Story By Julia Kaye Monta Salan
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Julia Kaye Monta Salan

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When I Truly Felt Alive
Updated at Sep 8, 2025, 09:11
At a high school reunion, Jacey Karsyn Solis finds herself reflecting on the passage of time and her complicated feelings toward a mysterious classmate named Gottlieb Vale Bueno. Though the group reconnects effortlessly, Jacey feels disconnected, especially after seeing Vale, who seems unchanged and carefree. Seeking a moment alone, she went to the dimly lit bathroom where an old school legend resurfaces in her mind-the tale of a spirit guardian who grants wishes made on school grounds at exactly 2 a.m., with a warning: if the spirit doesn't favor the wisher, horrible consequences await. Dismissing the legend as childish, Jacey carelessly makes a wish in the mirror. Suddenly, a blinding flash knocks her unconscious. Upon waking, disoriented and weak, she hears the familiar voices of classmates and eventually discover the shocking truth-she's been transported ten years into the past. The legend was real, and her wish has changed everything.
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