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00:00:15doomsday came i was murdered in cold blood by the two people i trusted the most with their own hands
00:00:30until the massive flood swallowed the whole neighborhood i watched helplessly as the freezing
00:00:34water flooded into our apartment in just seconds the room was almost full so i held my breath and
00:00:39fought my way toward the door but no matter what i did the door wouldn't open familiar voices drifted
00:00:45in from outside it was my boyfriend jack and my best friend mia they'd locked me inside this flooding
00:00:50room on purpose leading me to drown overwhelmed by suffocation my consciousness began to blur but i
00:00:56couldn't die i had to get out of here no matter what seeing the rescue team directing everyone
00:01:01to evacuate i finally felt at ease as long as i got on that vehicle i would be safe
00:01:05jack and me aborted the car too there was only one seat left and to save their own lives
00:01:14they pushed me off the car i chased that vehicle like crazy screaming for them to save me until my
00:01:26leg gave out and i couldn't run another step all i could do was stop in despair i was standing
00:01:35there
00:01:35breathless and hopeless when a strange sound came from behind me before i could turn something latched on me
00:01:46like a freaking face cover a freezing cold thing slithered down my throat and an instant gut wrenching pain exploded
00:01:59through every inch of my body
00:02:02my heart stopped beating if i could do it all over again i would never ever throw my life away
00:02:14for something as worthless as love
00:02:26maybe fate took pity on me when i opened my eyes again the first thing i saw was that custom
00:02:36made expensive ceiling
00:02:38i had actually been reborn three days before the doom's day storm since god is giving me a second chance
00:02:50i swear i will not let jack and mia those two scumbags get away with it
00:03:01in my past life mia always put on this holier than thou act pretending to advise me to break up
00:03:10with jack while behind my back she'd already hooked up with him
00:03:16and jack that loser who lived off me spent my money recklessly yet resented me for not sleeping with him
00:03:29before my marriage
00:03:30in the end just to steal my survival supplies he killed me with his own hands
00:03:44happy birthday babe i'll bring mia along to celebrate for you don't worry she promised to just eat and keep
00:03:57her mouth shut
00:03:58if i hadn't been reborn i probably would have fallen for that and felt all touched but not this time
00:04:09i didn't reply
00:04:11but right now the top priority is getting me money and stocking me up on supplies i remember it clearly
00:04:19on my birthday three days from now that apocalyptic storm is going to hit 90% of the world will
00:04:32be submerged and alien creatures will invade
00:05:13this 37th floor penthouse i'm in right now was an adulthood gift from my parents
00:05:18but it's just a place to live if i'm going to stockpile supplies for years even 200 square meters won't
00:05:24be enough
00:05:25i have to think of a way i quickly open all the banking apps on my phone and pull out
00:05:30every penny
00:05:31no second thoughts no caring about the interest because in three days those numbers will be worthless
00:05:37i also cash out all my designer bags and investments at a discount adding that to my savings i suddenly
00:05:42have
00:05:43nearly six and a half million nearly six and a half million in cash on hand
00:05:47there are four units on this floor other than mine 3702 in the middle 3701 on the left and 3703
00:06:06on the right
00:06:07have always been empty i hear that they were purchased by two property flippers as an investment
00:06:18i reached out to a real estate agent right away i am willing to pay a 20 premium in full
00:06:29cash
00:06:29the only term is we sign the papers and finalize everything today drawn by the money the two landlords
00:06:41agreed without hesitation in just one morning i get the keys to both neighboring units now i can use
00:06:54these two empty apartments as storage i can stockpile massive supplies freely without messing up my own living
00:07:06area housing problems solved all that's left now is to stock up on supplies first stop i head straight to
00:07:18the
00:07:18the biggest supermarket in the city before the shopkeeper can even had a chance to greet me i hand him
00:07:29a shopping list
00:07:30i practically bought out the entire supermarket holy hell lady are you trying to supply an entire army or what
00:07:43no company perks i just rented to and employ dormitories please have someone deliver everything to my place
00:07:55i'll double your shipping fee the owner is thrilled
00:08:00Here I need to deliver everything that afternoon. I have enough food, water, medicine, and weapons.
00:08:14This feeling of sitting on a mountain of treasure is even better than winning the lottery.
00:08:25I contact a security door in Stockwood. Not only do I reinforce my own front door, but I also replace
00:08:35the doors of the two neighboring units with vault-grade mechanical combination locks.
00:08:42I also have thick metal bolts welded onto the inside of each door.
00:08:50I break through the walls connecting 3702 to the two neighboring units, so I can access supplies without ever stepping
00:09:03outside.
00:09:04All the window glass is covered with the highest-grade glass fill.
00:09:12My home has become an impenetrable fortress.
00:09:55By the time I finish everything, it's already evening of the third day. I slump exhausted onto my leather sofa.
00:10:02Yeah, I paid people to handle most of the heavy work, but coordinating everything and tying up loose ends these
00:10:08past two days has totally worn me out.
00:10:10I tear open a bag of beef jerky, chew a bite, and flip on the TV.
00:10:15The news channel is still all peace and calm.
00:10:17The weather report casually mentions that there might be some rain in the coming days.
00:10:20No one knows that once this rain starts, it will mark the end of human civilization.
00:10:25Just then, my phone rings.
00:10:26It's that disgusting three-person group chat.
00:10:31Happy birthday, babe.
00:10:34You are the brightest superstar.
00:10:37Love you.
00:10:38Hurry back, honey.
00:10:40We are waiting for you at your apartment.
00:10:44Back then, my blind trustee woman got me in touch.
00:10:48Not this time.
00:10:51From now on, I write my own story.
00:10:55I head to the bathroom to take a relaxing bath.
00:10:59I know very well.
00:11:02Once the storm starts, the tap water will stop running soon.
00:11:08This might be my last chance to take a bath.
00:11:14I feel the bath of the pool, gather rose petals across the water, and soak in the calm before the
00:11:24storm.
00:11:25While I'm drying my hair, Jack calls.
