Exactly thirty minutes had passed since the electricity went down, Li Meilin and Lim Xian were still crouching down the asphalt floor while waiting for the lights to return. Li Meilin was trying her best to be patient and all but she really can't focus, thanks to Lim Xian grasping her hand at the moment.
But she could admit that his mere touch gives her comfort and security amidst the darkness they are now facing.
"Now, what?" Li Meilin finally spoke once more after a long stretch of silence. "Are we just going to wait for the lights to return just like this? This is quite more exhausting than I had ever imagined."
"Relax. I'm sure help is on its way," Lim Xian said to calm her down. But instead, the opposite happened.
"Calm down?!" Li Meilin didn't mean to raise her voice all of a sudden. "You've been telling me to calm down for the last thirty minutes of my life and look what it brought us."
