Reborn as My Enemy’s Child

When I opened my eyes again, I was wrapped in a warm embrace.

Did I… time travel?

As I tried to make sense of it, I looked up and met a pair of gentle, loving eyes.

Xena?

She looked exhausted but had a motherly tenderness about her. Yet, that face belonged to the very same Xena who had been my worst nightmare!

“Oh, my sweet baby! You’re my precious little darling.”

I stared at her in shock, my eyes wide with disbelief.

Her voice was filled with warmth, but I felt a chill run down my spine. Memories of her tormenting me at school replayed in my mind like a horror movie.

I struggled frantically in her arms, my tiny hands reaching out to poke her eyes, but I was too small to reach.

Startled by my desperate movements, Xena gasped, “Oh no, don’t be scared, sweetheart!”

Hearing that familiar voice, it suddenly dawned on me.

I had been reborn!

And I was now Xena’s daughter!