Chapter 12 The next day , Old Man Miller came back . All he found were the frozen corpses of Brittany and her boy , and David cowering in the corner . Miller strolled inside and flipped up the bedframe . Underneath - packs of survival rations . He held one up and smirked at David . David's eyes went wide . He stumbled forward , staring at the food , then back at Brittany and Mason's stiff bodies . He collapsed on the floor , howling in anguish . Miller , in his twisted version of " kindness , " left him a few bars before shuffling out . David sat there in ruin . His fingers were covered in frostbite sores . He looked around , lost and empty . He ripped open a bar and shoved it into his mouth . With no water , he tried to swallow , gagging , coughing - then spat out crumbs mixed with blood . Six feet tall , and now nothing but bones . I knew he wasn't going to last . I clicked on the mic . " David . " He jerked upright , eyes darting around . " It's me . " He froze , then locked on the corner of the cabinet where the speaker sat . Tears and blood streaked down his face , twisting him into something inhuman . " It's you ! This is all your fault ! Why ? Why the hell are you doing this to me ?! " He lunged at the camera , his distorted face filling the screen . I barely recognized him . This was the man I'd once thought was my forever . We'd been college sweethearts . Eight years together . I stood by him when he had nothing - an orphan , no family , no name . I built a life with him in a city that wasn't his . 09:15 Bone Chilling Revenge : Rack to Make Them Freeze 2004 Chapter 12 We had a beautiful daughter . But he wasn't satisfied . He betrayed me . He was suffering now , but I had suffered more . He broke me . He broke Lily . And still he dared to accuse me ? No. He was the guilty one . " Daddy ? " Lily's little voice piped up beside me . She climbed onto my lap , peering at the screen . She frowned , hesitating . " No ... that's not Daddy . " Then she covered my eyes with her tiny hands . " Don't look , Mommy . We don't need Daddy . " Her warmth pressed against my face , and my eyes stung . When she skipped away , I looked back at the feed . David was sobbing uncontrollably . He staggered to the window . We were on the 27th floor , nearly a hundred feet above the ground . He shoved it open and , without hesitation , hurled himself into the void . That apartment was empty now . I shut off the screen . It was over . All of it . He had chosen the same way to die as he had in my past life . Maybe it was fate . Maybe it was justice . Even if he hadn't jumped , he wouldn't have lasted much longer . Not just because of the cold . But because those ration bars - I'd laced them with rat poison . I never forgot what Old Man Miller had done to Lily in my last life . They all had to die . The deep freeze dragged on . The world was filled with nothing but pain and silence . The sky stayed gray . Flowers would never bloom again . 09:15 Rone Chill : Chapter 12 If not for Lily , I think I would've lost myself too . By the third year , our stockpile was almost gone . And then - the lights came back on . I crept outside , heart racing . A crack of sunlight split the horizon . The sun rose , burning away the darkness . Down the street , a massive armored RV rolled into view . And behind the windshield - a familiar face . A spark of hope . Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!