Seeing that the crisis was resolved, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Just as they were about to leave, Jessica hesitated, looking at the swaying building.
Finally, she couldn't resist tugging at Damien's arm and suggested, “When I went downstairs, I saw that many people had forgotten to lock their doors. Why don't we go up and see if there's anything valuable?”
“It's just sitting there anyway, so why not take advantage of it?”
She pouted and said to him coquettishly, “Damien, don't you think so?”
“Yeah, of course…”
Damien's voice trailed off as he turned to look at me.
“You go first.”
“Why me?” I asked in disbelief because their act was a little unbelievable.
“You're already injured anyway. If you die in an accident, it’s no loss. You can't let a healthy person like us take the risk, right?”
“I'm not going anywhere,” I said firmly.
“This is stealing, Damien.”
As the sky grew darker, everyone was too lazy to watch the argument and went their separate ways.
Only Jessica was unwilling to give up and said, “Damien, today is my birthday. Please grant me this wish. Why don't you come with me?”
Damien was also a reborn person, so he naturally knew that there would be more dangerous aftershocks. At that time, all the houses would collapse. The urgent priority was to head to the city hospital to seek shelter and avoid the disaster.
Damien looked hesitant. He wanted to say something but stopped himself.
“Jessica, why don't we come back tomorrow?”
“No, I want to go now.”
Jessica stamped her high heels and quickly kissed Damien on the cheek. “Please, Damien accompany me, okay?”
Feeling the fragrance, the fragrance drifted through his nose, the soft lips touching his cheek. Damien lost his composure instantly.
“Alright, let's go quickly. But we have to come back quickly.”
“Okay, it shouldn't be a big problem.”
As he passed by me, he rolled his eyes at me and said, “If you don't want to go, I'll take Jessica. If we find anything good, it will belong to Jessica. Don't get jealous.”
Saying that he took Jessica's hand and strode back into the high-rise building. I took a few steps back, found a slightly open area and curled up into a ball, holding my head.
Four, three, two, one… As the clock hand pointed to the time of the aftershock from the previous life. The earth rumbled. An aftershock a hundred times stronger than the last swept across the ground.