Rewind

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He wake up happy. He feels energetic. He get to work happily. He do the work splendidly. He eat mouthful. He go to gym after work full of energy. Go home with someone and sleep fully.

He wake up with smile paint in his face. He don't see his sleep partner. He feels energetic. He get to work happily. He do the work splendidly. He eat mouthful. He go to the gym after work full of energy. He trying the new drink. He flirt with someone. He go home. He sleep.

He wake up happy. He feels energetic. He get to work happily. It's now his first day at work. He greet all with smile. He get a new friend and have lunch with them. He get a new employee party. He drink booze like no one care. He pass out in the road.

He wake up happy. He wake up at his home. He walk out his room and he see his parent. He smile. He eat with them and get ready. Today is his graduation day. He will go with his parent to his uni and after that he will go home before he crash the after party. He smile happily. And that night, he sleep with his beloved.

He wake up happy. He wake up at his home. He walk out his room and he see his parent. He smile. He eat with them and get ready. He drive his bike to his uni. It's his first day as a senior. He want to see the newcomer this year. He join his friends. He see nearly all the newcomer and there, he see his beloved. He smile and walk happily to his beloved. He is happy. He is full.

He wake up happy. He wake up at the hospital. His hand is broke. He still smile and see his parent angrily shout at him for his reckless behavior at his first year in uni. He said sorry and continue to smile. The sleepiness from the drug hit him. He pass out again.

He wake up happy. Right now he is in junior high school, do some crazy thing with his gang. He get busted by his parent, but he still smiling. He smile bigger when his parent punish him.

"I don't care, as long as I can rewind my life, I am happy," he said one night.

He still cannot believe that some crappy human in the street, that he accidently kick when he is high, curse him with this. He live his life backwards. Day after day. And he know he cannot stop it, because when he realize it, he cannot find the culprit.

"I should thank him, though. But I still don't understand. What he means that I will remember the pain and sensation forever? What will be worse? Broken hand? Getting kick? Hmmmmm?? Well, forget about it. This life is more, more, more interesting that I know. So, thanks again, man".

He sleep. Smile linger in his face.

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And the nightmare that lurk behind him is smiling. Proud.

"See you inside the womb, boy".

Fin

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