My hands were still shaking.
Five years…
I really came back five years.
The classroom felt so familiar.
The old wooden desks.
The broken fan spinning slowly.
The noisy boys at the back.
Everything was exactly the same.
Like a nightmare I had already lived once.
I looked down at my body.
No scars.
No bruises.
No pain.
I was young again.
Seventeen years old.
Before everything went wrong.
Before my father got sick.
Before we lost our house.
Before they destroyed my life.
My fists slowly tightened.
"This time… I won't let that happen."
"Hey loser!"
A loud voice suddenly hit my ears.
My body froze.
That voice…
I knew it too well.
Slowly, I turned my head.
Rafi.
The school bully.
The guy who made my life hell.
Behind him stood his four dogs.
Exactly the same five boys who chased me… the day I died.
My heart started beating faster.
Fear.
Old memories.
Pain.
But then—
Something strange happened.
I wasn't scared like before.
Instead…
I felt angry.
Very angry.
Rafi walked closer and kicked my chair.
"Lunch money. Give it."
Just like always.
Same words.
Same smirk.
Same humiliation.
In my past life…
I gave him money.
Every day.
Like a coward.
But not today.
Not anymore.
I slowly stood up.
The whole class became quiet.
Everyone stared at me.
Because normally…
I would lower my head.
But today—
I looked straight into his eyes.
"No."
Rafi frowned.
"What did you say?"
"I said… no."
The classroom exploded with whispers.
"Did he just refuse?"
"Is he crazy?"
Rafi grabbed my collar.
"You wanna die?"
I looked at his hand calmly.
Then I smiled.
"You're the one who should be careful."
"What?"
Before he could react—
BAM!
My fist hit his stomach.
Hard.
Very hard.
He stepped back, coughing.
Everyone gasped.
Even I was shocked.
Was I always this strong?
No…
It wasn't strength.
It was experience.
In my previous life, I fought many street battles.
Now I had all those memories.
All that skill.
In this young body.
Rafi shouted, "Beat him!"
His friends rushed at me.
But to me…
They looked slow.
Too slow.
One punch.
One kick.
One elbow.
THUD. THUD. THUD.
All of them fell to the floor.
Silence filled the classroom.
Everyone stared at me like I was a monster.
I wiped the blood from my lip and looked down at Rafi.
"This is just the beginning," I said coldly.
"In this life…"
"No one touches me."
I walked back to my seat.
But inside my heart—
A fire was burning.
If I wanted to change my future…
School wasn't enough.
The streets.
The gangs.
The city.
I needed power.
Real power.
And this time…
I would take it all.