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Reborn To Watch Him Fall Asm
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00:00alley with three rogue wolves holding me down gavin was standing at the entrance watching and
00:04making sure no one interrupted or destroyed me the first day of royal pack academy entrance exams was
00:09over and gavin wouldn't shut up about how roxy that rogue girl he'd met at some club was planned
00:14to celebrate his coming of age he was actually going to accept it the guy who'd spent three
00:19years obsessing over his trial scores was about to throw it all away for a quick fuck earlier this
00:24morning i'd been drinking coffee at the pack diner when i overheard roxy and her friends at the next
00:29booth tonight i'm gonna wreck that virgin boy scout so bad he won't be able to stand tomorrow forget
00:35the trials he'll be lucky if he can crawl to the arena in my last life i desperately tried to
00:40stop
00:40gavin from going selena this is roxy's gift to me just because you're too much of a prude to have
00:46fun doesn't mean you get to cock block my happiness i'd been so worried about his future that i told
00:51his parents everything they locked him in his room dragged him to the trials the next day like a
00:57prisoner he passed got into the royal pack academy but roxy's plan fell apart she got wasted and some
01:03assholes jumped her in the alley behind the club they found her body two days later gavin lost his
01:08mind he blamed me for everything said i'd ruined his life taken away his soulmate a month before academy
01:13started he invited me over to talk things out i thought maybe we could fix things we'd been friends
01:18since we were kids after all gavin drugged my drink gavin joined me my parents couldn't handle the
01:23shame in whispers they took wolf spain together one night holding hands that bastard filmed it
01:28stood outside our house with his phone out recording my parents final moments like it was entertainment
01:33he brought the video to the hospital where i was recovering made me watch every second your parents
01:38are paying for what you did to roxy and you're next the last thing i saw was gavin's smile
01:43i jumped from the hospital deep end yo selena you having a stroke or something
01:52yo selena you having a stroke or something gavin's voice snapped me back to the present
01:57he was glaring at me can you stop being so weird every time i mention another girl
02:02it's pathetic i looked down at my unmarked skin my legs that actually worked exactly as they'd been
02:08before everything went to hell i was alive and breathing i was back at the beginning the day
02:13before everything went to hell gavin's friend travis jumped in trying to smooth things over
02:17cut her some slack man selene's scared to have fun she's probably just jealous that rocky's got you
02:21wrapped around her finger gavin's face flushed he couldn't help himself had to brag roxy said she's
02:26got a surprise for me tonight getting to celebrate my 18th birthday with a smoking hot girl like roxy
02:30tomorrow i'm gonna perform even better than usual i almost laughed this morning i heard exactly what
02:35roxy's surprise entailed tonight i'm gonna take care of that virgin boy scout real good none of you
02:40bested interrupt but he's got the trials tomorrow the trials why would my little plaything need to
02:47worry about that once he gets into some royal academy you think he'll even remember me it wasn't a
02:52celebration at all she was planning to destroy gavin's entire future in my last life i'd nearly killed
02:57myself trying to stop this from happening and all it got me was my family's destruction so this life
03:02looking at how excited gavin was i slowly raised my head a cold smile spread across my face
03:07you should go gavin with a beauty like roxy to celebrate with i'm sure you'll perform exceptionally
03:11well tomorrow gavin froze blinked at me like i'd just spoken in tongues then travis broke the silence
03:16with a nervous laugh uh did selena just give you permission to hook up with someone else bro i think
03:20she's finally over you gavin's face twisted but before he could respond i grabbed my bag and stood up
03:25wait his hand shot out slamming down on my trial pass where are you going i stared at his hand
03:33home to rest
03:35for tomorrow yeah gavin snatched the permit off the desk holding it above his head you're not going
03:39anywhere not until i'm sure you're not gonna run crying to my parents like last time my jaw tightened
03:45gavin give it back or what i forced down my anger trying to sound helpless and reasonable gavin you know
