Drowning in Regret
He threw me the only life preserver and shouted, "Live for me. Go see the world out there."
Then, he jumped into the water, choosing to stay behind and die with Victoria. He said, "Vicky, if we can die together in this lifetime, maybe that's a kind fate for us too."
However, fate had its own twist. Only Victoria died—Patrick was pulled from the flood just in time by his teammates.
Afterward, I developed a critical illness and could only survive with the help of an oxygen tank. One day, while the nurse had stepped out, Patrick pulled the plug on my oxygen and tried to kill me.