Justin in his 10 year old form

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.

"School?"

Slowly, very slowly, he opened his eyes.

And then—

Justin:

"AHHHHHHH!" 😱

Right in front of him stood Lauren.

But not the “serious adult aunt” Lauren he remembered.

This Lauren looked… young.

Too young.

Suspiciously young.

Lauren:

"Why are you screaming, brat?" 😐

Justin:

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

Lauren blinked.

Then frowned.

Lauren:

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

Justin sat up suddenly, panic increasing.

Justin:

"Wait… you said school… SCHOOL?!" 😱

Lauren:

"Yes?" 😎

Justin:

"…How old am I?" 😅

Lauren crossed her arms like she was judging his entire existence.

Lauren:

"Ten. Why?" 😎

Silence.

One second.

Two seconds.

Then—

Justin:

"AHHHHHHHHH!!!" 😱

Lauren immediately covered her ears.

Lauren:

"MY EARS! Sister Megan, come here! This brat is trying to make me deaf!" 😒

Megan rushed into the room.

She froze at the scene.

Justin looked like he had just seen a ghost.

Lauren looked like she was ready to file a complaint against him.

Megan:

"What happened? Justin? Justin?!" 😶

Justin slowly turned his head toward Megan.

Saw her face.

Young.

Alive.

Normal.

Justin:

"…AHHHHHH!" 😱

Lauren sighed deeply.

Lauren:

"I knew it. He’s broken." 😮‍💨

Meanwhile…

In Thomas’s room

Thomas jumped out of bed.

Thomas:

"AHHH! EARTHQUAKE! TSUNAMI! SAVE ME!" 😱

He grabbed his blanket and hid under it.

In Emily’s room

Emily didn’t even look up.

Emily:

"Again?" 😐

She calmly continued her work like this was part of her daily routine.

In the hall

Joseph sipped his tea peacefully.

Joseph:

"That’s your son, Stephen." 😎

Stephen didn’t even react.

Stephen:

"Again?" 😑

Jonathan sat silently, as usual. 🫥

Grandmother smiled gently.

Grandmother:

"What happened?" 😊

Grandfather sighed.

Grandfather:

"Now what did Thomas do?" 😒

Back in Justin’s room…

Megan had officially lost patience.

Megan (shouting):

"JUSTIN! BE QUIET!" 😡

Justin immediately froze.

Silent.

Completely still.

Inside, something strange happened.

He wasn’t scared.

He was… shocked.

Justin (thinking):

"She… scolded me?"

For someone else, it might feel normal.

But for Justin… it was new.

He had never really been scolded like this before.

And somehow… it didn’t feel bad.

It felt…

Warm.

Like someone actually cared.

Lauren, however, was not impressed.

Lauren (angry):

"Sister!" 😡

In the hall

Joseph nearly dropped his cup.

Joseph:

"Wait… was that my wife’s voice?!" 😱

Stephen looked confused.

Stephen:

"…Did I just hear Justin?" 😶

For the first time, Jonathan slightly lifted his head.

Everyone went silent.

Even the air felt suspicious.

Normally, Justin never made noise.

He was quiet.

Too quiet.

Always acting mature.

Like nothing affected him.

So whenever loud chaos happened, everyone automatically blamed Thomas.

Because Thomas was… well… Thomas.

A professional “morning screamer.”

But today?

Something was different.

Very different.

All three brothers slowly turned their heads toward one place.

Justin’s room.

Back inside the room, Justin sat there, still processing everything.

Justin (thinking):

"I… went back?"

Ten years old.

Same house.

Same people.

Same pain… waiting.

But this time…

He remembered everything.

He looked around the room.

At Lauren arguing.

At Megan being angry.

At life… moving normally.

And suddenly—

.... continue.....

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