“There's no need. I'll head to the airport with the group on the volunteer bus," Raegan responded, choosing not to draw too much attention to their charitable efforts.

Mitchel nodded, his tone warm and gentle. "I miss you. Do you feel the same?"

Caught in Mitchel's intense, hopeful stare, Raegan felt her cheeks heated up. She shifted the conversation and said, "I should get some rest now..

With a touch of sadness in Mitchel's eyes, he said, "Sleep well.”

"Goodnight."

After the call ended, Raegan couldn't shake off Mitchel's disappointed expression, making it difficult for her to fall asleep.

She tried to force herself to sleep, aware of the busy day ahead.

But just as sleep began to take over, a sudden loud "boom" startled Raegan awake.

Suddenly, the ground started shaking violently.

Raegan, still feeling confused, heard things crashing to the ground.

From outside, a voice cried out, "Run! It's an earthquake!"

Raegan snapped out of her drowsiness completely.

She abruptly sat up and saw everything on the cabinet falling down, along with a thunderous noise.

With no time to think, Raegan grabbed the door handle and attempted to rush outside.

But at this critical moment, the door seemed stuck, refusing to open no matter how much she pulled.

The area, being mountainous, lacked any hotels. Some volunteers were staying with the villagers, and others at the school.

Most of the school buildings were in poor condition, yet their metal doors were solid and didn't wear out easily. The problem was that the locks were old and sometimes needed someone from outside to open them if they got stuck. Trying to kick it open from the inside was useless. It had to be done from the outside.

Trapped, Raegan started banging on the metal door and yelling for help, "Hello? Can anyone hear me? I need help with this door!"

But outside, the sound of people running in panic drowned out her voice.

Then, an announcement came through the village's loudspeakers.