Their taunts pierced me like poisoned thorns, leaving wounds all over my heart.
I couldn't endure the strange, contemptuous looks people gave me. Every day became an endless cycle of guilt and torment.
I could never forget it was my call that exposed Mom's escape and sent her straight into hell.
As the despair accumulated, it finally crushed me.
In my previous life, I couldn't bear it anymore. I jumped into the river and brought my short life to an end.
By some miracle, fate took pity on me and gave me another chance.
I clung to Mom's warm body, trembling as tears poured down my face.
Again and again, I choked out the same guilty words.
"Mom, you shouldn't have come back... You really, really shouldn't have come back..."
Mom tightened her arms around me, holding me securely as she