00:11:30Seeing the word darling pop up on screen, I hold back my disgust and answer the call.
00:11:39Looking at the dark clouds outside, a cold smile curls at the corner of my mouth.
00:11:48Hey, where are you?
00:11:51Why aren't you back yet?
00:11:53Oh, Jack.
00:11:56My mom suddenly missed me and asked me to come home for a few days.
00:12:03I am already on the train.
00:12:08No way I can make it back tonight.
00:12:13What?
00:12:15But we bought so much food!
00:12:19You guys sleep first.
00:12:23Don't wait for me.
00:12:25Go ahead and finish all that food.
00:12:33After hanging up, I can almost picture exactly what those two look like in that apartment.
00:12:43That apartment sits in a low-lying zone.
00:12:48It is always the first neighborhood to flush.
00:12:52But, its drainage system is terrible.
00:12:57Once the torrential rain pours down, the whole place will be submerged in no time.
00:13:07I truly hope that they enjoy their nice little dinner.
00:13:49On the line, there is an old patio Target for me.
00:13:52peaceful meal of their lives a blinding flash of lightning cuts across the sky outside the window
00:13:58followed by rain pounding against the bulletproof glass i check the time 8 27 p.m the apocalypse
00:14:05has officially begun and just like that the three-person group chat starts up again jack
00:14:10sends a photo it's a feast of dishes with a peanut flavored birthday cake right in the center babe
00:14:16the rain outside is crazy when are you coming back looking at the photo it's all food mia likes
00:14:21not a single dish i like even the cake it's mia's favorite peanut butter flavor three years with jack
00:14:28and he still doesn't remember that i'm allergic to peanuts the news finally cuts in with an emergency
00:14:38alert the city issues a red alert for rain rainfall is expected to exceed 400 millimeters
00:14:51in the next two hours and it will keep rising
00:14:57the world outside the window is soon swallowed by heavy rain the once lively city falls into chaos
00:15:19the phone rings again something feels off the rain is way too heavy the street outside the door is
00:15:31already flooded are you sure you're not coming back
00:15:35i pop a freshly grilled rib into my mouth the outside is charred and caramelized
00:15:44the inside is tender and juicy paired with a left bank bordeaux cabernet sauvignon
00:15:53this feeling is absolutely heavenly then i start typing in the group chat can't make it back
00:16:03rain's too heavy trains are canceled you two just stay there whatever you do don't go outside
00:16:13happy birthday chloe welcome to the end of their world the curtain has risen on my revenge
00:16:26now let's see in the face of hunger and fear how long your so-called true love can actually last
00:16:41the end of their world the curtain has risen on my mind and fear how long your so-called true
00:17:09love can actually last
00:17:11the doomsday storm has finally arrived i'm hiding out in my 37th floor penthouse
00:17:17savoring some good food meanwhile my cheating boyfriend and backstabbing best friend are out
00:17:23there in the storm desperately struggling to survive even though i know full well they might lose their
00:17:28lives in this terrifying deluge i will never open my door and let them in all because in this life
00:17:34i came back reborn on the second day of the doomsday storm that cheating boyfriend from the group chat
00:17:40actually has the nerve to send me a message acting all concerned telling me not to go out unless it's
00:17:45absolutely necessary
00:17:47don't go out unless it's important
00:17:52quite the actor is empty then my good bestie Mia chimes in
00:18:00looks like i'm stranded so i'll have to crash at your place
00:18:07oh wait your boyfriend jack won't be mad at me will he
00:18:15Mia even throws in a smirking emoji their little stunt makes me sick
00:18:23all that talk about never crossing any boundaries just feels like they're showing off on purpose
00:18:33behind my back they've already done everything they claimed they wouldn't
00:18:40i completely ignore those disgusting messages looking back i was really naive and pitiful back then
00:18:49i once thought i had the perfect love and the most sincere trustworthy friendship in the world
00:18:58little did i know they had already teamed up to betray me as i look back on all the details
00:19:07from my past life i realized their betrayal was full of obvious signs all along
00:19:28and that's all possible
00:19:29this one is good
00:19:29this one is good
00:19:52this time iron
00:19:53this one becomes crazy
00:19:57thoughtfully handing her painkillers.
00:20:04But when I had a really bad cold, Jack's phone was always unreachable.
00:20:11Jack is actually a pretty good cook.
00:20:13Yet whenever Mia joins us for dinner,
00:20:15the whole table is nothing but vegetarian dishes.
00:20:18He knows perfectly well Mia dislikes meat.
00:20:21And he also knows I'm a total carnivore.
00:20:26All those little unnoticeable details,
00:20:30they were all clues,
00:20:33exposing their betrayal all along.
00:20:38The rain outside keeps pouring harder and harder.
00:20:44Before long, the whole world outside is drowning in flood water.
00:20:50Terrifying lightning and thunder clash wildly together.
00:20:57Rain drops slam against the glass like cannonballs.
00:21:02I stand alone in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.
00:21:06I happen to notice a small orange glow bobbing in my closet.
00:21:13My heart stops.
00:21:15I immediately grab my binoculars for a closer look.
00:21:25It looks like a Santa's sanitation worker who's fallen into the flood,
00:21:33fighting desperately for his life.
00:21:36Then the sun gave him,
00:21:40and he's completely swept away,
00:21:43gone without a trace.
00:21:46The cruel apocalypse has only just begun.
00:21:51Human life has become as worthless as trash.
00:21:56The trash is silently swallowed up by the raging flood.
00:22:05I'm too tense to even breathe.
00:22:11Suddenly, a violent clap of thunder crashes down,
00:22:15plunging half the city into total darkness in an instant.
00:22:45I still don't want to be aware of this.
00:23:00James, back to make a good move every unchecked nation and cumin,
00:23:02Murthy!
00:23:08Uh, there is a best place to live with all their 맨.
