Reincarnation part. 4

"Yes?" Eva unconsciously accepted my offer with a small, cute shout. Her reaction was endearing, and it gave me a small sense of satisfaction to be able to help her.

Not wanting to wait any longer, I opened my umbrella and stepped down one step of the staircase. I turned my head and looked at Eva.

"Coming?" I asked, extending my free hand slightly in her direction.

Eva, too embarrassed by the situation, nodded and came under the umbrella with me. The proximity made my heart race a bit, her presence overwhelming in the confined space.

We started walking, and Eva, with her adorable red cheeks, stayed silent, with one hand holding my uniform sleeve and the other pointing the way.

The rain drummed softly on the umbrella, creating a cocoon of quiet around us.

We arrived at Eva's house, which was an apartment complex, or rather, at the gate. For the first time, she spoke directly to me.

"Thank you very much," she said, and then ran off, her voice a sweet melody that lingered in the air. As I watched her go, a strange feeling of accomplishment and melancholy washed over me.

"You're just an extra, you're just an extra..." I kept repeating until I calmed down. Anyone, in my opinion, would have lost their composure for a moment after being thanked by an angel.

It seemed that with that single greeting, he had purified my soul, as if he had washed away all my worries and fears.

Once calm, I started on the road to my house, trying to gather my thoughts. The rain was still falling hard, with dark clouds covering the sky and blocking the sunlight, giving the city a gloomy and oppressive look.

The raindrops were crashing noisily on the asphalt, creating small temporary lakes along the sidewalks.

In the midst of the city chaos, many cars were crossing the streets, their headlights reflecting on the wet surfaces.

People were returning from work, hurrying under their umbrellas, visitors or simple passersby like me going their own way, seeking shelter from the incessant rain.

The air was filled with the sound of horns and engine noise, a continuous buzz that served as the urban life's backdrop.

Suddenly, I saw a black shape appear in front of me. It was a shadow moving at incredible speed, an indistinct figure that seemed to float in the evening darkness.

I didn't have time to react: it hit me straight in the heart with unimaginable force, leaving me breathless. I felt my heartbeat slow down, each pulse a piercing pain that spread through my entire body.

I fell to the ground, pressing my left hand to my chest in an attempt to alleviate the agony. The world around me became blurred, the city lights turned into indistinct trails of color.

"Hey, are you okay?" shouted a passerby, their voice trembling with panic. They bent over me, their face distorted by anxiety.

"Someone call an ambulance immediately!" they shouted again, their tone filled with growing fear and anxiety. Other people began to gather, drawn by the shouts and my desperate condition.

"Help! Someone is dying!" exclaimed a girl, frightened by the scene unfolding. Her voice was shrill, almost hysterical.

"Stay calm, I'm here. Take a breath to calm yourself," said a handsome boy to the girl, taking her shoulders and pulling her close to his chest, making her blush.

The scene was almost surreal: in the midst of my agony, I witnessed a moment of flirtation that, if I could speak, I would have certainly interrupted with a string of curses.

My eyelids were closing, slowly darkening my vision. "Ah, sorry mom and dad, I guess this is the end for me," I thought with regret.

"Who would have ever imagined my life would end like this. Maybe I should have worked harder in school, made friends, or even looked for a girlfriend."

"If there is another chance in the afterlife, like in anime or novels, I promise I will never be lazy and will put every ounce of effort into living my life to the fullest."

My vision went completely dark and, on the day XX of the year XXXX, a university student died from a heart attack caused by -