Rebirth Into My Second Chance

"Ouch..."

It felt like drowning, that kind of torment, gasping for air as if my lungs were on fire.

Then, suddenly, I snapped back to reality with a deep, desperate breath, as if waking from a dream.

Where am I?

My body ached all over, as if I had been torn apart. Instinctively, I looked around, but it was pitch dark, not a thing in sight. I pinched my arm, feeling the flesh, then slapped my thigh, hearing a sharp sound. Wasn't I dead? Why could I still feel pain?

Groping around, I felt the softness of a bed and pillows...

But, the bed in my room is cotton, not this silky texture?

I tried to turn on the bedside lamp, and with a click, the room was illuminated, revealing a hotel room, empty and silent.

But the scattered clothes and tissues around told the tale of a fiery encounter.

This is the hotel Claude's friend recommended, room 6088!

I immediately jumped out of bed to check the room number, and yes, it was 6088.

But how did I end up here?

I was sure I had died, and I saw Richard being murdered because of me.

at the room number,

Claude with me, then

remembered Max was looking for the woman in room

the Golden Gateway Hotel, a place where the elites of

clutched my head, my thoughts a chaotic mess. Was this a second chance at life after

saying, "One must be put to death before they can be reborn." Does

really alive again,

was just a dream, then it was

of me was

chance to live and not just watch helplessly as everything was lost

to the timeline, Richard would be released from

would be the first day I

fate couldn't

to find out who was really

parents' ashes from Claude

piece

myself, checking every corner for

might lead me to the man

thone

followed the memories of my past life, I would end up

rested on

My child.

filled my eyes, the burning sensation intensifying