Lila hesitated. She saw the eagerness in their faces, the fragile optimism that refused to die despite everything. Her shoulders sagged. "Fine," she relented. "We'll try it. But only after the house is secure, and we're safe in the basement. Until then, no risks. Got it?"
The siblings nodded, their fear momentarily forgotten as they threw themselves into action. The house soon buzzed with movement—cans clattering into bags, blankets dragged down the stairs, whispered reassurances passed between them. In the face of chaos, they clung to what they could control.
In a High Rise Apartment:
Three roommates sat in tense silence in a cramped apartment located in the center of the city. The broadcast's stark warnings cast a somber shadow over the room as it was played on a holographic display.
