I Choose Revenge

Synopsis

In my last life, my eight-year-old sister, Lauren Nicholson, was bitten by a snake. I found her and tied her foot with a shoelace, then carried her to the field where our father and grandmother were working. My Grandmother, thinking I was moving too slowly on purpose, slapped me. She ordered Father to suck the poison from Lauren's wound, and I tried desperately to stop him. I succeeded in preventing it, but it was too late to get Lauren to town. Her nerves were permanently damaged, leaving her with severe aftereffects. I had saved their lives, yet the family despised me. They broke my legs, tied my hands and feet, and left me on the mountain. Eventually, a venomous snake ended my life. Then I opened my eyes. I was back on the day Lauren was bitten. This time, armed with the bitter lessons of my previous life, I ignored the textbook remedies. Grandmother still shouted, "Hurry! Suck the poison out with your mouth!"