Chapter 108
19. There Was Another Survivor.
My mind gradually returned.
The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was the bright blue sky of midday. I blinked and stared at the sky for a long time.
'Is this a dream?'
As I slowly sat up, humid air hit my face. It was a familiar pattern.
I could now distinguish even the air of a remote island.
"I'm still on the island."
Sitting there, looking around, I realized that only my appearance was a mess. My dress was soaking wet. My hair was damp too. My calves were submerged in a shallow stream.
'Eunji will be with Kaiden, so I don't have to worry.'
When I tried to move, I felt a sharp pain in my stomach.
"Ugh."
Surprised, I clutched my stomach, and my hand was stained with blood.
"Damn it, it hurts so much."
I should have been careful with my waist... I unfastened the crossbody bag that was barely hanging on my shoulder, took off the dress, and lifted the hem of my Chemise to check the wound on my abdomen.
I must have bumped into something, because there was a gash on my stomach. The Chemise fabric was stuck to the wound, and it stung terribly when I tried to remove it.
"Hoo, hoo. Ahh, damn it."
I ended up shedding tears. It hurt too much. Sniffling and wiping away the tears, I took a deep breath and sat down. Even moving was a struggle.
Still, just in case, I picked up the dress again and put it on. With great difficulty.
'But I can't just stay here until Noel sets.'
Seeing that even my crossbody bag was wet, I opened it and examined the contents.
"Oh my god, no..."
I turned the bag upside down and shook it out, but my notebook and first aid kit were all soaked. Despair washed over me when I saw that even the most important Flares were waterlogged.
"I'm stranded alone, injured, and without a weapon."
Given the situation, I should definitely not move from the time Noel sets and hide somewhere.
Finding a place to hide while moving would clearly take a lot of time, and it might take quite a while to meet up with the others, who knows where they are.
'Damn it.'