03:51what the trials mean to me i promise i won't tell your parents anything just please don't mess with
03:56my future but even as i said it i knew the truth gavin probably wouldn't even make it to the
04:01arena
04:01tomorrow there was no way i could let him keep my permit thinking about how he destroyed my life in
04:05my
04:05previous timeline i suddenly lunged forward at gavin my fingers had just touched the permit when he caught
04:11my wrist in a crushing grip gavin give it back oh look at that the perfect student's getting mad
04:19see man i told you she's totally gonna run and snitch to your parents don't give it back to her
04:24gavin's grip had started to loosen but hearing his friends egg him on he jerked the permit up higher
04:28keeping it out of reach i tried to grab the permit back but gavin was taller and stronger an alpha
04:34in
04:34his prime my beta wolf snarled in frustration but it couldn't match his physical advantage he pressed
04:40down hard on my hands trying to force me to let go his friends kept shouting from the sidelines
04:44come on gavin tonight's your big night don't let selena ruin it something vicious flashed in
04:50gavin's eyes he yanked backward with all his strength the friends who'd been laughing and
04:54shouting just seconds ago suddenly were dead silent my trial pass was torn in half in gavin's hands
05:00just like my shattered life from the previous timeline the sound of my tears hitting the floor
05:04was painfully clear a wave of despair and helplessness crashed over me i'd been given a
05:09second chance at life and he destroyed my future all over again you brought this on yourself
05:14that's what you get for trying to stop me from seeing roxy he shoved the pieces into my hands
05:19and dragged his friends out the door their mocking laughter echoed down the hallway ripped up her
05:24permit and she didn't even dare say anything she can't compare to roxy at all every single word felt
05:30like a knife cutting into my heart i bent down slowly picked up the torn pieces of my entry permit
05:35from the floor and walked straight to the trash can at the front of the classroom i threw them in
05:39without hesitation didn't even look back then i turned around and walked down the hallway to
05:43mr carr's office i knocked twice on his door come in mr carr i'm accepting the royal pack academy
05:51offer every single word felt like a knife cutting into my heart 10 years of being pack mates 10 years
05:57of training together studying together growing up side by side to him it had all just been pathetic
06:02clinginess gavin and i had grown up together in the same pack we'd been training partners since we were
06:08seven years old since the day after our first shifts we drilled combat moves until our muscles screamed
06:13and our wolves whimpered with exhaustion i remember those freezing winter dawns when we'd shift into our
06:18wolf forms and race through the forest our paws leaving tracks in the fresh snow as we built our
06:22endurance and speed those scorching summer afternoons when we'd collapse under the old oak tree at the
06:27edge of pack territory after hours of sparring passing a water bottle back and forth while we quizzed each
06:32other on pack law strategy and history the promise we'd made to both get into the royal pack academy
06:36together it used to be our unspoken faith the shared future we'd sworn on our wolves to achieve
06:41together but everything had changed after gavin met roxy at that rogue club on the outskirts of pack
06:45territory the gavin standing here today the one who just ripped up my permit and walked away laughing
06:50clearly didn't want any kind of shared future with me anymore his eyes lit up with relief and warmth
06:59finally i told you that was the right choice for you your gift with herbs and healing the academy's been
07:04waiting for you you're going to be an exceptional healer
07:11when i got home and told my parents i wasn't taking the combat trials they relaxed thank the goddess
07:17hugging me tight we've been so worried since you turned down the healing track to chase after gavin
07:23dad squeezed my shoulder the academy is lucky to have you sweetheart we just finished dinner when
07:28someone started pounding on the door dad opened it gavin's parents stood there mrs steel's face was
07:33white her hand shaking around her phone selena has gavin contacted you he said he was going out and
07:38now his phone's off the second round is tomorrow where is he selena you and gavin are always together
