Looking at the clean bowl of instant noodles without any seasoning on the table in front of me, I sighed. My girlfriend, Monica Liu, was making lunch for her childhood friend, Adam Tang, in the kitchen
."It seems we've gone back to the previous day again," I murmured to myself.
This was already the thousandth time, nearly three years, and all of this was because Monica wanted to save Adam. He would accidentally die in an incident tonight. Monica had a superpower that ordinary people couldn't understand—time reversal. Unfortunately, she had tried nine hundred and ninety-nine times but still couldn't save Adam. Many times, she even lost her own life. But no matter what, even if it was just for a moment before she died, she could activate time reversal and go back to the previous day.
At first, I tried to stop her without alerting her because I didn't know what the consequences would be. Fortunately, her behavior was slightly different each time, so I could try different methods without her realizing it was because of me. I tried arguing, pretending to be sick, and calling the police, but nothing could stop her from breaking out to save her childhood friend.
The worst was when my attempts to stop her were too aggressive. She stabbed me to death with a fruit knife, leaving me to die in a pool of blood.
For several days after that, she found it too troublesome to deal with me every day, so she would simply kill me right after reversing time and then go about her business. In total, she had killed me ninety-nine times. She dared to kill me without hesitation because she knew I wouldn't die. If I did, she could just reverse time, and I would be alive again. But what she didn't know was that while others would lose their memories due to time reversal, my memory remained intact.Because of this, I didn't dare to reveal myself. Who knew if she would kill me every time if she found out?
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Every time before Adam died, Monica would hold him and say the same words nine hundred and ninety-nine times: "Adam, don't worry, even if you die, I will definitely save you." Then the endless time reversal would begin.For three years, I witnessed their deep bond. It seemed like they were the real lovers, and I was just a bystander to their love. I was tired. I wanted to live a new life, not repeat the same day over and over.
My love for Monica had slowly faded away with each time reversal.So today, I decided to make a change. After Monica finished making lunch, she packed it up and came to the living room, saying the words I had heard countless times: "I have something important tonight; I won't be back. Take care of yourself." After saying that, she prepared to leave.When she passed by the water dispenser, she accidentally knocked over a glass. Before she could react, I threw a cushion from the sofa, catching the glass so it didn't break.
She looked at me in surprise. I said nothing, got up, took the car keys from the TV cabinet, and grabbed an umbrella from the balcony, handing them to Monica.She asked in confusion, "What is this?"Before she could finish, I interrupted with a smile
"Aren't you going to drive later? The weather forecast said it would rain, so take the umbrella." Her expression became complicated; she seemed to want to say something but, in the end, only said, "I'll try to come back early tonight and make you a good meal."
I nodded, "Hmm." Watching her hurried back, I sighed again. Actually, I hadn't watched the weather forecast; she had a good memory and never forgot anything. In the nine hundred and ninety-nine time reversals, she had never forgotten to take the umbrella and car keys, but this time, I handed them to her in advance, and she didn't notice anything unusual.She was always thinking about Adam. Perhaps our love was a mistake from the beginning.