Chapter 18

"Got it." I grabbed my first-aid kit and followed the rescue team away. Countless people had been dug out from underneath collapsed buildings. Broken limbs and blood loss were perfectly normal. I even heard from the rescue team that some families had gone down with the buildings. None of them had made it out alive. The situation was so precarious in certain areas that the rescue team could only use their bare hands to dig the rubble instead of machines and tools. We kept busy for the whole day. When it got dark, Michael suddenly came to me. "There's an injured kid over there, Carissa. Come with me." I looked at him doubtfully. "You're not pulling my leg, are you?" He hated me, and I couldn't trust him. "Why would I do that? Hurry up and come with me!" he urged. This had to do with a child's life, so I didn't dare take the risk. I left with Michael. By the time I realized I'd been tricked, someone had already pushed me into a building on the verge of collapsing. I was trapped insi