07:46mom looked at me i don't know mrs style i kept my voice calm mr steel's forehead was sweating do
07:52you know
07:52where he might be i shook my head i really don't know i'm sorry they left looking devastated after
07:58they were gone dad frowned at me did you two fight you really don't know where he is i smiled
08:04and went
08:04to my room of course i knew where gavin was right now he was with roxy probably thinking he was
08:09the
08:10luckiest alpha alive thinking about how my parents died in my last life i clenched my blanket hard let him
08:16enjoy his night tomorrow would be a different story the next morning dad had to be at the arena
08:22early he was the head pack healer and trial days always meant injuries mom and i went with him to
08:27help we arrived before dawn even from a distance i could see gavin's parents pacing near the entrance
08:32gates the second mrs steel spotted me she rushed over selena gavin never came home you were with him
08:39yesterday at school did he say where he was going mr car jogged over looking stressed selena you know how
08:44important these trials are for gavin the second round starts in an hour and he's still missing
08:47please where could he be i looked at their desperate faces in my mind i saw my parents again
08:53saw them choking on wolfsbane saw the pack throwing rocks at our house i dug my nails into my palms
08:59i
08:59really don't know mr car sighed and patted mrs steel's shoulder selena's a good kid if she says she
09:05doesn't know she doesn't know let's keep looking but i knew it was too late roxy had planned this
09:10specifically to keep gavin from competing right now he was probably passed out somewhere sleeping
09:15off whatever she'd given him the starting bell rang gavin still hadn't shown up gavin's parents
09:20weren't wealthy his dad worked three jobs barely sleeping his mom had quit working years ago to
09:25take care of gavin full-time making sure he could focus on training they'd sacrificed everything for 15
09:29years to get him here when the arena gates closed mrs steel collapsed she fell to her knees screaming
09:34finally with 15 minutes left in the morning session gavin stumbled into view his clothes were
09:39wrinkled he could barely walk straight mrs steel shot up and ran to him she slapped him so hard
09:44the sound echoed dude where the hell have you been i was near the medical tent with my parents when
09:51i
09:51heard gavin shout my name mom it was selena she confessed to me yesterday and i rejected her
09:57she drugged me and locked me in a hotel i just woke up selena destroyed my life i froze before
10:03i could
10:03react mrs steel was charging at me gavin clearly hadn't expected me to be here when our eyes met he
10:09looked
10:09away fast but i caught the panic in his expression i saw my parents deaths flash through my mind i
10:14moved on instinct stepping in front of mom and dad with my arms spread wide mrs steel's hand cracked
10:19across my face you shameless bitch my family went without everything for 15 years so gavin could have
10:26this chance and because he rejected you you destroyed him the force sent me stumbling back into the wall
10:31dad rushed forward but mr steel grabbed him by the throat this mild-mannered man suddenly looked like a
10:37monster his arms thick from years of manual labor bulged as he punched dad to the ground
10:42you're all bastards you destroyed my son none of you are walking away from this a crowd formed more
10:50and more people pushed in when they heard the story jealous girl drugs alpha before trials their eyes
10:55filled with rage they swarmed us fists and feet came from everywhere they hit me and dad over and over
11:00mom was screaming trying to get through but people blocked her blood ran into my eyes i could still hear
11:06them
11:06shouting she deserves this this little bitch is gonna ruin more lives teach her a lesson film this
11:13through blurred vision i saw gavin at the back of the crowd his head was down pretending to look worried
11:18but i saw that smile that poisonous smile pulling at his mouth the same smile from when he watched me
11:23jump i heard dad's bone crack he groaned that sound cut through everything it killed the last piece
11:28of me that had cared about gavin the boy who used to bring me breakfast was dead the boy who
11:32promised
11:33we'll see each other at the academy died the day he met roxy fine i didn't need to protect him
11:37anymore
11:38i forced myself to move pulled my phone from my bag with shaking hands blood and tears made it hard
11:44to see but i found the video roxy had sent me last night i turned the volume all the way
