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Chapter 1

A sharp ringing blares in s ache with need and I try to suck in a breath around this devastating darkness only to be hit with an extraordinary pain that I’m not prepared for

I choke back, desperately searching for oxygen as pressure weighs down heavily on my chest

What’s happening to me?

The pressure hits again Fast, rhythmic movements that ache

1, 2, 3, 4

1, 2, 3, 4

Sos screa down inside ofup my throat

I choke back on the water, desperately trying to cough it up It fills my mouth and as I try to suck in a breath, the water falls to the back of my throat, more than ready to end it all

Hands grabthroughof water, allowing en

Fingers are forced inside my mouth as I choke and sputter on the et it all out

I off the bridge and crashing down into the freezing water of Aston Creek I’ve never been so scared in my life

What the hell happened to us? Did he get out? Did I get out or is this the awfulness of hell? Am I dead and sentenced to spend the rest of eternity with this deprivation of oxygen, desperately searching for air as the agony claims me? I know this couldn’t be heaven as I don’t deserve that

I cough and splutter and after what feels like a lifetione and I can finally breathe Each pain-filled gasp is accoht through to s Despite the torture, it’s one hell of a welcome burn

I’m not ready to die

My head lolls onto a hard surface as my eyes refuse to open They’re so damn heavy, my whole body is I’ve run from the devil and yet I’ve never felt so physically exhausted in my life I’m completely drained, absolutely empty I feel the need to cry and sob but I simply don’t have it in me