Is this a dream, it cant be it feel too real to be a dream, I can feel the warmth from my mom's hand as she rubs my cheeks
But why?
why again?
Did I die like last time?
It can't be that I was inside my home, and it wasn't the day I died- or was it?
Just when I died for the first time, I can't remember, I didn't care, I was just happy living my life again
But now, Looking at Mom and Dad being happy and excited again, I don't know what to do, should I just keep on living, worry about this second or third life, what happened to Miss Sanvi, Aditi, Grandma
The time I spent with them is it all just… gone
I read a lot of things about time travel, is this a separate timeline, or is this the same timeline rewinded, what happened to me to leap back in time, the first time I got hit by the truck and died, but this time I just woke up in the past, is this my last chance or will this happen again
Hundreds of things were going through my head, then my mom gently put her hand on my head
"You really made me worried when you didn't open your eyes"
She said with a faint smile and half-closed eyes, looking at me with heartfelt affection
Bringing my shaken self to ease
It doesn't matter what happened anymore, I know what I need to do now
Save my parents, Fix past mistakes, It doesn't matter how hard it is, or even if it is possible or not I have to do it, with another chance at life, I want to succeed without regrets
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I am trying to keep things as similar as they were in my past life, going to the library with Grandpa, started talking at a similar age, making the same friends
I made a notebook writing everything major things that are supposed to happen in the future and doing my best to make those things happen, don't want to miss or forget any of that
This will keep the future predictable enough for me to save my parents
I can't afford any big changes not now at least
I plan to make a change right on my 5th birthday, I will switch off their phones right before they get a call for the meeting
If they didn't get the call they won't have any reason to get on the flight, and after they are saved, I don't really care how the future changes
"Why are you looking at the food so intently Ashwin, do you not like it"
"Yes I don't like vegetables"
This is one of the things of the past, I was not supposed to like vegetables when I was young