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.

the room number, I was lost in

Claude with me,

remembered Max was looking for the

this was the hotel he was referring to. This was the Golden Gateway Hotel, a place where the elites of Crestview Metropolis stayed, and this room, 6088, was the luxury presidential suite. Given Max's status and spending habits, he

my thoughts a chaotic mess. Was this a second

before they can be reborn." Does this

really alive again, or is this

my past life was just a dream, then it was a long,

part of me

live and not just watch helplessly as everything was

Richard would be released from

would be the first day I was drugged and ended

couldn't stand

revenge against Kate, to find out who was really behind her and who

from

a piece of clothing

myself, checking

lead me to

thone

life, I would end up

rested on

My child.

filled my eyes, the