:07then continues.
39:08Three months ago
39:09she started art therapy.
39:11It's always one figure.
39:14Casey pulls out
39:15several sketches.
39:16They're pencil drawings
39:18of a woman
39:19with familiar features.
39:20It looks like me
39:22but not quite.
39:23In some I'm smiling.
39:25In some I'm crying.
39:26One shows me on the ground.
39:28Surrounded by black waves.
39:30Dr. Bennett says
39:31she calls them all mom.
39:34I look at the drawings.
39:36My chest tightening.
39:38No admission she misses you.
39:39But the mind doesn't lie.
39:41This doesn't mean she's well.
39:43But buried feelings
39:45may be surfacing.
39:47If you're willing to
39:48leave her a letter.
39:50I'll give it to her
39:51in due time.
39:52I pause for a long time.
39:54Then ask for paper.
39:57In the end
39:58I write three lines.
39:59I made it.
40:00I hope you find your way too.
40:03Goodbye.
40:04I didn't leave a name.
40:06I fold it
40:06and pass it to her.
40:08She takes it.
40:09I'll handle it with care.
40:10A quiet year passes.
40:13After my promotion
40:14work picks up.
40:15I'm sent to Uriel
40:16for three months.
40:18Winter here is cold
40:19but the office
40:20is always warm.
40:22Colleagues keep
40:23a polite distance.
40:24I like that.
40:26On Christmas Eve
40:27the team holds
40:28a small party.
40:29I leave early
40:31walking home on streets
40:32strung with lights.
40:34My phone rings.
40:36It's an unknown number
40:37from home.
40:38I hesitate
40:38then answer.
40:40It's Dr. Bennett.
40:42Her voice sounds tired.
40:43Ms. Snow
40:44sorry to bother you.
40:45I shouldn't be calling
40:46but Lily has changed.
40:49I stop walking.
40:51My breath fades
40:52into the cold air.
40:54Go on.
40:55Casey pauses.
40:56She talks about
40:57the past in fragments.
40:59She wants to see you.
41:01It's not a demand
41:02but a request.
41:03I told her no.
41:05She asked me
41:05to let you know.
41:07Christmas music
41:08drifts by
41:09oddly out of place.
41:11I won't see her.
41:13Casey goes quiet.
41:15Understood.
41:17I hang up
41:18and keep walking.
41:19In the mailbox
41:21downstairs
41:21there's a card
41:22from my diving club
41:23friends.
41:25There's fish and coral
41:26on the cover.
41:27I go upstairs
41:28turn on the heat
41:29and make a cup of tea.
41:31Outside
41:32snow falls quietly.
41:34I sit by the window
41:36and watch it come down.
41:38Lily is facing her past.
41:40Maybe that's good
41:41but her road
41:42is hers to walk.
41:44By the time
41:45my drink runs out
41:46I decide.
41:47I open my laptop
41:48and send Casey
41:49an email.
41:50This is my last word
41:52on the matter.
41:53I wish Lily
41:54a real recovery.
41:56I hit send
41:57and close the laptop.
41:59Snow keeps falling
42:00covering the street.
42:01The night is so quiet.
42:03I can hear
42:04my own heartbeat.
42:05When the project ends
42:07I transfer to Ellendor.
42:09New place.
42:10Fresh start.
42:12The tropics
42:13are always hot
42:13but the sea breezes
42:15keep it bearable.
42:16I rent a flat
42:17with an ocean view.
42:19On weekends
42:19I hike or dive.
42:21Three months in
42:22I find a book
42:24in a store.
42:25On childhood
42:26emotional disorders
42:28I pick it up
42:29set it down
42:30and walk away.
42:31Some knowledge
42:32is just
42:33unwanted baggage.
42:34A colleague
42:35shows interest in me.
42:37We go on a few dates.
42:39He's gentle
42:40divorced
42:40with no kids.
42:41He runs a small
42:42consulting firm.
42:43On our third date
42:44he asks about my past.
42:46I tell him
42:47I'm divorced
42:48with no children
42:49focused on work.