11:48up and hit play
11:50immediately obscene sounds filled the air everyone knew exactly what those sounds meant
11:55gavin you act so innocent but you're such a freak slower you're hurting me the crowd went silent the
12:06fists stopped the audio kept playing this time it was clearly gavin roxy i love the birthday gift you
12:13gave me i hit pause i pushed myself up using the wall for support wiped blood off my mouth and
12:19turned my
12:20phone toward gavin's parents see that the person gavin was with last night was roxy not me see that
12:26that's your good son you're defending i pulled up my home security footage from 8 p.m until 6 this
12:31morning our cameras recorded everything i was home the entire time gavin's face went white his lips
12:37trembled what have you done your father broke his leg and kept working to pay for your training
12:44our whole family's hopes were on you and you did this the night before your trial
12:49the same people who'd been beating me now looked ashamed they turned their anger on gavin
12:53how could he do that his mom told me his dad broke his leg at work but kept going
12:58look at his mother her hair's gone white mrs steel's slap had drawn blood from gavin's mouth
13:03he just stood there mccarr sighed and steadied mrs steel mrs steel
13:09gavin still has two more days of trials let him i helped dad toward the ambulance as we passed gavin
13:14he suddenly grabbed my wrist his eyes were bloodshot this isn't over i'm not done with you
13:21i looked at him for two seconds then i calmly pried his fingers off one by one didn't say a
13:26word
13:26just turned and helped dad into the ambulance rast life life all my warnings got me was my family's
13:32destruction this time i'd learned keeping my parents safe was all that mattered as for gavin
13:36i was done if he wanted war fine i was ready gavin barely made it through the last rounds his
13:41parents watched him the entire time graduation came the campus filled with celebration everyone
13:46taking photos planning futures on the surface everything seemed normal but whenever i was
13:51alone gavin's threat echoed in my head the day results posted i was organizing files for mr car
13:56when my phone buzzed a message from gavin appeared
14:02i stared at the message thumb running along my phone's edge outside cicadas screamed sunlight filtered
14:08through leaves my last life flooded back that dark room gavin's twisted face the pain my phone buzzed
14:14again the old cabin
14:18my hand clenched around the phone the cabin on the outskirts how could i forget last life that's where he
14:24dragged me to hell and now he chose in the same place i smiled slowly and typed okay this time
14:30the person going to hell would be him i slowly put down my phone fingers sliding across the screen
14:36before heading out i texted mom at the hospital where she was watching over dad mom gavin is leaving the
14:42pack i'm going to say goodbye after getting her reply i opened gavin's message again don't forget
14:47celly the nickname that used to make my heart skip now just made my stomach turn
14:51rack's life i'd walked into his trap like an idiot but not this time
14:55everything would be different i followed the address to the old cabin on the edge of pack territory
15:00gavin was leaning against the doorframe playing with two bottles of beer
15:03he rushed forward and grabbed my bag fingers white from gripping too hard
15:07leave it outside his voice was hoarse
15:09on trial day you pulled your phone from this bag and destroyed my entire life
15:14i just want to say goodbye properly
15:16can you leave it by the door
15:17i looked at his trembling hands a cold smile tugged at my lips
15:20fine whatever you want something flashed in gavin's eyes surprise then triumph
15:26he practically dragged me inside shoving an ice-cold beer into my hands
15:30his voice was sickeningly sweet
15:31selena we're both adults now drink this with me
15:35let's put the past behind us
15:37the cold bottle sweated in my hand
15:39i stared at the amber liquid and suddenly understood exactly how i'd ended up unconscious last time
15:43the truth had always been in this bottle
15:45i pretended to hesitate then took a small sip
15:47let that familiar burning sensation spread through my stomach
15:50my fingers started going numb
15:52vision blurred
15:53i swayed on purpose
15:54i feel dizzy
15:55i grabbed his sleeve weakly
15:56feeling his breathing quicken with excitement
15:58this time the hunter and prey had switched places
16:01gavin half dragged me upstairs
16:02fake concern in his voice
16:04how are you drunk already?
