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Even after a late night, Zeph still woke early. The fatigue finally caught up to him. The moment he pulled Nicole into his arms, he fell asleep again.They didn't wake until dusk, then headed to the well together.The scalding rain had only lasted a few hours. Two days after the skies cleared, the ground had already cracked dry again, but the storm had replenished the groundwater.There was more water in the well now, so each unit received a larger share. Zeph and Nicole got two buckets.Nicole came down every day, storing the water in her space for irrigation.The entire terrace had been planted with drought-resistant sweet potatoes. Poppy had planted peanuts and greens. She took it seriously, watering and shading them every day until they finally sprouted.But in less than half a day, the shoots were scorched by the heat.It crushed her.Nicole had to comfort her, promising new seeds once the extreme heat passed.After collecting water, Zeph carried both buckets with ease, o
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They spent the rest of the night tangled together beneath the sheets.When Nicole opened her eyes again, the sun was already high.She stretched and winced. "Ah…"Her head felt heavy, slow to catch up. The space beside her was empty. Then it came back to her. Zeph had class this morning.She checked her watch. It was past 10 a.m.Nicole got out of bed and nearly stumbled.Jesus. That man's stamina should be illegal.Then she looked up and froze. Four condoms hung neatly on the wall hook.Nicole nearly choked.Did he think they were living in the seventies? Who the hell reused condoms? What if something went wrong? That wasn't something she was willing to gamble. She yanked them down and tossed them straight into the trash.After washing up, she realized Poppy wasn't home. Zeph must've taken her to class.It was almost lunchtime. Nicole pulled food from storage and made sure to include a chicken soup. She had just set everything out when the siblings came back.After day
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Zeph didn't want Nicole getting covered in dust, and the work itself wasn't heavy. It gave him a chance to get the hang of it.Nicole had no knack for this anyway, so she stayed out of the way, helping where she could, adding water when he mixed the materials.With the storm as an excuse not to go downstairs for water, they stayed in and worked on the place for several days.At first, Zeph was rough with it, but he picked it up quickly. The floors came out smooth, especially after the cement finish. He used a steel trowel to press and polish the surface, going over it three times until it gleamed like glass.It took patience. Nicole knew she didn't have that kind of control or focus. The most she could do was bring out food from storage and reward him.Crab cakes, beef stew, short ribs, steak, and a bottle of red wine."Here. Thanks for all your hard work."She had read somewhere that a good man thrived on praise, so she didn't hold back. In this case, he had earned every bit of
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Nicole pulled out her phone and recorded a video. If they somehow made it through all of this, it would be worth keeping.Zeph carried in a few more buckets of water. Nicole dipped a hand in. It wasn't scalding anymore, but still warm.The long-awaited rain hadn't cooled anything down. If anything, it seemed to draw more heat up from the ground.She stood there watching the downpour, sweat already forming on her skin. It felt worse than the dry heat. Right now, she felt like a baked potato wrapped in foil and forgotten in the oven.She couldn't take it. She turned on the AC.After washing her face, she checked for burns. There were none, but her skin was flushed.Nicole pulled out a sheet mask and pressed it onto her face. "Want one?" she asked Zeph.He glanced over, uninterested. "I'm good."She tilted her head, studying him. His skin looked fine. Maybe he was just thick-skinned.Back in her room, she lay down and drifted off without realizing it. At some point, Poppy's l
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There were three people in the well. They got all of them out.By then, the sky had gone gray, and the rain was coming down in sheets. People threw jackets over their heads and ran for home.Nicole picked up her bucket, about to lift it over her head, when someone caught her arm.An umbrella opened above her.It was Zeph."Let's go." The weather had turned unpredictable. No one knew if the rain might turn scalding. He pulled her along, angling the umbrella toward her without thinking. "Watch your step."They pushed through the downpour, moving as fast as they could.Poppy was waiting at the building entrance, Cola bouncing around her, tail wagging wildly.Nicole's eyes stung.In her last life, everything had been bleak. She had never imagined that this time, someone would come out into the storm to bring her back, and someone else would be waiting for her at home.Soaked through, she headed upstairs. Zeph grabbed clean clothes from the closet and draped a dry towel over her h
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For the Harvest Festival, Alex went on the broadcast to wish everyone in the community a happy holiday.Nobody was under any illusions about their situation. Even so, the familiar holiday greeting brought back a small piece of the world they had lost.He even shared a short motivational message.It might not mean much to someone starving or on the brink of death, but most people had just received supplies from the authorities the day before and gathered enough hail for water. The sweet potatoes they had planted were also nearly ready to harvest.The timing wasn't bad.That was the skill of a psychologist. Nicole made a mental note to read more in that field.That night, the four of them marked the holiday in their own way.Nicole remembered they still had a few holiday treats tucked away in storage. It took some digging to find them. Pecan pie bars, fruitcake, sugar cookies, and powdered shortbread.She preferred the pecan bars. She took a couple of bites, then handed the rest
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Nicole stood there in a daze, watching Hughie's group carry their things off the 18th floor and disappear down the stairwell step by step.She hesitated for a moment, then finally lost the fight with herself and hurried to the stairs."Jeremy!"The three of them stopped and turned back."If thin
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Zeph didn't just lend Hughie and Jeremy the siphon pump. He even handed over the motorboat and patiently explained how to deal with anti-theft fuel screens inside vehicle tanks."Use something sharp and punch straight through the filter," he told them.Just like that, Hughie and Jeremy took over t
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As the heat dragged on, the floodwaters dropped faster by the day. Survivors who had spent months hiding indoors finally started coming out around dawn and dusk.To protect their secret, Nicole stopped going out altogether.After days of leaving before dawn and returning late at night, the exhaust