00:23:13with fear. The entire city is swallowed by the flood. All the shorter buildings are instantly
00:23:19engulfed in darkness. Luckily, all the residential buildings near me are newly built high-rises,
00:23:25so the power supply facilities remain undamaged. Just in case, I quickly get the generator ready
00:23:32for any emergency. Looking at that old apartment building in the distance, now swallowed by
00:23:43darkness, I feel a quiet sense of relief. Thank goodness I installed that one-way privacy film
00:23:53early on. Even if the whole world loses power one day, no one outside will be able to see
00:24:02the light inside my home. Luckily, the internet is still up. I casually open a video on my
00:24:14phone, and the trending page is filled with scenes of devastation from the torrential rain.
00:24:23In just two days, over 800 people are already dead. That cold, lifeless number is absolutely
00:24:35horrifying to look at. Since everything in the mall in the school market is hard and deluded,
00:24:46people's ugly side in this disaster really shows. News reports say rescue supplies are in severe
00:25:02shortage right now. Which basically means the rescue teams won't arrive anytime soon. If we want to
00:25:13survive, the only option now is to rely on ourselves. It's almost as if my parents could foresee the future.
00:25:28They not only had the house specially reinforced during renovation, but also installed heavy-duty
00:25:38waterproofing on the top floor. I'll probably be fine getting through this endless downpour.
00:25:46What worries me more is the new creatures that come after the storm.
00:26:25In my past life, Jack and Mia stole my spot for dressing room. Because I get away from my
00:26:29and i was attacked and killed by some unknown mutated creature no one knew that even more
00:26:35unknown dangers were on their way so in this life i came fully prepared hopefully i'll never have to
00:26:44use these corrosive chemicals the time has come day three of the doomsday storm jack starts getting
00:26:52chatty in the group again he casually sends a few photos of the place the home he and i used
00:26:57to
00:26:57share that apartment of ours is on a low roll the sixth but right now the place is an absolute
00:27:02wreck the flood water has already covered the entire bed jack starts non-stop whining in the group
00:27:13chat asking if i'm still at my mom's place just then a new message appears it's me
00:27:24chloe i remember you have a penthouse apartment we're already on our way there get your room
00:27:33ready for us listening to this my heart races instantly overwhelmed by deep regrets i remember
00:27:44back in my past life my relationship with my best friend meo was incredibly close
00:27:56so close so close that we were like sisters sharing the same dress i never held anything back from her
00:28:07i even brought her to my penthouse before back then to show just how deep our bestie bond ran
00:28:21i was stupid enough to even give her a spare key to my penthouse
00:28:33but look at this now what am i i happen to have your key with me whether you're at your
00:28:48home or not or coming
00:28:52we'll be at your door for any minute now
00:29:36i tremble in fright and drop my phone my heart starts pounding wildly they're really coming for me
00:29:41any moment now what on earth should i do to stay alive the storm has been raging non-stop for
00:29:47four full
00:29:47days now that little apartment jack rented is completely underwater me i've already stocked up on
00:29:56everything i need and am fully prepared living comfortably in the penthouse dad gave me
00:30:03that worthless man who betrayed me and my fake best friend have somehow found my address
00:30:13now they're rowing over on a shabby inflatable raft forcing me to open the door and take them in
00:30:26in my past life not only did i bring me into this apartment
00:30:34but i was also stupid enough to give her a spare key and in the end she teamed up with
00:30:45that piece of trash
00:30:48and got me killed so since i've been given a second life there's no way i'm ever giving them another
00:31:01chance to hurt me again
00:31:03just as i was pacing around in panic i suddenly remember i'd had the locks changed after my rebirth
00:31:09the key mia has won't work at all even though i know i'm safe i still need to double check
00:31:14every inch
00:31:15of this security tool i have to make sure it's absolutely solid
00:31:21after checking everything i went back to the bedroom and pulled the heavy blackout curtains shut
00:31:28cutting myself off entirely from the outside world and i made a solemn vow in my heart
00:31:35through lives mean nothing to me not for anything in the world will i open the door and take them
00:31:42in
00:31:43this lifetime
00:32:06i was jolted awake by a frantic pounding at the door i know full well it must be those two
00:32:12i creep
00:32:12barefoot over to the front door and peer through the peephole there they are jack and mia standing
00:32:17right outside the door both of them soaked from head to toe jack is banging frantically on the steel door
00:32:22shouting for me to open it his face filled with anxiety and panic
00:32:30open it chloe open the door i know you're in there meanwhile mia's lips are purple from the cold
00:32:38her whole body trembling non-stop after about 10 minutes or so of jack pounding on the door he
00:32:44completely loses his patience he'd somehow picked up an iron rod without me noticing he hefts it up and
00:32:49slams it hard against my front door but how could he know i've already reinforced this door to bank
00:32:54vault level he thinks he can bust down my door with some rusty iron rod in his dreams
00:33:02jack stop let's just stay here for now at least it's safe for the moment maybe chloe just fell asleep
00:33:16i can see everything clearly through the monitor right there in the dark grimy hallway the two of
00:33:23them shamelessly started making out my stomach turned in disgust and i nearly threw up they're filthy
00:33:29crawling out of flood water and garbage and they can still stand to put their mouths on each other now
00:33:35that's true love not even the apocalypse can stop them but their moment of tenderness didn't last
00:33:41long jack becomes anxious and restless again as the night creeps by the temperature in the hallway
00:33:49keeps getting colder mia has come down with a high fever shivering and huddled on the icy ground
00:33:54she's clearly burning up and losing her senses
00:33:59i watch everything happening out there without a single expression on my face my eyes falls on
00:34:04the medical supplies lined up on the shelf full of fever and anti-inflammatory meds yet i only stare
00:34:09at them with a cold mocking smile right about then mia slaps jack hard across the face i can't believe
00:34:17my luck stuck with a useless loser like you if i were with chloe i'd be inside with food and
00:34:23drink
00:34:24how did i ever hook up with you in the first place that slap completely stuns jack one side
