A Crowded Public Square (Present Day)

The streets are filled with laughter. Children run around happily. Couples hold hands. Friends chat without a care in the world.

Child: "Mom! Look at the balloons!"

Mother: "Don't run too far!"

A street performer juggles while people clap.

Vendor: "Fresh juice! Ice cream! Come and get it!"

A mid all the happiness... one man quietly walks through the crowd.

Justin (thinking): "Everyone looks so happy..."

"I wonder what that feels like."

Suddenly...

Stranger: "YOU!!"

Everyone turns.

A man with bloodshot eyes walks toward Justin. His entire body trembles with rage.

Stranger: "How dare you live peacefully...!"

Justin: "...Who are you?"

Stranger: "Because of THAT WITCH... I lost everything!"

Justin's expression doesn't change.

Justin: "...Amber."

Stranger: "Yes! Your mother!"

The stranger pulls out a gun.

Random Woman: "A-A gun!"

Man: "Call the police!"

Justin (thinking): "Again..."

"Another person who hates me because of her."

Stranger: "You deserve to die just like her!"

BANG!

A gunshot echoes through the square.

Justin collapses.

Blood slowly spreads beneath him.

---

Justin pov

His vision becomes blurry.

The voices around him slowly fade.

Justin (thinking):

"Why..."

"Why does this always happen to me?"

"Why am I always the one paying for her sins?"

"I never asked to be her son..."

"I don't even care about her..."

"Then why..."

"Why am I the one who keeps suffering?"

Darkness swallows everything.

---

The Crowd

Silence fills the square.

Then...

Whispers.

Woman: "He's dead..."

Man: "Finally..."

Old Lady: "Maybe now everyone can move on."

Young Man: "He was the villainess's son."

Another Person: "He deserved it."

No one cries.

No one mourns him.

Some people even smile.

To them...

He wasn't Justin.

He was only...

"The villainess's son."

Slowly his life was flashed infront of him

26 Years Earlier

The Hospital

A baby's cries fill the room.

Doctor: "Congratulations! It's a healthy baby boy."

Jonathan Davis smiles with relief.

Jonathan: "My son..."

A nurse suddenly looks around.

Nurse: "...Where is the mother?"

Everyone freezes.

The hospital room is empty.

Amber is gone.

She left immediately after giving birth.

Without even looking at her child.

Without leaving a single word.

---

Years pass.

Little Justin walks through town.

People whisper as he passes.

Woman: "That's Amber's child."

Man: "The woman who abandoned her family."

Another Woman: "Poor Jonathan."

Old Man: "Maybe the child is just like her."

Justin lowers his head.

He doesn't understand.

But he knows...

People hate him.

---

as the time pass

Jonathan sits alone in his office.

Justin slowly walks in.

Justin: "Dad..."

Jonathan doesn't answer.

Justin: "I got first place at school today."

Jonathan remains silent.

After a long pause...

Jonathan: "...Good."

Justin smiles hopefully.

Justin: "Can we eat together tonight?"

Jonathan quietly stands up.

Jonathan: "I'm busy."

He leaves.

Justin watches the empty doorway.

Justin (thinking): "Dad..."

Justin's grandmother gently pats his head.

Grandmother: "Don't mind what others say."

Justin: "Grandma..."

Grandmother: "You're my precious grandson."

His grandfather laughs.

Grandfather: "Come."

"I bought your favorite snacks."

Justin smiles.

For a little while...

He forgets his sadness.

---

Years later...

Justin meets Heather.

She smiles warmly.

Heather: "You're kinder than everyone says."

Justin laughs softly.

Justin: "People usually run away after hearing my name."

Heather: "Then they're missing out."

For the first time...

Justin believes happiness is possible.

---

Justin's grandmother visits Heather's family.

Grandmother: "I'd like to ask for your daughter's hand in marriage."

Heather's father smiles politely.

Heather's Father: "Who is the groom?"

Grandmother: "Justin Davis."

The smile disappears.

Heather's Father: "...Amber's son?"

Silence.

Heather's Father: "Leave."

Grandmother: "...Please listen—"

Heather's Father: "No daughter of mine will marry the son of that woman."

The door closes.

Justin quietly waits outside.

One look at his grandmother's face...

And he already knows the answer.

---

Later...

Justin marries Melan.

The daughter of a maid.

Their house is small.

Their meals are simple.

But...

They laugh together.

Melan: "You're terrible at cooking."

Justin: "I tried."

Melan: "You almost burned water."

Justin laughs.

Justin: "I have talent."

Melan: "At making disasters."

They laugh together.

For the first time...

Their house feels like home.

---

One evening...

The front door opens.

A familiar woman walks inside.

