Their Fall, My Rise

Synopsis

At the graduation party, Michael's acceptance letter was opened by a powerful official his father had invited. But no one knew that when Michael filled out his college preferences, Emily—the group's favorite wild child—had secretly changed his choice to a third-rate school. In my previous life, after we received our results, Michael, two other friends, and I went to an internet café to submit our applications online. They all clustered around Emily, the resident troublemaker, and while they were away in the restroom, she took the chance to alter their choices. I caught her in the act and tore into her. Their scores were good enough for Cambridge—college applications were not a joke. When the others returned, Emily played innocent, saying the deadline hadn't passed and everything was still editable. She insisted it was just a prank. But my words were too harsh. Devastated, she ran out, was hit by a car, and her leg was shattered. She went abroad for treatment, only to die in a plane crash, her life forever frozen at 20. From then on, Michael and the others hated me. When we finally reached the top together, they pushed me off a building. Their voices were cold: "This is all your fault. Emily suffered because of you—you deserve to die. She was only fooling around. Even if she had sent us to some less prestigious college, we would've gone. If we had another chance, we'd never choose the same college as you. We don't want success or honors—we just want her back."