00:34:29of his face swells up right away but he only stays quiet for a moment then he starts coaxing mia
00:34:34in
00:34:34a low voice mia just hold on a little longer maybe your fever will break soon the rescue team will
00:34:39be
00:34:40here any minute can we just hang on a little longer in my memory jack has always been this charming
00:34:45thoughtful gentleman and now look at him groveling in front of mia like that i honestly don't know what
00:34:52i ever saw in him mia completely brushes off jack's comfort she shakes his hand off in disgust points
00:34:58right at his nose her face screaming nothing but contempt for his uselessness just at that moment
00:35:04the door across the hall swings open
00:35:08the man and woman who betrayed me are begging desperately outside and i still refuse to open the door
00:35:16instead the door across the hall opens first through the security monitor by my door i see it clearly
00:35:21a big hulking guy just walked out of the apartment across the hall his gaze lingers greedily on mia's
00:35:27damp clothes for a full half minute and he even licks his lips i'm sitting right here on my couch
00:35:32watching the whole thing on the screen jack shifts to stand in front of mia
00:35:37look bro we gotta just the man brushes jack aside effortlessly
00:35:44his lecherous eyes fixed firmly on mia come with me quietly i have got all the good stuff inside food
00:35:53medicine hot water and a nice open bed stick with me and you will live in comfort far better than
00:36:02freezing to death out here in the hallway seeing the hungry look in mia's eyes
00:36:09jack absolutely loses his mind he swings at the guy and the two of them start fighting jack tries
00:36:14to play the hero in front of me and gets knocked flat on his ass for his trouble seeing mia
00:36:19actually
00:36:19tempted i can't help but smirk this is the best friend who was always jealous of me and stole my
00:36:25boyfriend and underneath it all she's still just as greedy and selfish
00:36:30enraged out of his mind jack throws another punch and rushes straight at the brute
00:36:46but unexpectedly mia tells jack to back off then lets the big man hoist her onto his shoulder
00:36:52and carry her into his luxury apartment without hesitation
00:36:56jack can't believe his eyes he stands rooted to the spot like a statue it's not until the door
00:37:03across the hallway is about to shut that he finally snaps out of his daze and shouts angrily at her
00:37:13at that moment a ruthless glint flashes in mia's eyes before she speaks without a shred of mercy
00:37:18out there it is nothing but storm and flood as long as i can survive nothing else matters
00:37:25the big man slams the door with a loud bang and in that pitch black hallway jack is suddenly all
00:37:30alone
00:37:31i watch his pitiful state with cold eyes not a trace of sympathy in my heart
00:37:37all i feel is the sweet satisfaction of revenge finally served
00:37:45not after long the rich scent of steak wafts out from inside the room jack who's already starving
00:37:50can't take it anymore he actually knocks on that brute's door his voice is low and begging as he
00:37:55pleads outside bro just throw me some food anything to keep me alive i was wrong i should not have
00:38:01swung at you like that please just have some pity on me give me something to eat my girlfriend his
00:38:05family is rich i will have her send you a ton of money right now hearing what he says through
00:38:09the
00:38:10monitor i let out a cold laugh even at a time like this jack is still trying to squeeze something
00:38:15out of
00:38:16me but no one inside paid him the slightest attention instead sounds of laughter and teasing between a man
00:38:23and a woman along with suggestive rumors drifted out from behind the door
00:38:30jack figures out immediately what's going on inside his already hopeless face twists with rage and
00:38:36humiliation he shakes with fury veins bulging on his forehead then he picks up that iron rod and starts
00:38:41banging on the door a hundred times more vicious than when he was hitting my door the sounds coming
00:38:46from that apartment just keep getting louder jack's last mental defense completely crumbles and he drops
00:38:52the iron rod and utter dejection i'm sitting here nice and steady at my dining table eating popcorn
00:38:59and drinking coke watching this whole drama show on my monitor honestly this is more intense and
00:39:05entertaining than any tv show thinking back on my past life mia was jealous of my wealthy family and my
00:39:11good-looking boyfriend so she just snatched jack right away from me
00:39:27those two scumbags teamed up to rob me and take my life they killed me in this life mia doesn't
00:39:34hesitate
00:39:34for a second to abandon jack just to save her own skin i guess that's exactly the kind of karma
00:39:40that
00:39:41deserves after finishing my popcorn i get up and walk to the window the storm outside is still
00:39:46raging crazily and the flood water has already risen to the tenth floor seeing how terrifyingly fast the
00:39:53water is rising i have a bad feeling
00:39:57pandora's box has been flung wide open this disaster comes pouring down upon the world
00:40:09on social media fees for help are flooding everywhere reading those desperate cries for help
00:40:14gives me a complicated feeling i can't quite put into words the girl in the video doesn't even have time
00:40:19to try for help before the giant spider monster stabs her straight through the heart but as large-scale
00:40:25blackouts roll through the city updates online get fewer and farther between still i can't help but notice one
00:40:31image a haggard mother holding two starving children they look like they're barely hanging on
00:40:37i can't bear to look anymore in this cruel apocalyptic world no one can save anyone
00:40:42else the only person you can rely on is yourself
00:40:55right then my mom calls me honey how are things over there hearing mom's warm familiar voice
00:41:01sends a wave of comfort through me all my fear and unease melts away mom just hearing your voice puts
00:41:07me
00:41:08at ease everything is fine here i have plenty of supplies dad snatches the phone and tells me thank
00:41:13goodness they listen to me they moved their supplies up to the old house on the hilltop before the storm
00:41:18hit up there on the mountain life is actually pretty comfortable right now my parents had saved up a bit
00:41:22over the years they built a small villa on a hilltop back in their hometown and every summer they go
00:41:27up
00:41:27there for a little vacation now that the storm is here that house has turned out to be just what
00:41:33they
00:41:33needed i give them a few more instructions then reluctantly hang up knowing that my parents are safe
00:41:40puts my mind completely at ease in the middle of this terrible apocalypse having my family safe and sound
00:41:47is the greatest comfort i could ever ask
00:41:51even in the apocalypse i never stop working out i've heard this massive storm is going to last a full
