Half a Hum

At twenty-two, she died in a car accident. Was it an accident or murder? No one knew.

When she woke again, she found herself in a freezing morgue. Confused, she looked around, then pushed the door open and walked out. People took her for a psychiatric patient who had escaped, and no one paid her any attention. The activity in her brain triggered memories from her life. Had it all just been a dream?

It had not.

The smell of disinfectant filled her nostrils. The hospital calendar clearly showed February 2, 2012. She looked at her reflection in the clock and saw that she really was seventeen again. She could still vaguely remember the car speeding toward her that day. At the wheel was her stepmother, Song Wenya. Remembering that, she recalled how she had died unjustly. Everything in her life had been a lie. She had been so naive all along.

A faint smile curled her lips. Now that she had been reborn, she understood the meaning of her existence. Even if she knew she would fall into another deep sleep six years from now, so what?

She had made up her mind: those who deserved to die would pay for their crimes in blood. Her revenge had only just begun. Everyone would be her pawn. She would take back everything and make every cruel person suffer an eternity of ruin...