42:51He lets it go.
42:52That night
42:53I watch the harbor lights.
42:56It's strange
42:57that I lied.
42:58Not out of guilt
42:59but out of self-protection.
43:01My past is a scar.
43:03It's not something
43:04to show a passerby.
43:06Six months later
43:07Casey emails again.
43:09Lily's treatment
43:10has reached a milestone.
43:12She's in structured therapy
43:15and is more stable now.
43:17If progress continues
43:18she may move
43:19to a normal center
43:20in two years.
43:22At the email's end
43:23Casey adds that
43:24Lily drew a woman
43:26standing by the sea.
43:28When asked who it was
43:29she said
43:30a stranger.
43:31On the back
43:32I hope she sees
43:33the sunrise.
43:35I close the email
43:36and step outside.
43:38The horizon
43:39is still a deep blue
43:40but I know
43:41the sun will rise
43:42in a few hours.
43:44Karma is still
43:45unfinished
43:45but it no longer
43:47binds my life.
43:48My phone buzzes.
43:49A colleague
43:50asks me to breakfast.
43:51I say yes
43:52and get dressed.
43:54The morning air
43:55is fresh.
43:56Joggers are out
43:57on the street.
43:58Life moves forward.
44:00I no longer
44:00look back.
44:01In my second year here
44:03I buy a small apartment.
44:06Colleagues
44:06come to help me move.
44:08It's a full
44:08noisy day.
44:09That evening
44:10as I sort my books
44:11I find an old
44:12photo album.
44:13It's my mother's
44:14from when she died.
44:15It slipped into my
44:16things somehow.
44:17She was young
44:18and beautiful
44:19holding me as a baby
44:20smiling.
44:21She passed away
44:22when I was 15.
44:24Dad remarried fast.
44:25I stood on my own
44:26early.
44:27On the last page
44:28her handwriting says
44:29whatever comes
44:31love yourself.
44:32I stare at it
44:33a long time
44:34then take it out
44:35carefully.
44:36I frame it
44:37I frame it and put
44:37it on my desk.
44:38If she knew
44:39what I'd been
44:40through
44:40what would she say?
44:42Maybe she'd
44:43understand my choices
44:44just as I now
44:45understand her
44:46strength.
44:47Work is still
44:48busy
44:49but I've found
44:49balance.
44:50Gym three times
44:51a week
44:51cooking on
44:52weekends
44:53movies with
44:54the guy I'm
44:55seeing
44:55life is quiet
44:57and full
44:57no big waves
44:58that's what I
44:59need.
45:00One Sunday
45:01a letter arrives
45:03signed only
45:04Casey.
45:05Inside
45:06two printed
45:07copies of drawings
45:08the first is
45:09the woman by the
45:10sea.
45:11The second is
45:12new.
45:12It's a woman
45:13at a window
45:14with trees outside
45:15and tea on the
45:16table.
45:16The style feels
45:17calmer now.
45:18The colors
45:19softer.
45:20No note
45:21just the two
45:21drawings.
45:23I studied the
45:24second drawing
45:24the tree shadows
45:26the steam from
45:27the cup
45:27her face
45:28every detail
45:29is precise.
45:30Lily sees
45:30deeply.
45:31On the right
45:32path
45:33she may have
45:33real talent
45:34but I don't
45:35write back.
45:36I don't
45:36act
45:37I file
45:39the drawings
45:40with other
45:41important but
45:42non-urgent
45:43things.
45:43Some things
45:44only need
45:45witnessing
45:46not answering.
45:48That night
45:48I dream
45:49of my mother
45:49she's silent
45:51she just
45:52strokes my
45:52hair
45:52like when
45:54I was small.
45:55I wake
45:55to a damp
45:56pillow
45:56but feel
45:57at peace.
