Rebirth Into My Second Chance

In a desperate bid to save Max, I found myself crouched in the shadows, my heart pounding against my ribcage.

Suddenly, the door of the old wooden shack flew open with a loud bang. Scar Man and his cronies, always on edge, sprang to their feet, knives at the ready.

To my utter disbelief, Claude led the charge, flanked by her childhood pals, each armed with what looked like machetes, a fearsome sight.

Was Claude willing to break the law for Kate? In no time, Claude's gang had Scar Man and his thugs pinned down.

"Who the hell gave you the guts to tail Kate?" one of them roared as Scar Man spat out blood from a vicious punch, defiantly retorting, "I don't know any damn Kate you're talking about!"

But Claude's crew wasn't having any of it, relentlessly kicking Scar Man and his men.

I had imagined someone standing up to Scar Man for me. But they were getting a beating there because Claude was out to protect Kate.

"Don't let us catch you stalking Kate again. Consider this a warning!" they shouted.

Throughout the ordeal, Claude remained silent, smoking a cigarette. After he delivered the warning, he crushed the cigarette beneath his boot, signaling it was time to leave.

to filth, stepping into this shack was already pushing it. He wouldn't spare anything there a second glance. And just like that, my death's truth brushed by

Yet, he didn't. Instead, I saw him laughing at

he know Claude would come for him?

matter how sketchy Kate was, Claude's blind belief in her never shook. As for me, maybe I was always just a burden

sorrow, I overheard Scar Man. "Got any news on Max?

Max indulged in such

he might offer me help, his taste for girls and eagerness to curry favor with

Claude's car outside the pub. He

Scar Man and his

raid

"Max, your plan to lure

plan? So, Max's appointment with the hot chicks was a trap for Scar

as he waved to dismiss the girls,

the floor.