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Chapter 3 - Chapter 3 : The Trap Closes In

In a desperate bid to appease his tormentors, Jake scrambled to gather the money they demanded, his mind racing with dread, fear, and anxiety. Jake's heart raced with each new demand; his mind consumed by the relentless onslaught of terror. He could not focus at School, he emptied his savings, pawned his most prized possessions, and borrowed money from friends and family, all in a frantic attempt to buy his way out of the nightmare that had consumed his life.

As the days passed, Jake found himself consumed by a sense of dread as the cybercriminals tightened their grip around him like a vice. The Cybercriminals bombarded him with threats and demands, their messages growing more and more insistent with each passing day. Every day, for three painful and chaotic months, Jake felt as though he had been blindsided by a sudden storm, tossed about on the turbulent waves of uncertainty and depression.

In the solitude of his room, Jake grappled with the overwhelming sense of shame and despair that threatened to engulf him. Terrified and alone, Jake felt as though he were drowning in a sea of darkness, with no lifeline to cling to. The weight of the secret he carried pressed down on him like a leaden shroud, suffocating him with its choking embrace.

In the end, Jake began to figure out that no matter how much he gave his tormentors, it was never going to be enough for them. The cybercriminals continued to hound him relentlessly, their threats growing more and more dire with each passing day. Jake started to really contemplate committing suicide. He told the Criminals his intentions but they did not care and they even encouraged him to go ahead and take his own 'miserable' life. Jake was constantly harassed and really went through hell at the hands of these Strangers from halfway across the World and it was truly a painful ordeal for him, one he would not forget in a hurry. Three months was an awful long time in the captivity of these hateful Cybercriminals who only cared about money to fund their lavish lifestyle and indulge their many addictions. They wanted so badly to make him feel and believe he was now worthless and unlovable.