CHAPTER 11 Avery's POV. “Ryan!” I screamed as I felt the smoke cluster around my larynx, constricting it till I had to cough to let out a breath. I could feel my heart beating hard against my chest, my eyes watering. Fuck, I could not die like this. I could not escape death and then die without even hurting the people who backstabbed me. I tried to crawl, my arms trying to push the rest of my body, but f**k! It was so painful. It felt like my lungs were being torn flesh by flesh. A tear slipped down my face but I continued to move. “Avery!” I heard someone shout from a far distance. It was Ryan. He was calling out to me. “Ry_Rya_” I tried to scream but the smoke flushed into my mouth at once, rendering me speechless. I began to cough hysterically, my chest breaking with every soun

