Rebirth Into My Second Chance

I felt the world blur as I inadvertently slammed into the steering wheel, hunger gnawing at my insides.

A hand instinctively clutched at my stomach. 'My child. Am I going to lose my child again?'

A wave of excruciating pain swept over me as if I were pleading in a dark void or being torn apart. The pain was unbearable.

A bucket of ice-cold water was thrown over me, snapping me back to reality.

Blinking my eyes open, I wasn't in a quaint mountain cabin but an abandoned, cavernous factory. It was my rebirth, another life.

I got kidnapped. Again.

"Mph..." A muffled struggle sounded beside me. Turning, I saw Kate tightly bound as well.

A sick part of me was relieved. This time, I wasn't alone in my misery. My thoughts must get twisted to have found solace in someone else's suffering. One of the kidnappers, with a ski mask obscuring his face, removed the gag from Kate's mouth.

Kate yelled, "Who are you people? Do you even know who I am? I'm Kate Goodwin, from the well-known Goodwin family!"

The kidnapper chuckled, "We know. That's why we can demand a hefty ransom. Call your folks. We want ten million dollars, or you're dead meat."

"You'd better hope

allowing Kate to dial a number. She called Claude, and even I listened intently, wondering if

kidnapped. They're asking for ten million. You

on

save me? I'll have you know Claire is here,

tone finally shifted, "Kate, are you staging

drama queen,

desperately, "Claude,

The line went

was faking and hung up. It was Kate's turn, and I couldn't help

en

my phone rang, the kidnapper pulling it from

to check on me. That was irony at

Claude's voice

reply, gag still in place, Kate screamed beside me, "You jerk, I told you Claire

impatient, "Kate, stop your

a mad woman. "If I

was like looking at my past self, abandoned by