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Kai found it too hard to sleep inside his hole. It was uncomfortable and freezing since he'd wet himself.

'I should have asked him to let me go toilet,' Kai realised far too late.

He probably would have refused the request, but still, it felt weird to pee himself without even asking for a trip to the loo.

He'd tried screaming again and again until his throat was raw but to no avail.

'This place has to be in the middle of freaking nowhere,' he realised.

Still, it was his only hope, so he had to keep screaming in the distant hope that a dog walker would happen to amble by.

When footsteps finally sounded outside—he knew it was Jacob. He could hear the familiar sound of his keys jangling as he dropped them. Jacob swore under his breath as he finally entered the shed.

Then Kai's world was flooded with light. It was so bright.

'Maybe I'm already dead,' he thought, feeling dizzy. It had been a while since he'd had anything to eat or drink, so his blood sugar was all over the place.

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