16:06the door slammed shut
16:06the fake gentleness on his face crumbled instantly
16:10selena
16:10i finally got you
16:13his hand around my throat was shaking
16:14excitement or rage
16:15remember what i said?
16:17he leaned close
16:18breath reeking of beer
16:19you're going to pay
16:20just as my vision started going black
16:22he snapped his fingers
16:23three rogue wolves swaggered in
16:25cigarettes dangling from their mouths
16:27their eyes crawled over me like snakes
16:29gavin threw a stack of cash at the leader
16:31stick to the plan
16:32film everything clearly
16:33don't worry
16:34we'll make sure this little she-wolf
16:36has the time of her life
16:37gavin looked at me one last time
16:39the sound of the door locking echoed in the silence
16:41i listened to his footsteps fade away
16:43then slowly opened my eyes
16:45i'd taken the antidote beforehand
16:46but the heat coursing through my body
16:48still made my fingers tremble slightly
16:50still compared to the agony of my last life
16:52this was nothing
16:53i used the motion of curling up
16:55to quickly clip the tiny camera
16:56into a carved gap in the headboard
16:57the three shirtless rogues circled closer
17:00the stench of cheap tobacco made me want to gag
17:02the leader rubbed his hands together
17:04moving in with a disgusting leer
17:06don't be scared little girl
17:07we know how to treat a she-wolf right
17:10please let me go
17:12ha scream all you want
17:13scream louder we like it better that way
17:15this place is in the middle of nowhere
17:17nobody's coming to save you
17:18gavin scream erupted from downstairs
17:20this is private property
17:21fingers steadily adjusting the camera angle
17:23just as they lunged
17:24the three rogues froze like scalded cats
17:28the door burst open violently
17:30i quickly uploaded the final video clip to my phone
17:32a female police helped me up
17:34while two male polices pinned gavin to the floor
17:36his handsome face was twisted with rage
17:39impossible you drank it all
17:41i leaned weakly against the female police's shoulder
17:43but the corner of my mouth curved into a barely visible smile
17:46he had no idea i'd reported him before even coming here
17:49told the polices i suspected illegal wolfsbane trafficking
17:51that drink he'd been so proud of
17:53i'd only let it touch my tongue before spitting it into my sleeve
17:56at the police station
17:57you said gavin drugged you
17:59do you have proof
18:00i lifted my sleeve still damp with beer
18:02she signaled a colleague to collect samples then continued
18:05the three rogues say gavin hired them
18:07anything to add
18:08gavin brought them
18:10he said he wanted to film it
18:13the perfectly timed break made the police's pen pause
18:16the test results came back
18:17the police's expression turned serious
18:19there's definitely wolf bean mixture in the alcohol
18:21but we need more evidence
18:23i pulled out the phone i'd hidden
18:26officer there's a recording
18:27i think it proves gavin tried to hurt me
18:29gavin's cold voice filled the interrogation room
18:31film it clearly
18:32i want her to never be able to show her face again
18:34the police listened
18:35then sighed quietly
18:37selena you're smart
18:38but audio alone isn't enough for a conviction
18:41i met her eyes
18:42that's why i had backup
18:43i opened my phone gallery
18:44and pulled up the footage from the hidden camera
18:46gavin stuffing cash into the rogue's hand
18:48every word of his vicious plan laid bare
18:50every detail was crystal clear
18:51even the serial numbers on the bills were visible
18:53the police watched in silence
18:55finally she closed the file with a heavy thud
18:57we'll prosecute to the fullest extent
19:00you should go home and rest
19:02walking out of the station
19:03the summer night breeze touched my face
19:05i looked up at the stars
19:06and tightened my grip on the evidence
19:07this was just the beginning
19:08gavin last life you made me suffer everything
19:10this life i'm making you pay it back a hundred times over
