I Hope You Burn
The pain, the suffocation, and the smell of burning flesh crushed the last of my psychological defenses.
My face turned deathly pale. For the first time, I lowered my pride and begged.
“Janine, I’ll give up. I won’t compete anymore. I’ll never bother you again. Just let me go. In this kind of heat… I’ll really die.”
She had never seen me beg before. For a split second, her eyes wavered. However, just as she was about to speak, Mr. O’Connor’s butler suddenly appeared and leaned close to whisper in her ear.