Chapter 4

The next time I opened my eyes, I found myself still trapped in that basement.

For a moment, I thought I was still alive until I stepped forward and saw my own corpse sprawled on the floor, my face half-rotted and lifeless.

I had no clue how long I'd been down there. All I remembered was, when I first got thrown in, it was early summer. The next time I heard voices, winter had come.

Someone said Esther was back. She had fallen into the sea but was rescued. She hadn't died.

At first, I thought I was hearing things,…