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Chan was the first to wake up. He hadn't slept at all. He went around waking up all the members one by one and forced them to have breakfast with what they had found in the market. The intense emotions of the previous day had given way to determination. They were going to find Felix today.
When they stepped out onto the street, their leader embraced them and assured them that everything would be alright. They began searching the houses without losing hope. Now, they moved around as a group, a strict rule they couldn't afford to break. They couldn't risk losing another person. They searched the nearby streets and houses but found no trace. When Jisung shouted that they were wasting time and needed to speed up, Minho entered a house to check around and came out. He stopped when he saw the surprised faces of the others. "What? I ran because he said, 'Let's speed up.'"
"Minho, it took you more than five seconds to get in and out of the house."
"Really? It felt like a pretty normal amount of time for me. I guess my powers are activating."
"That's good. Let's increase our pace. Minho, you check a side street too, but come to us immediately if you sense anything. I trust you. Don't put yourself in danger."
"Don't worry."
They all went back to searching. In the afternoon, Jeongin quieted them all. He seemed to be focusing on trying to hear something. They all stood like statues without making a sound.
"I'm not sure, but I think I heard a car. It's so faint I'm not sure."
"Alright, can you tell me which direction it came from?"
"I think it was from the forest side."
Minho, excited by the clue, came to the group.
"I saw tire tracks at the end of the side street. But I can't say exactly where they go."
"That's okay, Minho. Jeongin said he heard cars in the forest."
"Okay, I'll be right back." Just as Minho was about to leave, someone grabbed his wrist to stop him.
"You know I won't let you go there alone, right? Also, you look as tired as if you haven't slept for three days. We don't know the side effects of your power. Jeongin probably has a sensitivity to loud sounds. Maybe to light too, we don't know. After all, his power is sensory. Yours might be fatigue. We all need to learn our powers and their side effects."
"The leader is right. After all, I still don't know what 10m means," said Changbin, grumbling, happy to make the kids smile a little.
Seungmin reminded them they needed to grab their bags and go. It was getting dark, and it would be quite difficult to search for someone in the dark of night.
After a three-hour walk, they sat down to rest under a tree. Changbin opened the market bag he was carrying and took out a few bottles of water and crackers. The members sat close to each other, forming a circle. While eating, they all longed for a proper meal instead of crackers. Even during their strict diets, they could secretly sneak proper food from the company, but now the only thing they were eating was dry food. They planned to save the canned goods for when they found a house where they could stay for a long time.
"I want steak with gravy," said Han.
"Then eat the cracker thinking it's steak," Minho said sarcastically.
"That doesn't make any sense."
While watching the duo's bickering, the members didn't notice Hyunjin secretly putting two chocolates in his pocket. He planned to give them to Felix when they found him.