I could feel the breath of life slowly slipping away from me, but I couldn't accept dying like this. With the last bit of strength I had left, I forced my eyes open.

A single tear rolled down from the corner of my eye as I resigned myself, closing my eyes once again.

Just when I thought I was going to die, a sudden, urgent knocking echoed through the room like the sound of death approaching.

Christopher was startled, quickly letting go of my ...