Chapter 10
Two dayster, the first floor waspletely flooded. Ste stood on the balcony, and saw quite a
few people daringly swimming out of the neighborhood.
Here, the terrain was higher, and the water wasn''t rushing too much, but outside was a different
story. Whether those who swam out could swim back depended on luck.
Ang sent a message, saying she decided to move over immediately. She and Lukas lived in Unit
3, just about 50 yards away from Ste''s building.
Feeling a bit worried, Ste fetched her binocrs and kept an eye out. About half an hourter, an
intable rubber boat appeared in the water. There was stuff on the boat, Lukas sat on it, wearing a
disposable raincoat, paddling with an oar, while Ang was in the water, pulling the boat with all her
strength.
Ste went downstairs with her trash, nning to meet them on the second floor. She ran into Sadie
coming out of 1202 on the 12th floor. Sadie was wearing a polka-dot dress that didn''t quite fit her.
Her eyes lit up when she saw Ste, "Ste."
Only five days had passed, but she had already lost her initial dazzling aura. She was not only
thinner but also looked pale and haggard. Ste ignored her and continued downstairs with her
trash.
"Ste, are you mad at me?" Sadie followed, her voice sweet and weak, "If I did something wrong,
you can point it out."
Ste warned her with a stern face, "Stay away from me."
However, Sadie seemed to ignore her, and continued to follow, "Ste, actually, me and Hector are
not what you think. We''re just good friends. I feel quite connected with you."
Ste stopped in her tracks, threw the trash in her hand at Sadie, "Can''t you hear what I''m saying,
or is there something wrong with your brain?"
Caught off guard, Sadie was hit straight on. Her gentle demeanor instantly disappeared, and she
angrily yelled, "What the hell?"
"Sadie, I don''t care if you freeload off others, but don''t think about using me."
This statement made the face of the girl living in 1202 turn sour. She looked at Ste, her emotions
resembled a roller coaster ride.
"What are you talking about?" Sadie, even with her good temper, couldn''t stand it anymore, "We go
to the same school. I was just saying hi."
"Why are you following me around like a puppy? You''re messaging me all the time. Do you think I''m
stupid?"
"You..." Sadie''s face turned red, and she began to yell, "Your house is overflowing with food, while
others are starving. Why don''t you share your food with those in need?"
Ste took out the kitchen knife hidden in her clothes, swung it at Sadie''s face, "When did you see
my house overflowing with food? You''re like a leech, sucking the life out of one household and onto
the next. Who isn''t starving? Why should I give you the food that''s keeping me alive, because you
have no shame and sell your body to live?"
Even in the extreme cold, she had hooked up with several men, using the stolen Arcadia to store
the supplies that she took from them, to keep herself looking bright and shiny in the filthy and grim
apocalypse.
Whether it was her choice, or Hector''s, was not known. In the chaos of the apocalypse, trading your
body for food was not a rare urrence.
Sadie screamed and backed away, hitting the wall behind her. She was pale and shaking all over.
She never thought that Ste would swing a knife at her, and for a moment she was too shocked to
speak.
Themotion was too loud, and the neighbors who heard it opened their doors. Ste ignored
their nces and continued downstairs, hearing Sadie start to cry.
In the time that Ste was dyed, Ang swam over in the storm. Humans were fragile in the face
of major disasters. A mere 50 yards almost cost them their lives.
Ste pulled Lukas in through the window, then several backpacks and bags, then the rubber boat,
and finally Ang who was soaked in water.
The residents on the second floor were also busy moving. Living without water, electricity, and gas
was not easy. Even if they had rice, flour, oil, and grain, they had no way to cook. Some used vodka
as fuel, some chopped up their furniture to burn, and some were so hungry that they ate raw rice
and got diarrhea.
Seeing a few sturdy bags thrown in through the window, many people''s eyes lit up, especially when
they saw the rubber boat. A middle-aged woman hurried over and asked with a smile, "You guys are
moving and brought so many things. What''s in them?" Her face was smiling, but her eyes were
calcting.
Seeing her wanting to touch the bags, Lukas quickly moved the stuff to his feet so she couldn''t
touch them.
When she couldn''t touch the bags, the woman tried to grab the rubber boat, "Young man, we''ve
been stuck here for days without food or drink. Can we borrow your boat to go out and find
something? We can''t let the kids starve."
The rubber boat was a lifesaver, and Lukas couldn''t agree. But the woman reached out to grab it.
Lukas, weakened by illness, almost fell when the woman pulled on the boat. In a moment of
desperation, he pulled the air valve and the boat deted.
"What''s wrong with you, young man? We''re all suffering, why can''t you..."
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Ang was pulled up by Ste. Seeing her boyfriend being bullied, she became angry and pushed
the woman, "What are you doing?!"
She was strong, and the woman took several steps back and hit the wall, almost tumbling down the
stairs. The woman''s two sons immediately rushed over, "You don''t have to lend it, but why do you
have to hit people?"
They raised their fists and wanted to hit Ang, trying to teach her a lesson. Ang didn''t hold
back, a punch and a kick, and the two fell down the stairs and into the water on the first floor.
The woman was about to wail when she saw her two sons fall into the water. She couldn''t afford to
make a scene and quickly ran down to help them.
The other onlookers began to criticize, "They were just asking. Did you have to hit them?"
If the rubber boat was borrowed, would it be returned? Ste had anticipated this situation,
otherwise, she wouldn''t have brought a knife.
Ang took the kitchen knife from Ste and yelled, "Try touching my stuff!"
Short-haired, husky voice, at first nce, you might think Ang’s a man. When they saw how she
took down two men, the onlookers were unwilling but didn''t dare to step forward.
Ste led Ang and Lukas upstairs with their bags. Lukas was dejected, and Ang was also
upset. A storm had not only overturned the entire world, but people''s morals were also shattered,
showing their true colors.
Seeing the stainless steel door on the 18th floor, Ang paused, "Ste, you''re really smart."
"It was my neighbor''s idea. I just benefited from it."
Lukas rubbed his ck eyes, "If we had known earlier, we would have moved. These past few days,
we haven''t slept well."
There were freeloaders, those who used the bathroom, and even those who tried to break in in the
middle of the night.
Ste asked with concern, "You guys didn''t run out of food, did you?"
"We hit the jackpot. Someone messed up their delivery address just before the hurricane, and the
supermarket sent over several bags of groceries."
Two 20-pound bags of rice, several bundles of spaghetti and rice, pickles and cheese, a portable
gas stove, solid alcohol blocks, an intable boat, and a sr charger.
It’s an anonymous order. Before they could figure it out, the hurricane was upon them .
Usually, they would either eat at the school cafeteria or order takeout, with the asional
indulgence in cooking. If it weren''t for the misdelivery, she and Lukas might have starved to death.