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I was nothing but a clingy pest, reviled by everyone. For eight years, I chased after Jonathan Hayden, eventually forcing him to give up his true love, Thea Wise, to marry me, a nuisance he never wanted. He hated me for eight years. His eyes were always cold whenever he looked at me. But in that landslide, Jonathan gave up his own chance at survival so I could live. The cold rocks crashed down on him. In his last moments, he gripped my hand, his voice as soft as the wind. "Jaliyah, don't be foolish anymore. "Find someone who truly loves you and make a good life for yourself. If only I hadn't said yes to marrying you." At the funeral, Kyler Hayden and Leanna Hayden, Jonathan's parents, got right in my face, calling me a jinx and saying I was the reason their son died. Everyone said it was my fault, and honestly, I believed them, too. Three nights after Jonathan died, I went to the riverside he always liked and jumped in. When I came to, I travelled back to the day the Haydens made him marry me. This time, I put away all my clinginess and let go of everything I used to hold onto. I only prayed that all the regrets from his previous life would find fulfillment in this one.