This is going to be hard because Google Maps and Google Earth both dont really show everything around the bridge, so I'll try to portray what I understood from the map... have fun lovelies...

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What does a laugh sound like? What does the word happiness mean? How does it feel to be happy? Why do we cry sometimes when we feel it?

Even though I knew the answers to those questions, I still felt the need to ask them to myself. It was as though I went back to being a newborn baby, and I needed to relearn the meaning of even the simplest words. There was no time to learn all these definitions though; we were running out of time. The longer it took us to reach the camps, the colder it got. Even the bag that we had went down with the car. We were so stuck up on saving everyone that we forgot about the bag, and by the time we remembered all about it, it probably sunk down to the riverbed. That meant that we will have to go without aid kits, without food, without water, without anything, just the way we used to before we found Namjoon. The thought of going back to wanting to eat or drink and not finding anything to drink or eat was already doing a lot to my heart. I was scared, genuinely scared. We never know when we will find another supermarket. Heck we didn't even know how to cross to the other side. The bridge was supposed to lead us forward, but now that we are down, we don't know what to do. Should we walk even further, or should we wait for help? We decided to walk. We never know when we would find another supermarket or hospital. The worst part was how our surroundings basically told us that we will never find anything useful. Since the bridge was all the way up there, and we were all the way down here, the only was to cross was to swim, and since we were on the shore, we were basically met with nothing but empty land. Namjoon told us that we were supposed to cross a bridge called Seongsan bridge, and that bridge connects between a neighborhood called Yanghwa- Dong and the rest of Seoul. He said we did cross that bridge, and what surprised him was that the bridge broke down on the middle. Apparently, this bridge can hold tons of cars, and this much amount of water shouldn't break it that easily, at least not that much of it. Basically, the bridge broke from the middle, but then continued, so we were left with a gap right in the middle.

Next to the shore, there was a small wall that we had to climb and behind it was a road, but taking that road would only lead us back to the neighbourhoods around Yangcheon Gu. The only way was to cross this river, and there was no way that we will go on a swim. Hoseok was stabbed, and Jimin had fractured ribs and can barely walk. There was no way any of us would risk anything just to cross. We already lost Chung Ae. I don't have any energy left in me to deal with the pain of losing someone else, especially if they are Bangtan members.

"Okay hold up. I'm tired," Jin panted out and dropped himself to the floor after passing Jimin to Taehyung.

We all stared at Jin until Namjoon broke down our silence," Okay. It seems like Jin hyung won't get up any time soon, so we might as well take this chance to rest too."

We all nodded at him rapidly as though we were waiting all our lives for him to give us his permission to rest. Namjoon set Hoseok down carefully on the ground and then seated himself next to him. Taehyung did the same to Jimin before plopping himself down on the ground. I layed myself down on the ground and looked at the setting sun. Its colours were vibrant against the dull, lifeless land and its presence made me regain a bit of hope. The fact that such beautiful colours can exist during such hard times was reassuring. It is like the sun is telling us that if it can shine brightly, then so can we.

The wind blew against our tired, wet bodies, making us shiver. It is getting colder and colder every passing second and it worried me. We can't be out here alone when it starts snowing, or if the temperature just falls under ten degrees Celsius. Then there will be absolutely nothing to save us from the cold. Even if we decide to enter a building to shield ourselves from the rain or snow, the windows will be shattered and the heating system will be off, meaning we will still be exposed to the cold in all its forms.

I let out a sigh and closed my eyes. None of us spoke a single word. What were the possibilities that we were all thinking of the same thing? Well, definitely not one hundred but there was a very high possibility. I could tell that by just looking at their faces. They were worn out. I've never seen them in such a terrible condition. I always knew that they went through a lot and decided to hide it from us. I knew that their pain was masked away by our happiness and content with whatever they were giving us. They cared about the tiniest details when those details never really mattered to us. They worried about how their voices sounded like during their concerts when we were just happy with the fact that they were standing right in front of us. I knew what they had to go through, and I admit; it was tough. However, they never looked as dead or worn out as they did at that moment. Jimin lacked energy, Namjoon's dimple disappeared, Hoseok's light was no longer radiated, Taehyung's boxy smile was long gone, and Jin's confidence was slowly wearing out. It was as though they weren't the same people we knew from before. They were changing.

It was not like I didn't change either. I used to be the definition of mood. Everything I did had to be perfect and that was only possible because I was the type of person who did things with the right mood. I was always laughing, always joking around, my anger scared everyone off, and I used to be lively. Now look at me. Dead. Broken. I even forgot what my laugh sounded like. This whole experience was changing something in all of us; something that once defined us.

"Are you guys ready to get moving?" Namjoon asked out of no where after giving us nearly ten minutes of break.

Jin whined and kicked his leg in a childish way.

"Why don't we just sit here and wait for someone to come rescue us?" Jin whined and the sight made a smile rise on my face.

At least I'm still capable of smiling. That's good news.

"Who? Who would rescue us? Even the truck that was our only hope is now gone! We got nobody but ourselves and each other!" Namjoon burst out, and seeing this was a first for me. He never burst. He was normally calm even under pressure. Not to mention that Jin is technically his hyung.

"I'm sure the truck driver noticed something was wrong and is going to come looking for us," Jin argued back, not ready to lose.

Actually, I think it is just his own way of stalling.

"Why would he come back for us? He doesn't even have space in his truck," Namjoon replied back, and by that time, the rest of us just let out a sigh and continued looking ahead at the vast amounts of water in front of us.

This is never going to end.

"Because he is human?" Jin replied back like Namjoon's question was the stupidest thing ever.

"Okay I'm done," Namjoon said afyer staring at Jin for some seconds and then stood up. He didn't even bother dusting the back of his pants because he knew that there was a high possibility that all what exists on his pants is just pure mud.

"Where are you going?!" Jimin asked him, but Namjoon kept walking.

"I'm taking some time for myself until Jin hyung realizes that no one is coming back for us," Namjoon shouted so we could be able to hear him.

We all looked at Jin, but his eyes never left Namjoon's back. His eyes started tearing up a bit but then he shook it off and stared at the ground. I turned around and looked back at Namjoon and saw him sit down again further away from us, then I turned back to the ground again.

I started fiddling with the sand in front of me then asked," Do you think he is fine?"

"He isn't mad at Jin hyung. He just wants to go home," Hoseok said then looked down too.

We all want to go home. We all do.

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Hello my lovelies...

okay so I just want to apologise for not having a fixed updating schedule... As some of you might know, I'm a high school senior, meaning I'll be in my first year of university in a couple of months (september I think) if things work out and I get accepted... I'm not saying I will pause the update. I'll keep on updating.... actually no, this week I might be a bit busy to come here and actually sit down to update, but I'll be there for your books and to show you support... I'm not THAT busy... like I just have to hang out with my family, draw a bit.. then maybe study a very tiny little bit.. so actually most of my busy time is when I'm hanging out with my family and I find it rude to just hold my phone and start writing while everyone is hanging out so yeah...hehe... but don't worry, I'll be here... no hiatus... bcz let's face it, I cant leave wattpad or else I'll die...

Anyway, so this is it for this chapter... I hope you liked it..

Don't forget to take care and love yourselves,

Thank you all,

I love you,

-R 💜💜