Justin freezes.

Justin: "...Amber."

His grandmother steps forward.

Grandmother: "Why did you come back?"

Amber smiles.

A cold...

Heartless smile.

Without warning...

She attacks.

Justin: "GRANDMA!!"

His grandmother falls.

Blood stains the floor.

---

His grandfather cannot bear the grief.

Soon after...

He passes away.

Jonathan finds Amber.

Jonathan: "You destroyed everything."

He kills her.

But afterward...

He cannot forgive himself.

Consumed by guilt...

Jonathan ends his own life.

Justin loses...

His father.

His grandparents.

His entire family.

Within days.

---

Melan sits silently in the hospital.

The doctor lowers his head.

Doctor: "...I'm sorry."

Their child is gone.

Days later...

Melan packs her belongings.

Justin watches quietly.

Justin: "...You're leaving?"

Melan cries.

Melan: "I can't do this anymore."

She walks away.

Never looking back.

Justin doesn't stop her.

He simply watches...

As the last person he loved disappears.

---

Stephen and Joseph argue.

Stephen: "I'll take this property."

Joseph: "Fine. Then I'll take the rest."

Neither of them looks at Justin.

Neither asks...

"Are you okay?"

They leave.

Justin stands alone.

In a house that once held a family.

Now...

Only silence remains.

---

People blame Justin.

Man: "Everything happened because of him."

Woman: "He's cursed."

Another Man: "Just like his mother."

Day after day...

They insult him.

Beat him.

Humiliate him.

Until finally...

Someone decides to end it.

The story returns...

To the crowded square.

To the gunshot.

To Justin's final breath.

Narrator:

"People judged Justin for the sins of someone else."

"They never tried to understand his pain."

"They only saw the name he carried."

"They never saw the person behind it."

"Don't judge someone's life by rumors."

"Some wounds cannot be seen..."

"...but they hurt more than any scar."

"Justin was not the only one."

"There are many people like him."

"If you are one of them..."

"Don't give up."

"If you know someone like him..."

"Don't turn away."

"Sometimes... one person's kindness can save a life that is silently falling apart."

Continue...

Justin slowly opened his eyes… or at least tried to.

His body felt… weird.

Light.

Too light.

Justin (thinking): "Wait… I died, right? Then why do I feel like I’m floating? Don't tell me… am I in hell?"

He squeezed his eyes shut again.

"No flames… no demons… maybe this is peaceful hell?"

Just as he was about to overthink his afterlife situation, a voice interrupted him.

Not a scary devil voice.

Not even slightly threatening.

It sounded… normal.

Too normal.

Voice: "Justin, wake up. You're going to be late for school." 😐

Justin froze.

Justin (thinking): "School?"

Slowly...

Very slowly...

He opened his eyes.

And then—

Justin: "AHHHHHHH!" 😱

Standing in front of him was Lauren.

But not the "serious adult aunt" Lauren he remembered.

This Lauren looked...

Young.

Too young.

Suspiciously young.

Lauren: "Why are you screaming first thing in the morning?" 😐

Justin: "Aunt Lauren?! Why do you look so young?!" 😱

Lauren blinked.

Then frowned.

Lauren: "Excuse me? When did I ever look old?" 😒

Justin immediately sat up.

His heart pounded.

Justin: "Wait... you said school..."

"...SCHOOL?!" 😱

Lauren: "Yes?" 😎

Justin: "...How old am I?" 😅

Lauren stared at him as if questioning every life choice that led to this moment.

Lauren: "Fifteen."

"...Did you hit your head while sleeping?" 😑

Silence.

One second.

Two seconds.

Then—

Justin: "AHHHHHHHHH!!!" 😱

Lauren instantly covered her ears.

Lauren: "MY EARS! Sister Megan! Come here! Justin has officially lost his mind!" 😫

---

Megan Rushes In

Megan hurried into the room.

She stopped in the doorway.

Justin looked like he'd seen a ghost.

Lauren looked ready to throw him out the window.

Megan: "What happened?"

"Justin?"

"Justin?!" 😶

Justin slowly turned toward her.

He saw her face.

Young.

Alive.

Healthy.

Justin: "...AHHHHHH!" 😱

Lauren sighed dramatically.

Lauren: "I told you."

"He's broken." 😮‍💨

---

Meanwhile...

Thomas's Room

Thomas jumped out of bed.

Thomas: "AHHH! EARTHQUAKE! FIRE! THE HOUSE IS UNDER ATTACK!" 😱

He grabbed his blanket and hid underneath it.

---

Emily's Room

Emily didn't even lift her head from her book.

Emily: "...Again?" 😐

She calmly turned the page.