19:13the moment i stepped out of the police station
19:16blinding camera flashes hit me
19:18reporters and onlookers
19:20had already blocked the entrance completely
19:22the second they saw me
19:23their expressions turned sharp
19:26angry whispers rose like a tiger
19:28that's her right
19:29shameless slut at such a young age
19:31i heard she couldn't seduce one alpha
19:33so she tried to hook up with four at once
19:35had to call the polices
19:37disgusting
19:37if i were her i'd just kill myself
19:40whore like that should just die
19:42i gripped my clothes tightly
19:43nails digging into my palms
19:45couldn't even feel the pain
19:47it's not safe out there right now
19:49wait until later when the crowd's gone
19:50i'll drive you home myself
19:52i knew she was right
19:53this was the safest option
19:54but my mind flashed to my last life
19:56my parents surrounded by reporters
19:58strangers cursing them
19:59people throwing rocks through our windows
20:01the more i thought about it
20:03the more anxious i got
20:04no i need to go home
20:05with this many people here
20:07my parents are probably dealing with worse
20:09the police understood
20:10take her home
20:11make sure she gets there safely
20:12she turned back to me
20:13don't worry
20:14we'll clear this up fast
20:16and give you justice
20:16the siren cut through the night
20:18leaving the shouting
20:19and insults behind
20:20i finally took a breath
20:22my hands were shaking
20:23as i pulled out my phone
20:24i tried calling my parents
20:25over and over
20:26but neither of them picked up
20:28i checked my phone
20:28the trending topics about me
20:30had exploded
20:31celine's sex party
20:32girl caught with multiple men
20:34every headline had that
20:35bright red explosive
20:36tag next to it
20:37the comments were drowning in rage
20:39i knew this was gavin's doing
20:40the female police had seen that mob outside
20:43she knew the truth too
20:44she promised justice
20:45but right now
20:46the fact that my parents weren't answering
20:48made my heart feel like it was being stabbed
20:49the officer driving glanced at me
20:51in the rearview mirror
20:52didn't say anything
20:53just stepped harder on the gas
20:55when we turned into my neighborhood
20:56the scene ahead made my blood run cold
20:58just like i'd feared
20:59our quiet little house
21:00was surrounded by a dark mass of people
21:02rotten vegetables
21:03and stinking eggs
21:04kept flying at the already broken windows
21:05i gripped my phone
21:07my parents numbers still went straight to voicemail
21:09i couldn't take it anymore
21:10the officer grabbed my arm
21:11the more panicked you are
21:12the worse it'll get
21:13check the back entrance
21:14go in that way
21:14make sure your parents are safe first
21:16i'll handle the front
21:18everyone calm down
21:19i understand your feelings
21:20but this is illegal
21:21the police will get to the bottom of this
21:23and give everyone answers
21:24the back entrance was clear
21:25i climbed over the fence
21:26broken glass from the kitchen window
21:28cut my hand
21:29didn't even feel it
21:30the house was trashed
21:31but thank the goddess
21:31no smell of wolfsbane
21:33selena
21:34is that you
21:36dad's hoarse voice came from the basement
21:38i stumbled down the stairs
21:40and threw myself into their arms
21:41only then did i start crying
21:42dad smiled weakly
21:43holding mom close
21:45why didn't you answer your phones
21:48your mother dropped hers on the stairs
21:49when we ran down here
21:50all the windows are broken
21:51we didn't dare to go back up to get it
21:53i laughed through my tears
21:54they were okay
21:55they still believed me
21:56but this wasn't over yet
21:57i ran to my room
21:58opened my laptop
21:59and sent out everything i'd prepared
22:01gavin's recordings
22:02the bank transfer records
22:03the motel surveillance footage
22:05every piece of truth
22:06posted publicly
22:07i went back to my parents
22:08and grabbed their hands tightly
22:09don't be scared
22:10the real show is about to start
22:12outside
