My Dead Best Friend Suddenly Talked to Me in a Dream
“Clara! Gold is going to crash next week! Whatever you do, don’t buy it!”
My best friend and I had grown up together, and I trusted her completely.
So, when everyone else was buying gold, I stubbornly held my parents back, forbidding them from investing.
But the next week, gold prices soared. Everyone who bought it made a huge fortune.
Dad’s chemotherapy money for his cancer instantly vanished.
Mom cried day and night because of it, and in a daze, she got into a car accident.
As I scrambled to borrow money for my parents’ medical bills, my best friend contacted me again in a dream.
“Clara, I was wrong last time. Trust me again! You absolutely have to buy stocks in that pistol-shooting game! It’s about to skyrocket!”
I believed her again, maxing out my loans to buy a million dollars worth of stock.
But the moment I bought in, the stock plummeted to rock bottom.
I was totally wiped out, yet my best friend contacted me a third time in a dream.
“Clara! Go save your dad! He doesn’t want to be a burden, he’s about to jump off the building with your mom!”
I rushed to the hospital where my parents were, and sure enough, Dad was preparing to jump.
I fought with all my might to pull him back.
Just as I sighed in relief and left, Mom suddenly woke up and stabbed Dad to death with a knife.
I sobbed, asking Mom why. She only said one thing:
“Clara, this is all because of you! You should just die!”
Then she stabbed herself and stopped breathing.
Overnight, I was saddled with massive debt and even lost my home.
In despair, I drank poison and committed suicide.
But even as I died, I couldn’t understand why my best friend, who had always treated me like family, would cause my death.
When I opened my eyes again, I was back to the day my best friend told me not to buy gold.
“Clara! Gold is going to crash next week! Whatever you do, don’t buy it!”
I shot up from bed, cold sweat soaking my pajamas.
The horrors of my previous life replayed in my mind like a movie.
Dad’s blood, Mom’s hatred, the abusive calls from loan sharks—every scene pierced my heart.
This time, I would never let any of it happen again!
A commotion suddenly broke out outside my bedroom.
I hurriedly opened the door and saw several men in bank uniforms.
“Robert, your company’s assets aren’t enough to cover the debt. We’re repossessing this house now!”
“You have one hour to move out!”
Dad’s face went ghost-white in an instant, his voice filled with pleading.
“Please, sirs, can you give us a few more days? My daughter is still in school.”
“If you take the house now, my child won’t even have a place to live!”
The man sneered.
“So many people go bankrupt every year. Should we give everyone a few extra days?!”
“Don’t drag this out! Move out today!”
Mom choked back tears, unable to speak.
I walked over, put an arm around her shoulder, and asked softly,
“Mom, Dad, where will we live now?”
Dad forced a smile, about to speak, when he suddenly clutched his mouth and coughed violently.
Beads of blood seeped through his fingers and splattered onto the floor.
My heart tightened. In my previous life, Dad was diagnosed with cancer around this time!
“Dad, you’re spitting blood! We need to go to the hospital right now!”
But he violently shook off my hand, his eyes filled with despair.
“Clara, I’ve already been to the hospital. It’s stage two liver cancer… The doctor said I need a ten-thousand-dollar down payment to be admitted.”
Mom wiped away her tears, adding,
“We originally planned to sell the house to raise money, but now the house is gone too. Don’t worry about these things. Focus on your studies, your mom and I will figure something out.”
I cut her off, clenching my jaw.
“Mom, Dad, find a hotel to stay in for now. I’ll come find you later. I have a way to get the money!”
My parents stared at me, full of surprise and doubt, but finally nodded.
I ran back to my room, my hands trembling as I called my classmate.
Her dad was a bank president, so she’d definitely know any insider information.
“Jessica, please, can you ask your dad if gold prices are going to rise soon? I really need money urgently, otherwise, I’d never bother you.”
About ten minutes later, Jessica called back, her voice barely a whisper.
“My dad says international gold prices are going to surge soon, but don’t you dare tell anyone else!”
My hand gripping the phone tightened abruptly, a flicker of joy in my eyes.
“I know, thank you, Jessica. I won’t say anything!”
I hung up and immediately called Dad, my voice trembling.
“Dad! Do you still have a few thousand dollars? Go buy gold with it right away!”
“My friend’s parents are bankers, and they say gold will skyrocket tomorrow!”
“If we put all our money into gold, we’ll have enough for your treatment!”
Dad’s voice on the other end was shaking with excitement.
“Clara, is that really true? But what if we lose it all…?”
I said firmly.
“Dad, there’s no ‘what if’! This information is absolutely solid!”
My parents immediately went out and converted all their money into gold.
That night, our family huddled together on the small bed in the hotel, our hands tightly clasped.