45:58I understand
45:59now
45:59letting go
46:00isn't forgetting
46:01it's to let
46:02the memory
46:03stop hurting
46:03me
46:04the sky
46:04slowly
46:05brightens
46:05I make
46:06breakfast
46:06a new day
46:08begins
46:08and I'm
46:09ready for it
46:10in the third
46:11year
46:12my project
46:13wins an
46:13industry award
46:14at the ceremony
46:16I walk up
46:16in a simple
46:17black dress
46:19the spotlight
46:20is bright
46:20but I stand
46:21calmly
46:22and give my
46:22thanks
46:23as the
46:24applause
46:24rises
46:25I think
46:25of Lily's
46:26kindergarten
46:26show
46:29I was
46:29clapping
46:30just like
46:30this
46:31time
46:31is a
46:31strange
46:32thing
46:32it
46:33takes
46:33some
46:34it
46:34keeps
46:35others
46:35at the
46:36reception
46:36a colleague
46:37congratulates
46:38me
46:38we talk
46:39about
46:39careers
46:40she asks
46:41about
46:41family
46:41I smile
46:42focused
46:43on work
46:44for now
46:44she nods
46:45sometimes
46:46going alone
46:47gets you
46:47further
46:47she's
46:49right
46:49these
46:50years
46:50on my
46:51own
46:51built
46:52something
46:52inside
46:52me
46:53I don't
46:54need
46:54approval
46:55no ties
46:56to hold
46:56me down
46:56just
46:57existing
46:57as
46:58myself
46:58only
46:59caged
46:59birds
47:00know
47:00what
47:01freedom
47:01is
47:01worth
47:02in the
47:03summer
47:03I go
47:04home
47:04to handle
47:04some
47:05tax
47:05matters
47:05landing
47:07feels
47:07like
47:07nothing
47:08now
47:09the
47:09city
47:10has
47:10changed
47:10everything
47:11looks
47:12new
47:12I stay
47:13downtown
47:14handle
47:15things
47:15by day
47:16gym
47:16at night
47:17on my
47:18last
47:18evening
47:19I ride
47:20past
47:20my old
47:20neighborhood
47:22the
47:23building
47:23still
47:24stands
47:24freshly
47:25repainted
47:27I let
47:27it
47:28pass
47:28I just
47:29watch it
47:30pass
47:30by the
47:30window
47:32on the
47:32way
47:33back
47:33I spot
47:34an old
47:34bookstore
47:34that's
47:35still
47:35open
47:35I stop
47:36and go
47:36in
47:38I pause
47:39at the
47:39psychology
47:40shelf
47:40and pick
47:42up a
47:42trauma
47:42healing
47:42book
47:44the
47:44young
47:44cashier
47:45smiles
47:45and asks
47:47if I
47:48study
47:48psychology
47:49I shake
47:50my head
47:50I am
47:51just
47:51curious
47:52at the
47:53hotel
47:53I flip
47:54through
47:54it
47:54one
47:55chapter
47:55covers
47:56generational
47:56trauma
47:57the
47:58author
47:58says
47:58ending
47:59isn't
47:59erasing
48:00you're
48:00just
48:01not
48:01passing
48:01it
48:01on
48:01I
48:02close
48:03the
48:03book
48:03and go
48:03to
48:03the
48:04window
48:04city
48:05lights
48:05spread
48:06like
48:06a
48:06galaxy
48:06every
48:07light
48:08a
48:08story
48:09mine
48:10has
48:10turned
48:10past
48:11its
48:11heaviest
48:11pages
48:12Lily's
48:13story
48:13is
48:14hers
48:14to
48:14finish
48:15the
48:16day
48:16I
48:16leave
48:17the
48:17airport
48:17is
48:18bright
48:18I
48:19check
48:19in
48:19clear
48:20security
48:20walk
48:21to
48:21the
48:21gate
48:22each
48:23step
48:23light
48:23and
48:23steady
48:24I
48:25know
48:25I
48:25won't
48:25look
48:25back
48:26this
48:26time
48:28back
48:29home
48:29life
48:30keeps
48:30its
48:31rhythm
48:31work
48:32gym
