Directions: Choose the best option to complete the sentence.

The Mumbai based blogger couple Kritika and Shubham, both 24 years old, had been to Nepal from 24^th to 26^th April to attend the International Nepal Tattoo Convention that was cut short by the earthquake tremor at 11:41 a.m, that slit their hotel into two parts. Everybody was panicking. The couple decided to head to the Convention, which was too far. The special force did a commendable job and finally with their help, the couple were able to reach the airport by evening. After ______ for a long time, they reached Delhi by 11:30 p.m. They saw the best and worst of humanity in those 12 hours ordeal.