Chapter 137. The Trip: pt. 3

After meeting with local officials and receiving necessary information about the situation, Emma and the relief team immediately got to work. The scene before them was chaotic and heartbreaking: houses collapsed, trees uprooted and strewn about, and the locals desperately searching for any glimmer of hope in the rubble. The team worked quietly, dividing into small groups to begin clearing debris, distributing essential supplies, and assisting families who had lost everything.

Emma didn’t shy away from getting dirty. She rolled up her sleeves, kneeling down on the ground alongside others to clear away the rubble and mud that covered everything. The sounds of shouting and crying echoed through the village. Some had lost everything and were left with only their broken bodies and shattered lives amid the devastation.

As she worked, Emma’s gaze happened to fall upon a group of small children huddled beneath a large tree not far away. The children, of varying ages, all appeare