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 you live long enough

She called Claude, and even I listened intently,

They're asking for ten

on

won't you save me? I'll have you know

finally shifted, "Kate, are you

was a drama queen, but it was hard to

desperately, "Claude, I'm serious.

The

was just like my previous life. I called Claude for help, but he thought was faking and hung up. It was Kate's turn, and I couldn't help but

en

phone rang, the kidnapper

on Kate to check

answered for me, Claude's voice came

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

impatient, "Kate, stop

woman. "If I die, she dies,

the absurdity. Seeing Kate so desperate was like looking at