But I dreamt of Stella again. Her face was grave, filled with worry.
“Clara, I told you not to buy gold! The price will crash tomorrow, why won’t you ever listen to me!”
I was about to snap back at her when I suddenly woke up.
It was daylight, the bed beside me was empty, and even the small bag of gold I’d put on the table was gone.
I rushed out in a panic, only to see Dad return from outside, his face ashen, holding a thin stack of cash.
I ran up and grabbed his arm, my voice trembling.
“Dad, where’s the gold? Did the price go up?”
Dad’s eyes were frighteningly red, his lips trembling, unable to speak.
Mom followed behind him, her voice hoarse, like sandpaper rubbing.
“Clara, this morning the gold price plummeted to rock bottom. We lost everything!”
“How is that possible?!”
I couldn’t believe it and pulled out my phone. As soon as I unlocked it, news headlines about “Gold Prices Plunge, Investors Wiped Out” flooded the screen. Even the financial news channel was showing the real-time gold price crash curve.
My legs went weak, and I nearly collapsed to the floor.
Mom quickly held me, her voice attempting forced comfort.
“It’s okay, Clara. You meant well for the family. We don’t blame you…”
But I still couldn’t believe it. In my previous life, gold prices had skyrocketed!
Before I could even process what happened,
Mom frantically went out to borrow money, but she got into a car accident on the way and fell into a coma.
Dad and I rushed to the hospital. Looking at the impossibly long ICU bill, Dad’s hands trembled.
“Clara, your mom’s rescue is urgent. My illness… I’ll just put it off for now.”
I cried out in desperation,
“No, Dad, you can’t! You need treatment, and Mom needs to be saved too!”
“I’ll find a way to get the money!”
That night, I sat on a chair in the hospital corridor all night.
My mind raced with how to raise money.
In a semi-conscious state in the middle of the night, Stella appeared in my dream again.
“My dear Clara, did something happen at home?”
“Go buy stocks in that pistol-shooting game immediately. This stock is going to rise! Buy it today, sell it tomorrow, and you’ll have enough money to save them!”
Stella disappeared after speaking, but I woke up with a cold expression.
In my previous life, I’d never played that game and simply believed whatever Stella said.
But now, I needed to ask someone!
I thought of my cousin, Mikey. He always loved spending time at gaming lounges playing games.
Asking him would be a sure bet!
Arriving at my cousin’s house, I quickly knocked on the door.
Aunt Sarah, rubbing her eyes, opened the door. Her face darkened when she saw me.
“Clara, what are you doing knocking so early in the morning!”
“I know your family went bankrupt. Are you here to borrow money from us now? I’m telling you, you won’t get a single cent!”
She started to close the door, but I quickly jammed my hand in the way, my voice pleading.
“Aunt Sarah, I’m not here to borrow money. I just need to ask Mikey something. I’ll leave as soon as I’m done.”
Aunt Sarah frowned, looked at me for a moment, then reluctantly let me in.
“Fine! Ask your question and leave, alright!”
I thanked her profusely and went into Mikey’s room.
Mikey was wearing headphones, playing a game, his dark circles under his eyes, like a raccoon’s.
“Clara, what are you doing here so early? I haven’t finished this round yet.”
“Mikey, stop playing. I need to ask you something!”
I grabbed his headphones.
“Tell me about that pistol-shooting game. Did anything happen with it recently? You play it all the time, you must know the inside scoop!”
At the mention of the game, Mikey instantly perked up, sitting up straight to discuss it with me.
“Clara, you’ve definitely asked the right person!”
“The game changed its mechanics a while ago. All those top-tier items players spent tens of thousands on before? Now you can buy them for fifty bucks!”
“A lot of people sank hundreds of thousands into it, and now it’s all worthless. Yesterday, someone at the gaming lounge was crying and talking about doing something drastic!”
My heart sank. I asked again,
“So, do you think their stock could possibly rise?”
Mikey looked at me like I’d said something ridiculous, his eyes wide.
“My dear Clara, have you lost your mind? The company is in such a state, it’d be a miracle if their stock didn’t get delisted, let alone rise?”
“If you want to play the market, why not buy stocks in their rival company? A lot of players have been switching to their game recently, so their stock is bound to go up!”
After he finished speaking, the weight in my heart finally lifted.
Sure enough, Stella in my previous life had deliberately tricked me. She wanted to push me to my death!
I smiled at Mikey.
“Thanks, Mikey. My love for you wasn’t wasted!”
Leaving my cousin’s house, I didn’t hesitate. I pulled out my phone and dialed the number for a high-interest loan company.
I borrowed fifteen thousand dollars, then used Dad’s trading account to buy all the shares in the rival company.
Everything Stella said was wrong, so if I did the opposite, it had to work!
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