00:41:57six months this is bound to be a long grueling battle of endurance having plenty of supplies isn't
00:42:04enough you also need a body strong and healthy enough to carry you through but that night i suddenly
00:42:10couldn't sleep in the darkness i thought i heard some noise outside my door out of habit i sit down
00:42:15at
00:42:16the computer to check the cameras and what i see nearly scares me half to death mia sticks her hand
00:42:21through
00:42:21the crack in the door and tosses out a few apples and a bag of bread the second jack sees
00:42:27food
00:42:27he's like a starving wolf he springs up from the floor and grabs that door frame holding on to it
00:42:33not letting it go his eyes are blazing with rage and hatred seeing him like this almost insane and
00:42:40terrifying sends chills down my spine mia is no match for jack's strength the door is about to be forced
00:42:47all the way open watching through the screen i can't help but break out in a cold sweat for her
00:42:53then the big man comes out but before he can even say a word jack takes him down with a
00:42:58swing of the
00:42:59iron rod in an instant the big man becomes a corpse jack stands over him laughing like a maniac his
00:43:07features are contorted like some demons and there's actually this smug look on his face like he's proud
00:43:13of himself for driving off an intruder and right then jack turns around and walks over to my front door
00:43:26he sends me a message through the camera
00:43:31chloe how have you been lately i really miss you i still love you so much
00:43:37have you been thinking about me fear tightens my throat leaving me speechless my fingers tremble
00:43:43uncontrollably i know perfectly well i can't let him get suspicious i quickly reply i miss you too my
00:43:50phone's been dead no signal these days i called your mom earlier she told me you're not at home
00:43:58she said you never went back are you lying to me i break out in a cold sweat in an
00:44:04instant
00:44:04i didn't get home until after i got off the phone with you so my mom thought i hadn't come
00:44:09back yet
00:44:12babe i miss you so much where exactly are you i'll come find you right now
00:44:18fighting back my disgust i reply i'm back in my hometown with my mom gotta go we just lost power
00:44:24again i toss my phone aside and keep my eyes fixed on the surveillance screen on my computer
00:44:29meanwhile jack is staring intently at my front door he seems to have a vague feeling that i'm
00:44:35actually hiding inside this apartment thank goodness the pinhole camera i installed is extremely well
00:44:41hidden jack has no idea it's there the thing he should be doing right now instead of searching
00:44:47everywhere for me is dealing with that dead man on the floor mia is completely terrified by now she's
00:44:53slumped to the floor like a limp heap unable to stir an inch jack completely ignores her with a cold
00:44:59expressionless face he bends down grabs the man by the collar and drags him like a piece of trash
00:45:05toward the stairwell that leads to the roof
00:45:15all i hear is this dull heavy thud from downstairs the man's body slams into the water and sends up
00:45:22a
00:45:22huge splash to anyone who doesn't know what's going on it just looks like another person who
00:45:27couldn't take the apocalypse anymore and off to themselves once i dispose of this man's body
00:45:32completely jack drags mia who's still slumped on the floor straight into the apartment by now there's
00:45:37nothing in her eyes but pure fear she just lets him pull her inside and the moment that apartment
00:45:43door slams shut after that mia does whatever jack tells her completely obeying to his words eight
00:45:49months slipped by in the blink of an eye the rain stopped but then the temperature dropped crazily
00:45:54the flood water turned into thick sheets of ice after that long stretch of extreme weather
00:45:59city's power grid had been dead for a long time jack and mia are at my door again they're wrapped
00:46:04in
00:46:04layers of ragged clothes and blankets shivering in the hallway that burly guy he didn't actually have
00:46:10that much food stocked up on top of jack's reckless spending and wasting in these past few months
00:46:14they've now run out of food for a full three days hunger and cold are slowly eating away whatever
00:46:21humanity they've got left jack the face that used to be so good looking now his eyes are all sunken
00:46:26in
00:46:27he's nervously tugging at his messy hair looking just like a zombie mia's even worse off her face is
00:46:32all frostbitten her hair looks like dead straw she's completely lost that vibrant look she used to have
00:46:37because just now jack snatched away that last piece of moldy cracker from her i've seen this kind of
00:46:43savage fighting countless times over these eight months every single time it feels so satisfying
00:46:49just when i thought their little fight for today was about to end jack suddenly stands up his eyes
00:46:55lock on my door it's that kind of crazy you only get when you're staring death in the face
00:47:04in his hand is the power drill he looted from the burly guy's place that buzzing sound just keeps
00:47:10ringing in my ears jack's voice is all raspy as he says to mia that chloe's definitely in there
00:47:21i've been hearing noises from that side for months now
00:47:27and there's light coming through the crack under that door that means she's got food and electricity
00:47:31in there if we can just pry this door open we'll be living like kings from now on the moment
00:47:37mia hears
00:47:37there's food you can see that greed flash in her eyes she completely forgets how jack stole that
00:47:43last half of her cracker she actually helps him drag over the extension cord all on her own watching
00:47:49these two out of their minds on the screen i set down my coffee cup if you're so determined to
00:47:54walk
00:47:55right into your own death don't blame me for what happens next i walk over to the shoe cabinet and
00:48:00grab
00:48:00the explosion proof connector i prepared then i grab the high voltage switch i'd already set up and hold it
00:48:06in
00:48:06my hand back when i was renovating i had someone run electricity through the inside of the security
00:48:11door all i have to do is press this switch and the whole door will instantly be live with 3000
00:48:16volts
00:48:16of high voltage jack walks up to the door with the drill he walks up to the door with that
00:48:20ugly grin
00:48:21on his face muttering curses the whole time chloe you selfish bitch you've got all that stuff and you
00:48:28just sit there watching us starve when i get through this door you're gonna pay for it
00:48:37the moment the drill bit touched the lock i didn't hesitate i pressed the switch a huge crackling
00:48:43sound and blue electric arcs exploded all over the door jack doesn't even have time to scream his whole
