As I gradually lost oxygen, my consciousness became fuzzy.

I just felt so awful—So awful I wanted to die. Originally, I didn't want anything to do with Richard anymore, but in this situation, he was all I could think of.

‘Richard... You're coming soon, right?’

‘Save me...’

Just as I was about to lose consciousness, a bucket of cold water was dumped on my head.

The basement was already cold, and the gusts of from the open door made it worse. The water ...