It hurt.

When Charlotte asked, “Can I hit you?” I briefly considered rewinding time again, but Charlotte didn’t give me a chance to finish that thought.

In an instant, my vision flashed, and pain spread across my forehead.

With a sharp thud, it seemed Charlotte had given me a playful tap on the head.

Though it wasn’t exactly a sweet moment, that's for sure.

If I rewound time, I could have avoided it, but—

“Huff.”

The look on Charlotte’s face as she saw the pain in my eyes was so satisfying that I decided against rewinding.

Thankfully, there were no …