Wasn't a dream?

An alarm sounded on the bedside table. A slender hand reached out to stop (snooze) the alarm. After a few repeats of banging and exploring the alarm clock, the slender hand managed to close the alarm clock.

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Another hour passed and the young girl (12-13 yr old) was starting to wake up. She rubbed her eyes and got up. Now Athena was in a sitting position, looking around her surrounding. After she noticed the setting around her, she ran to the bathroom to look at her reflection.

"It wasn't a dream. I really did reborn to my 12-year-old self."

Athena cleaned her shelf and after getting changed, she made her way toward the living room (lounge).

There she saw her 'lovely mother' talking to her 'father' and her timid 'step-sister'.

As soon as Athena walked down the stairs she was spotted by Maria her mother.

"Good morning mum, good morning dad." She greeted them with a childlike smile and her eyes twinkling like stars. A hint of hatred was at the very bottom of her eyes, but it couldn't be noticed.

"Good morning, Athena." the parents replied. " Come guys let's eat breakfast as a family. YAY!!" said Maria.

" Sigh, now I am convinced I did have a rebirth. It's unbelievable and impossible. Wait, I might be dreaming" Athena thought in her mind and secretly pinched her arm. "OW" Athena whispered while walking in tow with her parents and sister.

While eating the breakfast and making small the talks with her 'family' she thought of her 'mother' ruined the marriage of her 'father' and his previous wife. Honestly, she felt sad for her mother who had to live her life alone for 13 years, before finally marrying the 'love of her life'. But these were her previous life thoughts.

Now after her experience she felt pity for her father's first wife and deep hatred for her 'parents'. Her 'mother' was, in reality, a bit**h who broke someone's relationship and this 'father' of her was no saint, in fact, he was the biggest d**k.

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This married his first wife for money and to inherit the business from the first wife. Getting tired of his first wife, he started fooling around with other women. Finally, coming to her 'mother'. The first wife died in an accident after 11 years. The father of hers looked for her 'mother' and married her. He picked her 'mother' because she was born and he thought she was his daughter.

'Illegitimate' child that no-one accepted.' Everyone called her that.

In the past lifetime, she used to get angry and hated the fact that her mum as the other woman. She was angry at the first wife because if it wasn't for her and her daughter she wouldn't be called the illegitimate daughter.

But, in this lifetime she really doesn't care about this title. She wasn't even their daughter. When she was tied up by her mother and was about to get shot. Maria said " you think I wouldn't kill you because you are my daughter. HAHAHHA. Your not even my daughter, I picked you up from the streets and used you."

"Why," Athena asked heart-brokenly.

She wanted to ask more but was scared of the answers she would receive.

"So I could marry into the house of 'Zhou's'. But that still took a long time so I had to take care of you for 12 years alone. But it wasn't bad because I still got money for you."

"Clank" Athena stepped out of her thoughts and noticed she dropped her spoon. on the glass plate.

She continued eating and making small talk with her 'family'.