They All Voted for My Death Then I Came Back Reborn Chapter 10

They All Voted for My Death Then I Came Back Reborn Chapter 10

On my third day in the parallel universe, I received a call request from my former family.

The Exchange app’s interface hovered in midair.

[Laura, Richard, and Mason have requested an interdimensional call. Accept?]

I sat beside the window with the new orange tabby in my arms.

Sunlight rested across the back of my hand.

My hand was no longer transparent.

There was no fading and no countdown.

Lisa was slicing an apple for me.

When she saw the notification, she only paused for a moment.

“Anna, it’s your decision.”

Liam came in carrying a mug of warm milk.

“If you want to see them, we’ll stay with you. If you don’t, no one will force you.”

I looked down at the list of requests.

Claire’s name appeared at the bottom.

I opened hers.

She did not ask me to return.

There were only four short lines.

[Anna, I’m sorry. I’ll make them understand that neither of us is a tool. The doctor said I’m not a bad child. You were never a replacement.]

My eyes stung.

I sent one reply [You keep living too, Claire.]

Then I declined the call from my former family.

The screen went dark

Lisa did not ask why.

She cut the apple into bite-size pieces and set them beside me.

“Would you like to go to the beach today?”

I looked up at her. My voice was suddenly hoarse.

“Can I?”

My dad answered immediately.

“Of course. I already filled up the car.”

In the original universe, the rejected-call notice glowed in the Whitmores’ living room for a long time.

Laura had sunk to the floor, her hair tangled around her face.

“She won’t even see me.”

Claire sat curled into the corner of the couch.

“She did see you. You were the ones who never saw her.”

Richard had not slept all night. He seemed to have aged ten years.

He went through the few documents that remained and discovered my name disappearing one page at a

time.

A blank space spread across my diploma.

In the family group chat, Claire’s Vessel vanished as well.

Only a line of corrupted text remained.

Mason came to Claire holding the ring.

“Where else did she want to go?”

Claire studied him for a long time.

“The beach.”

His face turned pale.

“She asked me.”

“I didn’t take her.”

Claire pushed the ring back toward him.

“Don’t try to win her back with that ring. She doesn’t want it anymore.”

The Exchange app lit up for the final time.

[Anna’s permanent transfer is confirmed. New-universe family bond stabilized. The original universe’s retrieval channel has been permanently closed.]

Laura lunged toward the screen.

“No! I’m her mother!”

The display flickered.

[She was your daughter once, too.]

Then the app shut down forever.

I sat in the car as we drove toward the coast.

My mom had packed warm water and a light blanket in case I became carsick.

My dad kept the music low.

The orange tabby slept across my lap.

Beyond the window, the sky was a clear, endless blue.

When we reached the beach, the wind made my eyes sting.

I stepped onto the sand and felt it give beneath my feet.

My mom stayed a few steps behind me without urging me forward.

My dad raised his camera and asked softly, “Is it okay if I take a picture?”

I nodded.

The shutter clicked softly.

I looked out at the ocean, and the tightness in my chest slowly released.

The words “after all this is over” never came.

I held the cat close and whispered, “I made it.”

The wind carried my words away.

This time, no one made me wait for my sister.

And no one asked me to step aside.

She comes back we divorce