Jenqyih then ran to the toilet in the restaurant. His three friends followed closely behind. Jenqyih went into the toilet and took the toilet paper roll that was provided inside. He handed the toilet paper roll to Chioujen, Iren, and Tsaehorng. They then quickly tore off the tissue paper and used it to plug their ears. Jenqyih knew that might not help much, but at least it was much better than nothing.
The four of them were still crammed into the toilet when suddenly the lights went out.
What else is this? After a burst of light, a very disturbing sound, and now the power went out! As I recall, the strange noise and power outage didn't occur in the incident a few days ago!
None of the four of them were carrying flashlights. They left the house in the morning. Of course, it was unthinkable that they would need the help of a flashlight. In complete darkness, Jenqyih could not see anything.
Now what should I do?
In the darkness, Jenqyih felt a hand touch his shoulder. Jenqyih didn't know whose hand it was. The hand gesture was a sign language. Jenqyih recognized the cue, which meant telling him to stay calm and not move. Jenqyih didn't know who invented such sign language, but it was Songfei who taught them. He could only hope that Tsaehorng would also know what the hand gesture meant. Had he not known and had chosen to run outside, things would have been much worse.
Even though he couldn't see, because the toilet was narrow, Jenqyih could feel that his three friends weren't standing. Maybe because their ears hurt so badly, they had to squat or curl up on the floor to reduce the pain. Jenqyih, even though he was wearing earplugs, he still felt pain in his eardrums. He could only imagine his friends must have been in much worse pain than he had.
What about the other guys out there who don't plug their ears at all? I can't imagine how they felt!
Jenqyih felt that every second they passed was like a snail. He really hoped that such discomfort would pass soon. On the one hand, such a thing was very annoying. But on the other hand, it was a precious experience. Jenqyih imagined that someday he would have a lot of material to tell his grandchildren.
After being in that state for a while, the pain in his ears seemed to have lessened a lot. Jenqyih wasn't sure the pain had subsided because the cause had stopped, or that he had gotten used to it a bit, so it wasn't as painful as before. But over time, the pain did go away little by little. Until finally Jenqyih did not feel the pain in his ear anymore. Actually, it's not that he didn't feel pain at all, but there were no attacks of pain like before. The pain that was still there was a remnant from a previous attack of pain.
He ventured to remove slowly one earplug in his ear. After removing the thing, he didn't hear the buzzing sound that had been so annoying. He didn't feel the restlessness that had plagued him before. Jenqyih then removed the earplug from his other ear.
"It's stopped! The sound has stopped!" Jenqyih shook the bodies of his friends, who were huddled together in the toilet. They didn't react. Jenqyih was worried that they had lost consciousness. He shook their bodies again until one of them squirmed.
"Ouch! My head hurts so bad!" The squirming body let out a sound.
Jenqyih could tell that it was Chioujen's voice. He touched Chioujen's body and motioned with his right hand. He told Chioujen that the noise had stopped. Chioujen could release clumps of toilet paper that clogged Chioujen's ears.
"Ah! What a relief," said Chioujen. Apparently, he had removed the lump of tissue from his ear.
Jenqyih then ran to the toilet in the restaurant. His three friends followed closely behind. Jenqyih went into the toilet and took the toilet paper roll that was provided inside. He handed the toilet paper roll to Chioujen, Iren, and Tsaehorng. They then quickly tore off the tissue paper and used it to plug their ears. Jenqyih knew that might not help much, but at least it was much better than nothing.
The four of them were still crammed into the toilet when suddenly the lights went out.
What else is this? After a burst of light, a very disturbing sound, and now the power went out! As I recall, the strange noise and power outage didn't occur in the incident a few days ago!
None of the four of them were carrying flashlights. They left the house in the morning. Of course, it was unthinkable that they would need the help of a flashlight. In complete darkness, Jenqyih could not see anything.
Now what should I do?
In the darkness, Jenqyih felt a hand touch his shoulder. Jenqyih didn't know whose hand it was. The hand gesture was a sign language. Jenqyih recognized the cue, which meant telling him to stay calm and not move. Jenqyih didn't know who invented such sign language, but it was Songfei who taught them. He could only hope that Tsaehorng would also know what the hand gesture meant. Had he not known and had chosen to run outside, things would have been much worse.
Even though he couldn't see, because the toilet was narrow, Jenqyih could feel that his three friends weren't standing. Maybe because their ears hurt so badly, they had to squat or curl up on the floor to reduce the pain. Jenqyih, even though he was wearing earplugs, he still felt pain in his eardrums. He could only imagine his friends must have been in much worse pain than he had.
What about the other guys out there who don't plug their ears at all? I can't imagine how they felt!
Jenqyih felt that every second they passed was like a snail. He really hoped that such discomfort would pass soon. On the one hand, such a thing was very annoying. But on the other hand, it was a precious experience. Jenqyih imagined that someday he would have a lot of material to tell his grandchildren.
After being in that state for a while, the pain in his ears seemed to have lessened a lot. Jenqyih wasn't sure the pain had subsided because the cause had stopped, or that he had gotten used to it a bit, so it wasn't as painful as before. But over time, the pain did go away little by little. Until finally Jenqyih did not feel the pain in his ear anymore. Actually, it's not that he didn't feel pain at all, but there were no attacks of pain like before. The pain that was still there was a remnant from a previous attack of pain.
He ventured to remove slowly one earplug in his ear. After removing the thing, he didn't hear the buzzing sound that had been so annoying. He didn't feel the restlessness that had plagued him before. Jenqyih then removed the earplug from his other ear.
"It's stopped! The sound has stopped!" Jenqyih shook the bodies of his friends, who were huddled together in the toilet. They didn't react. Jenqyih was worried that they had lost consciousness. He shook their bodies again until one of them squirmed.
"Ouch! My head hurts so bad!" The squirming body let out a sound.
Jenqyih could tell that it was Chioujen's voice. He touched Chioujen's body and motioned with his right hand. He told Chioujen that the noise had stopped. Chioujen could release clumps of toilet paper that clogged Chioujen's ears.
"Ah! What a relief," said Chioujen. Apparently, he had removed the lump of tissue from his ear.
