Rebirth Into My Second Chance novel Chapter 45

"Ouch..."

It felt like drowning, that kind of torment, gasping for air as if my lungs were on fire.

Then, suddenly, I snapped back to reality with a deep, desperate breath, as if waking from a dream.

Where am I?

My body ached all over, as if I had been torn apart. Instinctively, I looked around, but it was pitch dark, not a thing in sight. I pinched my arm, feeling the flesh, then slapped my thigh, hearing a sharp sound.

Wasn't I dead? Why could I still feel pain?

Groping around, I felt the softness of a bed and pillows...

But, the bed in my room is cotton, not this silky texture?

I tried to turn on the bedside lamp, and with a click, the room was illuminated, revealing a hotel room, empty and silent.

But the scattered clothes and tissues around told the tale of a fiery encounter.

This is the hotel Claude's friend recommended, room 6088!

I immediately jumped out of bed to check the room number, and yes, it was 6088.

But how did I end up here?

I was sure I had died, and I saw Richard being murdered because of me.

Staring at the room number, I was lost in thought.

It wasn't Claude with me, then who was it?

Max! I remembered Max was looking for the woman in room 6088.

But I couldn't be sure if this was the hotel he was referring to. This was the Golden Gateway Hotel, a place where the elites of Crestview Metropolis stayed, and this room, 6088, was the luxury presidential suite. Given Max's status and spending habits, he couldn't afford a place like this.

But... I clutched my head, my thoughts a chaotic mess. Was this a second chance at life after death?

There's an old saying, "One must be put to death before they can be reborn." Does this mean my soul too had been reborn?

Am I really alive again, or is this a dream?