Rising Like A Phoenix

Chapter 4

Maya's P. O. V.

Did I really come back to my twenties? And that is why Maria kept mentioning about my classes?

Cause if I remember correctly, then during this time I really used to attain my classes at college, as back then I had not stepped in as the leader of The Sapphire Syndicate yet. In fact, I had no plans to inherit this mafia group this way all of a sudden.

This sudden realization started to mess up my mind in no time, as I started recalling so many things which happened in the past once. And if this is going to repeat again, I do not know what I would do.

If this is really not a dream, if I have really gone back to my past when I was in my twenties that means, the night which I assumed as my nightmare was not a nightmare at all. Everything that I have experienced that night actually happened to me and I did die in the end.

Why?

Why this is happening to me?

What is the meaning of all this?

Even if I accept make my mind to accept the reality now, how can I keep myself calm when I already know what was about to come next in my life.

If everything was going to happen in the very same way as it happened in the past, that would mean…that would mean Dad will be no more by the end of the next year.

No! No! No! Not again.

This can not happen once again to me.

I have not much time in my hand then. I got to save him, at least I have to try. This time, I have to change everything which I did wrong in the past. If this is my second chance, then I have to use it well. I have to take revenge on all those who had betrayed me in my past life and killed me without any mercy. Moreover, how can I forget about him…the one who did not think twice before jumping right into the fire to save me and ended up dying along with me that night. I must find him at any cost.

But for now, I really need to hurry, cause Maria was right. I will be late for college, now that I have to relive my life once again.

So, without bothering any more time, I rushed to take a quick bath and got dressed as soon as possible.

Ignoring the outfit Maria chose for me, I grabbed the comfortable ones from my huge wardrobe. The black leather pants and the beige turtle neck sweater was what I preferred today instead of the dress. I put on the boots fast and on my way out, I grabbed the backpack and my black jacket as well to keep myself warm in this winter time.

After I was done getting ready for my college, I stormed down the stairs only to rush to the dining hall only to see that Dad and Zoe were already there and waiting for me to have breakfast together. All our maids were busy to set up the table while Mr Miller was standing next to dad with files on his hands and was narrating to him a brief of Dad’s schedule for today.

But the one who caught my eyes more than anything else was Zoe, my little step sister, whom I used to love more than myself but you see, the things have changed now. How can I still stay the same when I have already seen what she did to me in my past life. 

In this life when I did get a second chance, one thing I was determined of was that I am not going to let anyone go unharmed who had dared to betray me once. And I know that she will try to do the same this time as well. So I better be cautious now.

“Sorry, that I am late.” I said taking everyone’s attention to me all of a sudden, as soon as I entered the hall.

“Good Morning, Maya.” Dad looked up at me once but I did not fail to see how the creases on his forehead increased as soon as he looked at me and maybe I know why. If this was my first time living in this moment, I might have never cared to give it a thought, but now that I know almost everything about what happened in the past as well as what is going to happen in the future, I could surely tell that Dad was indeed worried about something. 

But for me, it felt like he was concerned thinking about my future as if he already knew how my world was going to turn in a year.

As soon as I thought of that, another thing struck my mind all of a sudden and I could not help but tremble internally.

What if I was wrong about dad’s death all the time in my past life?

What if he was killed too? Just like I ended up dying for being the leader of The Syndicate Sapphire?

What if Dad knew that someone was behind him and that was why he left all his wealth in my name in his will way before his death?

Oh!! I could not think more.

I started to realize how my whole life in the past was nothing but a lie that I believed in for long until my last breath.

No, I am not going to let it happen this time.

And for that, I must play it cool, as no one should know what I know now.

“Good Morning, dad. Good Morning to you too Zoe.” I said and went to sit at the other side of Dad, opposite to where my dear little step sister was sitting comfortably without having any idea how her life is now going to turn into a hell in due time.