00:48:49body springs off like a rocket he crashes hard against the hallway wall the drill pouring out thick black
00:48:55smoke falls to the side his whole body is convulsing violently foam coming out of his mouth his already
00:49:02messy hair is now standing straight up from the shock mia who was right behind jack is completely
00:49:07frozen in shock by what just happened she backs away screaming nonsense and plops down onto the icy cold
00:49:15ground she pissed herself i let out a cold laugh open the intercom and say to the two sorry figures
00:49:21outside oh my so sorry about that the quality of my door isn't great it's a little leaky next time
00:49:28you
00:49:28two want to visit remember to make an appointment in advance that way you won't get accidentally shocked
00:49:34again when he hears my voice jack's whole body jerks he barely manages to lift his head and his eyes
00:49:40are
00:49:41just filled with shock and pure venom chloe so you are home you evil woman you ran high voltage through
00:49:51your door are you trying to kill me i answer all nonchalant kill someone i wouldn't dare this is just
00:49:58self-defense as for you two showing up with a power drill trying to pry my door open i believe
00:50:04that's
00:50:04called attempted home invasion right and you know what in this lawless apocalypse we're living in now
00:50:11home invaders usually get killed
00:50:17jack struggles for a long time before he can barely catch his breath that hit didn't kill him but it
00:50:23pretty much crushed him completely he's only got a little strength left he realizes brute force isn't
00:50:29going to work so he puts on that fake act again chloe i know i was wrong i screwed up
00:50:36everything i shouldn't
00:50:38have betrayed you i shouldn't have gotten together with mia but i'm seriously starving
00:50:49come on we used to love each other just give me something to eat even just one slice of bread
00:50:56please
00:50:57mia starts wailing too chloe i'm your best friend
00:51:02we used to go shopping and eat together don't you remember jack made me do it he forced me
00:51:10chloe chloe chloe please save me watching them grovel like that makes me sick to my stomach
00:51:15i look at them through the peephole and say coldly save your energy i'd rather feed my supplies to a
00:51:23dog than give them to you two you two just stay out there in the hallway and enjoy starving nice
00:51:28and
00:51:28slow then i shut off the intercom i let them wail and curse all they want outside i just pretend
00:51:35i can't
00:51:35hear any of it but i know perfectly well this piece isn't going to last the structure of this building
00:51:41is starting to show some problems after being soaked in flood water for so long last night i felt some
00:51:46slight tremors and the ice outside is constantly pressing against the walls the 37th floor might
00:51:52be high up but if the foundation gives way this place will turn into my grave in an instant
00:52:03i pull out the satellite phone i've been holding on to the one i spent a fortune on before the
00:52:07apocalypse
00:52:07hit i bought it so i could still reach the outside world after the internet and power went out
00:52:13i call that familiar number and on the other end my dad's voice comes through right away chloe is that
00:52:19you
00:52:21how are things over there right now hearing my dad's voice all my defenses crumble in an instant
00:52:27my eyes get a little teary i hold back the tears and say dad i'm safe here for now
00:52:34but this building might not hold up much longer the foundation is shifting i want to get out of
00:52:40here and come find you guys up in the mountains dad's voice on the other end is urgent as he
00:52:45says be
00:52:46extremely careful the ice out there is really unstable right now some places look frozen solid
00:52:53but underneath it's all rushing flood water and things are crazy out there a lot of survivors have
00:52:59formed armed gangs putting everything in sight a girl like you coming out here alone it's way too
00:53:05dangerous i take a deep breath and say firmly dad don't worry i've been ready for this for a long
00:53:10time
00:53:11i have guns
00:53:16dad and i agreed on a meeting spot right under that signal tower at the edge of the city
00:53:21after hanging up i start getting everything ready i sling the gun behind my back and clip the stun gun
00:53:26to my
00:53:26waste now i'm leaving
00:53:38night falls the wind outside howls even harder against the window i go out to the balcony the
00:53:45floor to ceiling windows here face the other side of the city which perfectly avoids the line of sight
00:53:50of those two pieces of trash in the hallway the water level has already risen to the 20th floor now
00:53:55that's only about 10 plus floors below me the freezing wind cuts into my face but the fire inside
00:54:02me just keeps burning hotter and hotter i hit an off-road vehicle in the garage upstairs a long time
00:54:08ago this is a car i specially modified the off-road vehicle has ice studded tires and a strengthened four
00:54:15wheel drive diff lock i raised the chassis and tuned the powertrain to handle extreme cold conditions i check the
00:54:22gas tank and make sure there's plenty of fuel everything's ready right as i'm about to drive
00:54:26off a scream comes from above i hear mia's voice turns out those two just wouldn't give up they've
00:54:33been watching me from the hallway window the whole time look jack that bitch is trying to run away
00:54:39she has a car she actually hit a car from us chloe don't you dare run take us with you
00:54:46take us with you
00:54:58now
00:54:58i look up and see two heads poking out from the window on the 37th floor turns out jack has
00:55:06a gun
00:55:08he pulls the trigger the bullet comes flying right at me the bullet hits the ice not far from me
00:55:14chunks of
00:55:14ice go flying in all directions almost tearing through my cold weather suit i stare up at them
00:55:19coldly since you're so desperate to die i'll give you a ride i don't rush off instead i take the
00:55:26gun
00:55:26off my back and aim it at the window above jack clearly never thought i'd shoot back he curses and
00:55:32pulls his head in but i never meant to kill him with this shot anyway the bullet rips through the
00:55:38night
00:55:38air and hits the drain pipe right above their window that pipe was already cracked from the cold
00:55:43and barely hanging on one shot and it comes crashing down with a roar huge icicles along with chunks of
00:55:49debris come crashing down the window shatters instantly the freezing wind mixed with ice shots
00:55:54comes pouring into the hallway i can even hear me as blood-curdling screams
00:56:01no window to block it tonight's minus 40 degree cold will be more than enough than i've told
00:56:06see you later you two scumbags hope you can last a few more hours in that ice pit
00:56:16once i leave the neighborhood the scene in front of me is even more shocking the once
00:56:21bustling city is now nothing but dead silence skyscrapers stand like lonely islands in the
