In one of the apartments, a young girl named Mina stepped forward, curiosity flickering in her bright eyes.
'What is happening outside…?' she wondered, her small fingers gripping the edge of the window as she slowly peeked out.
The moment she looked beyond the threshold, her eyes widened in shock.
"Wow! Wow! The water… it is going down!" she exclaimed, her voice bursting with excitement as she began clapping uncontrollably.
Her words spread like wildfire.
Hope ignited instantly among the people.
"They can finally escape this flood…"
"They are saved…"
Voices overlapped as people rushed toward the entrance, their hearts pounding with anticipation.
But the moment they stepped outside and truly looked...they froze.
The flood was receding… but not in the way they had imagined.
The rain had not stopped.
The dark clouds still loomed overhead, and the downpour continued relentlessly.