---

Dining Hall

Joseph calmly sipped his tea.

Joseph: "That's your son, Stephen." 😎

Stephen didn't even bother looking up.

Stephen: "...Again?" 😑

Jonathan silently drank his coffee. 🫥

Grandmother smiled gently.

Grandmother: "I wonder what happened." 😊

Grandfather sighed.

Grandfather: "What did Thomas do this time?" 😒

Back in Justin's Room

Megan had finally reached her limit.

Megan (shouting): "JUSTIN! THAT'S ENOUGH! BE QUIET!" 😡

Justin instantly froze.

Completely silent.

Inside...

Something felt strange.

He wasn't frightened.

He was...

Shocked.

Justin (thinking): "She... scolded me?"

To anyone else...

It would have been completely normal.

But to Justin...

It was something he'd almost never experienced.

Not because people ignored him.

But because no one had ever spoken to him like family.

For some reason...

Being scolded like this...

Didn't hurt.

It felt...

Warm.

Like someone genuinely cared.

Lauren folded her arms.

Still annoyed.

Lauren: "Honestly..."

"What's wrong with you today?" 😤

---

In the Hall

Joseph nearly spilled his tea.

Joseph: "Wait..."

"Was that my wife's voice?!" 😳

Stephen looked confused.

Stephen: "...Did Justin just scream?" 😶

For the first time...

Jonathan slowly lifted his head.

The entire hallway became quiet.

Something felt...

Wrong.

Normally...

Justin was the calm one.

Quiet.

Polite.

Far too mature for a fifteen-year-old.

Whenever loud noises happened...

Everyone automatically assumed it was Thomas.

Because Thomas was...

Well...

Thomas.

A certified expert at causing morning chaos.

But today...

The screaming came from Justin's room.

All three brothers slowly turned toward the same door.

Justin's Room

Justin sat silently on the bed.

His hands trembled.

Justin (thinking): "I really came back..."

"I'm fifteen years old again..."

"Same house..."

"Same family..."

"Same future..."

"The same tragedies are still waiting..."

He slowly looked around.

Lauren was still complaining.

Megan was rubbing her forehead in frustration.

Outside...

The family continued their normal morning.

Everything...

Was exactly as he remembered.

Except one thing.

This time...

He remembered everything.

Continue....

Justin's Room

Inside Justin's room, chaos was still hanging in the air.

For the first time in years...

Lauren actually looked worried.

Lauren:

"What happened, Justin?" 😓

Megan let out a sigh and walked closer.

Megan:

"Sorry, Justin... I shouldn't have shouted at you." 😕

Justin immediately shook his head.

Justin:

"No! No, Aunt! Please don't apologize to me!" 😱

Lauren and Megan stared at him.

Silence.

Lauren (thinking):

"Who is this child... and what has he done with Justin?"

Just then...

The rest of the family entered the room.

Jonathan stopped the moment he saw Justin.

His nephew's face looked...

Lost.

Like someone who had returned from another lifetime.

Jonathan's normally cold expression softened.

Jonathan:

"Justin..."

"...Are you alright?" 😥

Justin didn't answer.

Instead—

He suddenly rushed forward and hugged Jonathan as tightly as he could.

Like someone who had finally found what he had lost forever.

Everyone froze.

Even the atmosphere seemed frozen.

Even Thomas, who had rushed over thinking there was another disaster, stood completely still.

It made perfect sense.

In Justin's previous life...

Jonathan had died.

Now...

He was standing here.

Alive.

Healthy.

And...

Still annoyingly handsome.

Jonathan awkwardly patted Justin's back.

Jonathan:

"What happened?" 😨

Justin pulled away with watery eyes before forcing a smile.

Justin:

"Nothing..."

"My handsome dad." 😊

Silence.

Complete silence.

Joseph slowly leaned toward Stephen.

Joseph (whispering):

"...Did he just call Jonathan handsome?" 😶

Stephen slowly nodded.

Stephen:

"We lost him." 😐

Nobody celebrated the touching father-son moment.

Instead...

Everyone became even more worried.

Because Justin...

Was acting like someone who had just respawned into another world.

Lauren and Megan stayed beside him.

Neither dared to leave.

They watched him carefully.

At this point...

If Justin suddenly grew wings and flew out the window...

Neither of them would be surprised.

Justin kept staring at everyone.

Like he was seeing them for the very first time.

Like a lost puppy.

But in reality...

He was just a lost child...

With twenty-six years of pain buried inside his heart.

Hallway

The adults quietly gathered.

An emergency family meeting had officially begun.

Stephen broke the silence.

Stephen:

"...Should we tell..."

"...Her?" 😨

Jonathan's face immediately darkened.