00:56:27middle of a vast frozen wasteland frozen cars and trees are everywhere once in a while you spot a few
00:56:34bodies frozen mid-struggle trapped in the ice i see that monster bug that killed me in my past life
00:56:42it's frozen dead
00:56:46i breathe a small sigh of relief
00:56:49even though i've weapons in this kind of extreme environment i have to stay on guard at all times
00:56:56right as i get near the central plaza several blinding lights suddenly flash in front of me
00:57:01a few modified off-road vehicles come racing toward me it's those gang members the looters in the
00:57:09apocalypse people with their own vehicles are usually the most dangerous kind they bully the weak
00:57:15have no humanity left just pure evil i immediately duck down and turn off my headlights trying to hide
00:57:23the ruins but they clearly spotted me a long time ago the megaphone blasts out this cocky voice stop
00:57:32your car hand over your supplies and maybe we will let you live hearing that i tighten my grip on
00:57:40my gun
00:57:40you want to rob me you better pray you get the chance i start the car again and slip into
00:57:46a tight
00:57:46little side street which should limit their advantage in numbers those cars are right on my tail a chase
00:57:53breaks out frozen streets the guys chasing me are clearly desperate too they just won't let up some of
00:58:00them even start throwing molotov cocktails at me the flames explode on the ice and swallows my car
00:58:13i calmly speed out of the flames the bandits behind me keep firing non-stop i ignore them and
00:58:19focus on the terrain around me up ahead is an intersection on the left is an office building that's
00:58:24already half fallen down tons of concrete and rebar are scattered right across the middle of the road
00:58:29it's the perfect trap i deliberately slow down pretending like i'm panicking and not paying attention
00:58:35and head straight for it the bandits behind me think i'm losing it they scream with excitement and
00:58:41floor it right as the car is about to smash into the pile of concrete and rebar i slam the
00:58:46gas use
00:58:47the tilted ice slab as a ramp and jump right over the road the car right on my tail isn't
00:58:52so lucky
00:58:52the driver doesn't even have time to react a huge crash where several cars pile right into each other
00:58:59the remains cars slam on their brakes spinning out all over the ice in the middle of all that chaos
00:59:05i fire three shots of the gasoline on the ground instantly it ignites flares shoot up into the sky
00:59:10their screens are immediately swallowed up by the blast after taking care of the pursuers i didn't
00:59:15stop for a second i keep driving at full speed toward the edge of the city because i know that
00:59:21explosion
00:59:21just now is probably going to attract even more looters i'm driving my off-road vehicle across the frozen
00:59:27highway thinking i'm finally safe but i never expected underneath the ice there's a deadly monster
00:59:34hiding i see several massive tentacles reaching up through the ice wherever they touch the ice
00:59:41sizzles and hisses what the hell is that
00:59:48those disgusting tentacles keep attacking me corrosive slime drips onto my car
00:59:53and in an instant it burns a huge hole right through the top my arm gets burned too this is
01:00:00the first
01:00:00time since the apocalypse started that i've felt the threat of death again i shoot back but the bullets
01:00:06can't kill it the wounds heal instantly the thing gets pissed at me thrashing its tentacles around and
01:00:12becoming even more furious not until that tentacle monster rose up with a thunderous crash did i realize
01:00:19i seriously underestimated how terrifying this apocalypse really is but i have to survive
01:00:26i throw the gas dodging the monster's chase and keep firing at the same tentacle over and over again
01:00:32my way worked i blew one of its tentacles off the monster becomes furious it flips my car over and
01:00:39traps me in a circle i can clearly smell its disgusting fishy stench there's no way out just when i
01:00:46think i'm
01:00:47definitely going to die i hear a gunshot a fully armed man standing on a speeding off-road vehicle the
01:00:53bullet
01:00:54hits the monster's head with perfect accuracy the man who saved me his name is felix carter he quickly
01:01:03scans the area confirms there's no immediate danger and walks over to me i carefully avoid the monster's
01:01:11tentacles clutching my knife the whole time and keeping distance from him i know he saved me but this is
01:01:17the
01:01:17apocalypse i have to stay alert no matter what i treat my wounds quickly my mind racing the whole
01:01:24time i thought that since the faith hugger that killed me in my past life was frozen the world outside
01:01:29wouldn't be that dangerous but then from what felix tells me i realize it's actually way more dangerous
01:01:36now that tentacle monster i just ran into that's just one of countless mutated creatures out there
01:01:41i finally understand if i hadn't run into felix i would have died those mutated creatures they need
01:01:49special gunpowder to kill felix teaches me how to make the special bullets he helps me flip my car back
01:01:55on its wheels and even helps fix the top the tentacle monster corroded the night grows darker we sit
01:02:02together like old friends eating toast and spend a pleasant evening we traveled together across the empty
01:02:08roads and made it to this small town felix and i looked at each other neither of us said goodbye
01:02:15we just drove off toward our own destination another night passed up ahead is a huge mountain range
01:02:23that's where my parents are the terrain here is really high so it didn't get flooded the vegetation on
01:02:31the mountain is still thick you can even see patches of green signs of life i hide the offered vehicle
01:02:38in a cave load up my gear and start hiking up the mountain
01:02:43my body is completely exhausted but the desire to go home keeps pushing me up step by step the mountain
01:02:52path is rough and hard to walk on the snow is up past my knees but with every step i
01:02:58take i feel a
01:02:59little more at ease after about two hours of walking i finally see that familiar signal tower
01:03:06and under that tower two aging figures are standing in the freezing wind waiting for me my mom and dad
01:03:14in that moment all my walls come crashing down tears spill out i can't stop them dad mom i'm home
01:03:24mom recognizes me right away she covers her mouth in shock tears falling from her eyes she and dad hold
01:03:31on to each other stumbling and staggering through the deep snow running toward me
01:03:41walking into this little two-story villa at the top of the mountain a wave of warmth hits me
01:03:46the fire in the fireplace is burning bright crackling and popping
01:03:54you've lost weight my child you've been through so much haven't you
01:04:01are you hungry sweetheart let me make something for you watching mom's back as she busies herself
