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Chapter 6

Author: Eleven
My phone slipped away from my hand and sank into the pitch-black seawater together with me. I would never know if Samuel had said anything on the other end of the line. I opened my hands and embraced the arrival of my own death.

The next second, someone pulled me into their arms, dragged me out of the water, and carried me onto a speedboat. I was wrapped in a dry towel before I was pressed on my heart and lungs again and again to force several mouthfuls of seawater out of my mouth.

A soft touch then pressed against my lips, and I realized that I was currently receiving artificial respiration. I instinctively tried to push the person away.

Before I fully lost consciousness, I heard a familiar voice speaking to me. "You've really let yourself go over the years, Louise."

I do not know how much time had passed when I woke up again. Darkness was still the only thing that I could see, but I could now hear the steady beeping of medical equipment.

The familiar scent of disinfectants fil
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