Reborn to Walk Separate Paths
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"Jocelyn! Get up. Otherwise, you'll be late for your mock exam today."
My mom's voice snapped me back to the living.
I opened my eyes and found myself back in my room as it had been when I was 18. My desk sat by the pale blue curtains, stacked with study notes. The walls were plastered with Elmshore University admissions brochures from past years.
It was April 7, 2010, two months before the college entrance exam. Then it hit me that I had been reborn.
Looking in the mirror, I saw a face with no sign of age. No wrinkles from years of depression or gaunt, sickly pallor from chemotherapy. Just long glossy hair, bright eyes, and a healthy body. Tears spilled down my face before I could stop th