22:13the crowd had been arguing
22:14with the officer
22:15suddenly
22:15a sharp voice cut through
22:17everyone look
22:18someone just posted
22:19new evidence online
22:21everyone went quiet
22:22phones lit up everywhere
22:23lighting up one face
22:24after another
22:25wait
22:25isn't this that gavin
22:27the video shows him
22:29ripping up some girl's permit
22:30oh my goddess
22:31and this one
22:32he's the one who invited her to his place
22:35but now he's saying she seduced him
22:36voices rose again
22:37but this time with confusion
22:38instead of rage
22:39an officer took someone's phone
22:41and raised the loudspeaker again
22:43this is exactly why we need evidence
22:45before jumping to conclusions
22:46in just one day
22:47the story's completely reversing
22:49what does that tell you
22:50it means we can't just believe one side
22:52i understand wanting justice
22:53but let the professionals handle it
22:55it's late
22:56everyone go home
22:57i promise
22:57when the investigation's done
22:59we'll announce the results immediately
23:01murmurs spread through the crowd
23:02i pressed against the window
23:04watching the crowd slowly disperse
23:06like a retreating tide
23:06when the last person
23:08disappeared around the corner
23:09i finally let my shoulders drop
23:10the officer's heavy footsteps approached
23:12he pushed the door open
23:14he looked around
23:15making sure we were all safe
23:16didn't even take a drink of water
23:18before turning to leave
23:19as he reached the door
23:20he clapped me hard on the shoulder
23:21smart girl
23:23got guts and brains
23:25don't worry
23:26the truth will come out soon
23:28and it did
23:29gavin's clumsy scheme
23:31fell apart under professional investigation
23:33this kind of case
23:34could have been handled quietly
23:35but because gavin
23:37had repeatedly used social media
23:38to manipulate public opinion
23:40and cause serious damage
23:41the police has held a press conference
23:43made everything public
23:44the surveillance clearly showed
23:46gavin inviting me to his cabin
23:47the lab tests confirmed
23:49he'd spiked the drink with wolfsbane
23:51they traced it back to roxy
23:52my phone
23:53the one his parents had deliberately hidden
23:55was recovered with their fingerprints all over it
23:58on top of that
23:59while the truth was still unclear
24:00gavin and his parents had posted lies all over the internet
24:03the evidence was overwhelming
24:04his parents were charged quickly
24:06the court gave gavin a chance
24:08admit his mistakes publicly
24:09and get a lighter sentence
24:10but the stubborn idiot refused
24:12even with proof staring him in the face
24:14he denied everything
24:15even accused the policies of framing him
24:17finally the court sentenced him for multiple crimes
24:20including slander and conspiracy
24:22prison time
24:23the shul expelled him too
24:24gavin asked to see me
24:25after thinking about it
24:27i agreed
24:27visitation day came
24:28i saw him in his prison uniform
24:30head shaved
24:31the confident boy was gone
24:32now he just sat there behind the glass
24:34eyes empty
24:35when he saw me
24:36tears suddenly poured down his face
24:37selena
24:39you had so many chances to save me
24:41why didn't you
24:43that day at the diner
24:44you heard roxy's plan
24:45why didn't you stop me
24:47trial night
24:48you knew she took me to that motel
24:50why didn't you tell my parents
24:51gavin everyone has to live with their choices
24:53you said roxy could give you a beautiful future
24:56well this is the future you chose
24:58sunlight came through the high prison walls
25:00drawing a bright line across the floor
25:02i turned and walked away
25:03outside the summer breeze carried the scent of freedom
25:06i looked up
25:06cicadas screamed from the treetops
25:08i took a deep breath
25:09feeling truly relaxed for the first time since being reborn
25:12all debts were settled
25:13all regrets were fixed
25:15this time i could finally live for myself
25:17now we go
25:17go
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