23 —The Thin Thread Of Life

Emma slightly opens up her eyes to the starry skies above. The headache has reduced, and she could barely believe that she made it out alive.

“ Emma! You're awake. ” Stephanie called.

“ Yeah! ” She responds, getting up and noticing the bandages wrapped around her head.

“ What is this? ” She asks. “ And why ugh, why does my mouth taste like I ate an entire card of drugs? ”

“ Well, we had to force you to take some paracetamol you know? Two tablets. You were unconscious and there was no water. ” Stephanie replies.

“ We're just happy you're okay! ” Bituin says.

“ Yeah, we are! ” Nathan concurs both of them including Adrian looked at her like someone that had just resurrected from the dead.

“ Uh guys, I don't think that we'd have to wait for water for too long now. I think all those dark clouds I'm seeing are a storm. ” Maya says sitting by the edge of the roof.

“ Uh! guys! I think we could take shelter under these solar panels. ” Nathan alerts, as the wind blew harder, and the stor