After surviving a suicide attempt brought on by severe depression, I woke up inside a novel.
The System shrieked a warning inside my head.
[You must take down the impostor heiress. Mission failure will result in immediate termination.]
For the first time in months, I felt a spark of interest. I latched onto the voice in my head.
"Wiped from existence? You mean it? No chance of survival whatsoever?"
The System hesitated.
[...Yes?]
Well, in that case, I had no reason to hold back.
On the very first day I was reunited with my birth family, their adopted daughter stood at the edge of the second-floor balcony, crying into the wind as she pulled her favorite stunt all over again.
"Please don't blame Mom and Dad for loving me. This is all my fault. If having me here upsets you, I'll give everything back to you right now..."
My parents and older brother rushed outside. From the lawn below, they pointed at me and screamed.
"How can you be so cruel? You just got here, and you're already trying to drive Sloane to her death?"
I did not get angry. I did not argue. I sprinted upstairs, yanked Sloane away from the balcony, then climbed over the railing myself. Half my body hung in open air as I called to her in delight.
"Sloane, killing yourself is hard work. You shouldn't have to do it. Let me take care of it for you."
Then I closed my eyes, smiled peacefully, and stepped off the balcony.
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