01:04:07i start crying it feels so good to be cared for like this
01:04:13i look around and see that while the supplies here are pretty well stocked
01:04:17most of them are just long lasting stuff like sweet potatoes regular potatoes and some dried ham
01:04:24i mean funds were limited so what they could stock up wasn't anything too fancy
01:04:30but that's okay now that i'm back this place is going to turn into paradise
01:04:37outside it's dozens of degrees below zero and people are killing each other over half a moldy cracker
01:04:43meanwhile my family is sitting in front of a warm fireplace eating delicious steak
01:04:49that tender steak with mom's homemade black pepper sauce the taste is absolutely perfect
01:04:56my parents health are visibly better too they don't look so worried and miserable anymore
01:05:04to be safe dad and i spent a whole week raising the wall around the villa by another meter we
01:05:09also
01:05:10covered the top of the wall with broken glass and barbed wire on the only path into the yard
01:05:15i dug several hidden traps and filled them with sharpened bamboo spikes i know this place is pretty
01:05:20remote but you never know when some wandering survivors might stumble up here i won't hurt anyone for
01:05:26no reason but i also won't blindly trust anyone either that's the absolute rule of surviving the
01:05:32apocalypse every night i scroll through the hundreds of movies and tv shows i downloaded
01:05:38seeing my parents laughing and happy right in front of me it fills me with accomplishment
01:05:43maybe this is the whole meaning of being reborn and just like that life goes on peacefully for two
01:05:49months the extreme cold seems to still be going but in this isolated little shelter we've almost
01:05:55forgotten how cruel the apocalypse really is but no matter but no matter how harsh the winter is
01:06:03it will end one day that day i was up on the roof clearing snow suddenly through the binoculars i
01:06:11noticed something strange at the foot of the mountain some of the snow has melted uncovering an abandoned
01:06:16beat-up car a hungry tiger is feasting on something my heart stirs i adjust the focus and take a
01:06:24closer
01:06:24look even though the tiger has already eaten away most of their faces that old denim jacket looks really
01:06:31familiar to me it's the same one jack was wearing and that small skinny body next to him judging by
01:06:38the
01:06:38shape that should be mia so they actually did make it out too bad they didn't die by my hand
01:06:45or in the flood
01:06:46they just froze to death out there trying to find a way to survive they were only a few kilometers
01:06:52away from my shelter looking at how miserably they died i feel nothing not even a hint of feeling
01:06:59it's like i just saw two dead stray dogs on the side of the road all the love and hate
01:07:04between us
01:07:05it all got cut clean that snowy windy night a long time ago
01:07:11mom i want some crispy fried chicken okay
01:07:18the turn the turning point came 12 months after the apocalypse began
01:07:22that morning the long lost sun finally broke through the thick clouds and shone down on the
01:07:28vast white landscape the temperature slowly began to rise the sound of the ice melting echoes through the
01:07:34valley like music from heaven even though it comes with the stench of rotting bodies and garbage
01:07:39and the risk of a possible plague but i come prepared i pull out the protective suits and disinfectant
01:07:45i had stockpiled and give the entire villa a thorough decontamination
01:07:50i tell my parents very seriously the environment is really unsafe right now no one leaves the house
01:07:57without full protective gear no exceptions
01:08:02this is the official emergency rescue command center the rain disaster has ended floodwaters are
01:08:07receding survivors please remain calm wait for rescue in place or make your way to temporary
01:08:12shelters in the major cities mom and dad hear the broadcast and hug each other overjoyed dad keeps
01:08:19repeating it's finally over it's finally over i let out a long deep breath too
01:08:27i have supplies but this endless sunless apocalypse it's finally coming to an end the flame of civilization
01:08:38didn't go out
01:08:41as the temperature rise the ice and snow on the mountain melt revealing the long buried soil
01:08:47underneath mom dad and i start clearing land for a vegetable garden in the yard
01:08:51i pull out the seeds i've been hoarding cabbage tomatoes cucumbers peppers the moment i drop those
01:08:58seeds into the soil i feel like i can see a new lease of hope no more of that lifeless
01:09:04canned food
01:09:04just real life still carrying the fresh scent of earth two weeks later the first batch of tender
01:09:11green sprouts pushed through the soil seeing those little patches of green mom's as happy as a little
01:09:17kid at the same time down in the lowlands the world is getting busy too trucks and helicopters start
01:09:23showing up constantly large-scale decontamination and cleanup efforts are underway even though the city
01:09:29has turned into ruins when i see countless people walking out of the room even though they were in rags
01:09:36thin and pale there is still a longing for the future in their eyes i decide not to hide anymore
01:09:43i pick out some supplies we can't use up mostly medicine and compressed biscuits and fill several
01:09:49big backpacks with them under the cover of darkness i quietly left the supplies on the road the rescue
01:09:54teams had to take at the foot of the mountain after doing all that i quietly go back to my
01:09:59little mountaintop home
01:10:04the post-disaster rebuilding is harder than anyone imagined but human resilience is endless
01:10:12three years passed in a flash the city that was once submerged under flood water now has skyscrapers
01:10:18rising up again mom dad and i moved down from the mountain too we use the savings and supplies we
01:10:24have left to trade for a small standalone house in the new district thanks to the huge stockpile of seeds
01:10:30i hoarded before the apocalypse and the farming experience i gained up on the mountain i become a
01:10:35technical advisor at the new district's agricultural base and what makes me even happier i run into
01:10:41felix again he's now a rescue team leader in charge of post-disaster reconstruction no one talks about
01:10:47those dark days anymore but every single person cherishes the present much more no one ever mentions
01:10:54jack and mia's names again they were like dust in that great storm washed away completely into the sewer of
01:11:00history
01:11:03and me i'm starting a new life
01:11:11as
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01:11:41i
01:11:41This is a great show.
01:11:43It's a great show.
01:11:50I'm so sorry.
01:11:52I'm so tired.
01:11:54I'm tired.
01:12:20I'm so tired.
01:12:30I'll see you next time.
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