48:32reading
48:33the
48:33occasional
48:34date
48:35when
48:35when
48:35he
48:35proposes
48:36I
48:37say
48:37no
48:37gently
48:38he
48:38is
48:39hurt
48:39but
48:39understands
48:39we
48:40stay
48:40friends
48:41I
48:42am
48:42not
48:42against
48:42marriage
48:43I
48:43just
48:44know
48:44where
48:44I
48:44am
48:44right
48:44now
48:45I
48:46am
48:46whole
48:46on
48:46my
48:46own
48:47I
48:47need
48:47no
48:47one
48:47to
48:48complete
48:48me
48:48another
48:49year
48:50passes
48:50on
48:50my
48:5136th
48:51birthday
48:52I
48:52go
48:52to
48:53Rosvera
48:53alone
48:53at
48:54a
48:54retreat
48:55there
48:55I
48:57take
48:57a
48:57week
48:57long
48:57meditation
48:58course
48:58I'm
48:59up at
49:00four
49:00each
49:00morning
49:00in
49:01silence
49:01watching
49:02the
49:02breath
49:03letting
49:03thoughts
49:04pass
49:04by
49:05on
49:06the
49:06fourth
49:06morning
49:07while
49:07deep
49:07in
49:07meditation
49:08lily's
49:09face
49:09appears
49:09in
49:11the
49:11meditation
49:11lily's
49:12face
49:12appears
49:13but
49:13this
49:14time
49:14it's
49:14different
49:14she's
49:15sleeping
49:16quietly
49:16the
49:17image
49:17comes
49:18and
49:18goes
49:18no
49:19emotion
49:19follows
49:20like
49:20clouds
49:21drifting
49:21past
49:22on
49:22the
49:22last
49:23day
49:23everyone
49:24is
49:24asked
49:24to
49:24share
49:25when
49:26it's
49:26my
49:26turn
49:26I
49:27say
49:27I
49:27learn
49:28to
49:28let
49:28memories
49:28be
49:29memories
49:29not
49:30a
49:30weight
49:30the
49:31instructor
49:32smiles
49:32that's
49:33hard
49:33to
49:33reach
49:34on
49:35the
49:35flight
49:35back
49:35I
49:36sit
49:37next
49:37to
49:37a
49:37mother
49:37with
49:38two
49:38kids
49:38a
49:39girl
49:39of
49:40four
49:40or
49:40five
49:40is
49:41calm
49:41sweet
49:42and
49:42leaning
49:43on
49:43her
49:43mom
49:43I
49:44watch
49:44them
49:45no
49:45envy
49:46no
49:46regret
49:46just
49:47quiet
49:47observation
49:48everyone
49:49has
49:49their
49:50own
49:50path
49:50a
49:51different
49:51scenery
49:53at
49:53the
49:54year's
49:54end
49:54a
49:54final
49:55email
49:55arrives
49:56from
49:56Casey
49:57Lily
49:57transferred
49:58to
49:58a
49:58regular
49:59center
50:01she's
50:01stable
50:01and
50:02in
50:02vocational
50:02training
50:03she chose
50:04art
50:04and
50:04design
50:04the
50:05teachers
50:06say
50:06she has
50:07potential
50:07I
50:08write a
50:08short
50:08reply
50:09I wish
50:10her
50:10well
50:10then
50:11I delete
50:11Casey's
50:12contact
50:12a clean
50:14goodbye
50:14I gave
50:15what I could
50:16I kept
50:16what I
50:17should
50:18on new
50:19year's eve
50:19fireworks
50:20explode by
50:21the sea
50:22as the sky
50:23lights up
50:23I close
50:24my eyes
50:25I'm grateful
50:26for this
50:26second chance
50:27for every
50:28choice
50:28every loss
50:29every gain
50:30I open
50:31my eyes
50:31as the show
50:32peeks
50:32they're as
50:33bright as
50:33stars
50:34a friend
50:35hands me
50:35champagne
50:36our glasses
50:37clink
50:37the sea
50:38breeze
50:38reeks
50:38of ocean
50:39and freedom
50:40right now
50:41I'm truly
50:42here in this
50:42moment
50:44free of the
50:44past
50:45no fear
50:46of the
50:46future
50:46you
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