The Good Land: No More | TWICE & ITZY Book 2

3) A New Dilemma

"I would ask how you know this, but they're going to get her if you don't act fast." Wendy pointed as the infected slowly increased in numbers.
Nayeon, Jeongyeon and Jihyo both ran towards the girl, who was montionless out as soon as they got to her.
Jeongyeon and Nayeon wrapped each of her arm around their shoulders with Jihyo lifting her legs.
Tzuyu held the door as they laid the girl onto the ground.

"Thankfully you didn't attract any attention." Momo sighed in relief.
"Is she dead?" Rosé asked.
Wendy took the girl's hand placed two fingers on the wrist.
"She's alive." She said, "Now, how do you know she wasn't infected?"
Was it really the time?
This wasn't a safe place?

"We know a safe place, we can tell you there. If we go now we won't gain any attention." Jihyo said.
They stopped and thought, initially they would be aggressive, but they trusted them. Sana and Momo knew they weren't lying and joined their side immediately.
"Fine, let's go." Sana opened the door.
Jeongyeon and Tzuyu carried the girl.
They all gathered in a circle, each one covering their backs.

In the far distance, a crowd of infected came towards them.
"Shit!" Jungkook cried.
"Dammit, there's too many of them." Kyung-soo pointed his gun and started shooting.
They started to run towards the outskirts of the town, hoards and hoards came pouring in.
"Go we'll distract them." Wendy demanded.
Sana and Momo stopped in their tracks.
"You're not coming?" Momo asked.
"There are still people out there, I know it." Wendy said, "Go before more come!"

They did as they were told, helping their friends run out of the conflict and into the clearing. They stopped to catch their breath.
"We're here." Jihyo panted and pulled out of her pocket was a black box releasing a high pitched frequency.
She laid it onto the ground and the door opened into the sanctuary.
"Are the others there?" Momo asked.
"Yeah, I think they'll be happy to see you guys again." Nayeon smiled.

They arrived, people stopped and stared at them as they saw their friends.
"You're back!" Chaeyoung cheered.
"And with Sana and Momo." Mina smiled.
Dahyun jumped up and down.
"How are you feeling?" Jihyo kneeled down to Chaeryeong sitting on a bed.
"I'm fine, who's that girl?" She pointed, Jeongyeon and Tzuyu laid the unconscious girl on a bed.
"We found her, calling for help. Thanks to your knowledge she may have been infected." Jihyo said as they watched Nayeon tend to the girl.

"So... care to explain?" Sana asked.
What they knew, what they had learnt over the past hour from Chaeryeong was crucial. It was a lot to take in and quite shocking to see a potential escape from South Korea forever.
"Are you saying we can leave forever?" Momo titled her head.
"Yes, only if we get to Busan." Chaeryeong replied, "We should go there now."
"Hold up, you need to rest, plus what about these people?" Nayeon said.

There were a lot of people in the Good Land, it was their safe place. But could it withstand an infected army?
"We'll figure it out later, for now we should rest." Jihyo suggested.
They all nodded.
"Guys!" Chaeyoung called, "The girl is awake."
They all gathered around and saw her eyes slowly open, her vision still blurry.

"Hey." Chaeyoung waved her hands, the girl followed her hand thoroughly, "She seems okay."
Dahyun handed her a bottle of water and kneeled down, "Don't worry about her, how are you feeling?"
The girl chugged it all down, licking her lips after she finished.
"Achey..." She took a deep breath, holding onto her arm.
"You're safe here, we'll get you patched up." Mina smiled as she called over a few people in white long coats as they placed their box down onto the floor. Inside were bandages, scalpels and all the necessities for a doctor.

The girl scrambled back.
"They are helping you, it's okay. You'll be fine." Nayeon assured her, placing her hand on her shoulder. She nodded and lend her arm and closed her eyes.
"What's your name?" Jihyo asked.
"R-Ryujin... Shin Ryujin." She muttered.
Jihyo smiled, "Nice to meet you Ryujin. Welcome to our group."
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After a while, she was finally patched up. During that time, she learnt the names of those strangers. Chaeryeong kept edging close to her, clearly invested with her ordeal.
"How did you end up unconscious?" She asked.
"I ran away and ended up hurting myself trying to get away from those things." Ryujin shook her head.
"Were you with anyone?" Jeongyeon asked.
"I ran away without my group. I kept running for I don't know how many hours." She sighed.