No matter what's happening outside, for those of them trapped inside, it's already the end of the world. Questioning humanity when facing a disaster doesn't matter, the real test of it is right here.
She refused to believe that in such times, everyone would selflessly give up their food and water. The offering wasn't just food or water; it was their very lives.
Later, those who were rescued shared that some deaths could have been avoided. They didn't die out of necessity, but because they wanted to survive. Without realizing it, their desire to live led to fierce fights over food, resulting in many unnecessary deaths.
It was like an earthquake - maybe the quake itself did not cause deaths, but the resultant chaos and trampling did.
She touched her box that was filled with food. It might save her life, or it might end it.
She tied her shoelaces, put her suitcase at her feet, and began to move towards the door of the bus, dragging her suitcase behind her.
