Bound and masked, a perverse game of cat and mouse unfolded. With each labored breath, the tension ratcheted up as a tiny piece of tape crept closer to the air intake. The suction created by my desperate gasps threatened to seal my fate, a tantalizing dance with "loss of breath" The sensation of the tape, almost touching yet frustratingly out of reach, was both exhilarating and terrifying. As darkness encroached on my vision, I was left to ponder the depths of human ingenuity and the fragility of life."

Bound and masked, a perverse game of cat and mouse unfolded. With each labored breath, the tension ratcheted up as a tiny piece of tape crept closer to the air intake. The suction created by my desperate gasps threatened to seal my fate, a tantalizing dance with "loss of breath" The sensation of the tape, almost touching yet frustratingly out of reach, was both exhilarating and terrifying. As darkness encroached on my vision, I was left to ponder the depths of human ingenuity and the fragility of life."