AN: Hello there!
So I've copied all the old chapters of Tracing Footsteps, and put them on the "mega compilation" fic on my profile if you ever want to read them again! But this is the rewrite. I've taken a few steps to ensure a better quality work, and I thank you all for your patience! This will be the shortest chapter (excluding any fillers or side stories that might be on here) as this is a prologue! From now on chapters will be, at the very least one thousand words.
Hey there!
If you're reading this, I guess that...well I'm not sure the circumstances for you reading this. Let's hope they're good circumstances, like I gave this to you to read or something.
If not...well, I guess all I have to say is sorry, no matter what the circumstances are.
Unless you're a filthy fuckin' thief - if you stole this from me, FUCK YOU.
I'm getting off topic though.
Where are my manners?
My name is Chen Lee. I am sevent- no that's not quite right.
Sorry! I'm still disoriented.
My name is Chen Lee. I am currently seven years old, though I'm also technically not?
It's...it's something to talk about later.
My name is Chen Lee, I am currently seven years old, and I am a liar.
My story begins just like any old reincarnation story - my death.
You see, before I was Chen, my name was Alex. I was seventeen years old, and a senior in high school. I was a lot of things, like a fan of various things, a writer of fanfiction, reader of fanfiction... okay I was a huge nerd. I still am a huge nerd, but the things I was interested in during my past life I can pass off as my own creation.
Yknow, those tales of kids going on life changing adventures, like Homestuck. (Alright so I might be a filthy homestuck, fuck off.) Or Legend of Zelda, or yknow, pretty much any story aimed at the younger generation. Like those books about dystopian societies and the One True Hero that's this girl with brown hair who "isn't like normal girls" and is "so clumsy!" or has some other quirky thing about her personality. Yet she can use a 2x4 to kill someone with a gun from ten yards away. She's "not pretty" but has two guys that look almost exactly the same and have similar personalities (or maybe one is "wild" and the other is "nice") that would die for her because they love her. Then there's a dramatic love triangle and square off for the girl and it's "so romantic"!
Eugh.
I'm still salty about these things.
I tend to ramble a lot, and go of on tangents so I apologize ahead of time. Although maybe you'll have fun finding out how I think? I don't know, I don't know you and I don't even know who's reading this. I'm basically just talking to thin air here, rambling on about media nobody from here will even get. Except not because I'm actually writing this for myself because I don't wanna forget a lot of things.
I mean, hell, I'm only writing this because I don't want to forget.
I'm sighing as a write this but...
If you're reading this, and you're someone I love (there's only one person like that right now- well, two, I guess) then I'm sorry.
I've never been too good at hiding things, so there's a chance that if you're a friend of mine, you're looking at this without my permission. Maybe I wanted you to find this, maybe I wanted you to read it so I handed it to you. Maybe I'm sitting right next to you explaining how to read this or reading it to you.
I don't know, and I don't particularly care anymore.
English is a dead language, or maybe it could be called a new language?
Either way, however you're reading this...whoever you are, well, just do me a favor and at least skim this?
Someone needs to know about me, and what I've done and what I've been through.
If you're reading this and you think you know me...I'm sorry. I'm sorry for what you're about to find out. I'm sorry for what you're about to read, and what I haven't told you.
I never wanted to hurt anyone, you have to believe me.
If..if you think you're ready, please, read on.
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Chen Lee
