18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 15

Stella, in her pajamas, stepped onto the balcony. The hurricane was still fierce, but the wind was noticeably beginning to weaken, while the rain was intensifying. The second floor was entirely flooded, and water was creeping up to the third floor, causing a flurry of chaos in the building.

She had breakfast, a warm, crunchy sandwich from Arcadia, filled with fried eggs, ham, greens, and ketchup. The aroma unfurled delightfully on her taste buds. Stella had stockpiled over a hundred of these sandwiches in Arcadia, enough to last her a good while. Delicious as they were, they were a bit greasy. She made herself a cup of honey tea, sipping it as she flipped through her second-year pharmacology textbook.

At around ten o'clock, there was a knock at the door. She assumed it was Angela, but it turned out to be the resident from 1801, Jasper.

Stella was surprised. He was usually a loner, a man of few words. Even though Rosie often came to visit Stella, Stella had hardly spoken to Jasper. Suddenly, Stella was on her guard.

Jasper, with a stern face, looked anxious. "Rosie is ill. Can you help?"

Stella was shocked. "What kind of illness does she have?"

"She has a fever, she's throwing up, and has diarrhea. She's talking nonsense."

Sick people would usually go to the hospital, but with the hurricane going on, it was impossible to leave. Stella warned Jasper, "I can help, but I only have basic medical knowledge. Don't put all your hopes on me."

"Thank you."

Considering that he helped her before, Stella reluctantly agreed to visit Rosie. She returned to her room and tucked a folded fruit knife into her pocket.

she noted the spacious three-bedroom layout with a good arrangement and good lighting. The living room was furnished with vintage pieces, all neat and organized, worlds apart from her own messy place. These days, men who could keep houses well organized were a rare

the balcony and the triple-layered stainless steel door.

also had a rash.

were rudimentary, but they would have to suffice. Stella turned to Jasper. "Rosie is weak. Moderate exercise could improve her strength and immunity, but

a short period of time had caused a stress response in her body, lowering her immunity and causing a cold, hence the vomiting, diarrhea, and rash. Jasper was known to be bad with kids, but Stella

with guilt. "It's my fault.

Stella a medicine box filled with a variety of drugs, "Stella, which ones can we use?" If all else failed, they would have to

symptoms would suffice. Stella selected some medicines

bottle of balm. "Apply this four to five times a

happen to have some medicinal herbs here.

well-prepared. He brought out two large bags of individually packaged moisture-proof medicine

were used for promoting blood circulation and stopping blood stasis. "Put them in a glass jar, add a liter of

among the herbs and singled it out. "This can also be soaked. Drinking it in cold weather not only warms the body but also

pitiful, with tears hanging on her eyelashes. Her pale little

sat by the bed, gently wiping away Rosie's tears, and comforting her with a guilty tone, "Don't be scared, Rosie. Your

look in Jasper's eyes and recognized that he cared for his sister, but his

about to leave, Jasper stopped her and handed her a pack of instant noodles. "Thank you for helping

disaster, but in these times, they could keep a

advising others, but always forget about

also took out a few pounds of grapes, washed and dried them on her balcony