😠

Joseph calmly took another sip of water.

Like he was watching tonight's best drama.

Joseph:

"Brother..."

"Even if Justin believes his mother abandoned him..."

"We know the truth."

"And legally..."

"Amber William Davis is still his mother."

"...She has every right to see him." 😌

Grandmother immediately slammed the table.

Grandmother:

"Don't you dare call that woman while I'm still alive!" 😠

Grandfather folded his arms.

Grandfather:

"If none of you will call her..."

"I will." 😤

Jonathan remained silent.

😶

Inside his mind...

Old memories resurfaced.

Ten years...

Of buried emotions.

Regret.

Pain.

Love.

Hatred.

Everything returned at once.

Meanwhile...

At School

Three fifteen-year-old bullies stood near the school gate.

Like they owned the entire campus.

Bully 1:

"Where's that brat Justin?" 😏

Thomas immediately stepped forward.

Bravely.

For approximately...

Three seconds.

Thomas:

"Don't call my brother that!" 😤

Emily didn't even bother looking at them.

She calmly adjusted her school bag.

Emily:

"Ignore them."

"Even dogs bark."

"They rarely bite." 😏

The bullies froze.

Bully 2:

"You—!!" 😠

Suddenly...

Bully 3:

"THE PRINCIPAL!!" 😨

Within half a second...

All three transformed into model students.

Perfect posture.

Perfect smiles.

Perfect innocence.

Truthfully...

Thomas and Emily loved Justin very much.

But Justin always kept them at a distance.

Because he knew...

If they stayed close to him...

They would become targets too.

Principal's Office

A fifteen-year-old girl stood calmly inside.

She looked perfectly fine.

The fifteen-year-old boy standing opposite her...

Looked like he had challenged a tiger.

And lost badly.

His mother was furious.

Principal:

"What is this?"

"You're all fifteen years old!"

"Why are you fighting like children?" 😠

Beside the girl sat a graceful woman.

She remained calm.

Far too calm.

It was suspicious.

Principal:

"If this happens again..."

"I'll have no choice but to issue a transfer certificate!" 😠

Still...

No response.

The principal began sweating.

Principal:

"Madam..."

"Please say something!" 😥

The boy's mother stood up.

Boy's Mother:

"Make her apologize to my son!" 😠

The woman smiled.

A very dangerous smile.

Woman:

"Someone is coming."

"She'll handle this." 😏

The office door slowly opened.

A woman walked inside.

Elegant.

Cold.

Overwhelming.

The atmosphere instantly changed.

Outside the office...

Students secretly peeked through the windows.

👀👀👀👀👀

Nobody even blinked.

Then—

The seated woman suddenly smiled brightly.

Woman:

"Sis!" 😁

Everyone outside:

🤯

The girl happily pointed at the principal.

Lucy:

"Aunt Amber..."

"They said girls shouldn't hit boys." 😏

The woman beside her nodded.

Natalie:

"And now..."

"They want Lucy to apologize." 😤

Amber slowly walked forward.

Every step echoed through the room.

She stopped in front of the principal.

Amber William Davis:

"Is that true..."

"Principal?" 👿

The principal's soul immediately left his body.

Returned.

Left again.

Principal:

"N-No!"

"Absolutely not!"

"The boy was clearly in the wrong!" 😅

The boy's mother froze.

😶

Principal:

"You two!"

"Apologize immediately!" 😰

Boy's Mother:

"S-Sorry, Madam!"

"Sorry, Lucy!" 😭

Principal:

"The boy too!" 😤

The injured boy lowered his head.

Boy:

"...Sorry, Lucy."

"...Sorry, Aunt Amber." 🥲

Amber looked at both of them.

Amber:

"Don't let it happen again." 👿

Everyone nodded like perfectly programmed robots.

Amber:

"Let's go."

Lucy smiled.

Lucy:

"Okay, Aunt!" 😄

Natalie stood up.

Natalie:

"Let's go, Sis." 😁

The three walked out together.

The entire school finally breathed again.

Everyone outside:

Collective sigh of relief.

The boy's mother looked confused.

Boy's Mother:

"...Who exactly is she?" 😶

The principal lowered his voice.

Almost like he was telling a ghost story.

Principal:

"You know Jonathan Davis... don't you?" 🤔

Boy's Mother:

"The handsome chairman?"

"I heard his wife disappeared years ago." 😅

The principal looked at her with sympathy.

Principal:

"...That woman..."

"...is his wife."

"...Amber William Davis."

"The eldest daughter of the William family."

"And the daughter-in-law of the Davis family."

The boy's mother's brain stopped working.

😶

System Message:

Brain.exe has stopped responding. 💀

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