18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 55

There were so many people crammed into the space and the pouring rain was making visibility poor. Stella had also tried to adjust her position in the crowd. But somehow, he still saw through her. Stella laughed, pretending to be clueless.

"Pulling back the shoulders, leaning forward when lifting the gun, and slightly bending the elbows."

As Jasper gave his lesson, Stella took it to heart, ready to practice when she got home.

Without saying a word, they both understood each other, and no one asked further questions.

...

After the gunshot, the apartment building fell into a heavy silence. No one dared to mess with the people from the 18th floor again.

Life had to go on. Being cooped up in the room all day was driving everyone crazy. Cody and Lukas, full of confidence with their biceps grown, knocked on the door of 1801 to invite Jasper to go out and search for supplies. The water level was rising steadily, and they had lost hope for the rain to stop. This was the end of the world. Who knew what they would face next? Supplies were being consumed every day, which made people anxious. Jasper agreed, and Rosie insisted on going as well. Cooper, the sneaky mutt, was quick to join in, barking his consensus.

Cooper had become quite the seasoned dog. He had his own thoughts and intentions, and Stella knew he couldn't be contained. So she said to her dog, "Take care of yourself."

Cooper went back to his room and pulled out his protective gear and doggy raincoat. He was ready for his mission. His owner just needed to help him gear up.

Stella couldn't help but laugh as she dressed him, teasing, "Oh my, my little pup is going to earn his keep again."

With a proud and shy expression, Cooper seemed to say, 'Wait for me, I'll bring back some meat!'

Watching them leave from the balcony, Stella took out a purple mink fur coat, measured it, and planned to make a coat for Cooper.

to fall, and the weather was noticeably colder. Stella sensed that a harsh winter was

flood, the extreme cold was

if humans bundled up like bears, they might not survive. And Cooper was only a fur-covered dog. Thinking about how he had

surprised to see Stella making a coat out of

feel like it's getting colder these days. I was

hinted, "First it was the hurricane, now it's been raining for over two months. Who knows what kind of weather we'll face next? We're lucky we're in the south where it doesn't get very cold, unlike the north where temperatures can drop to minus tens of degrees." "True. If it were any other year, it would already be snowing in

flooding?" Stella wondered. "Now that it's winter, could it be covered in

to think about it.

short sleeves last winter. I wonder how it will be this year?" Stella further reminded her of that. "I have a feeling it might be

everything." It was Cody who had thought of this. They had acted immediately, tearing open the ceiling of the kitchen and bathroom, sealing the food and medicine, and hiding them in several places. Not just the ceiling, they also used the exhaust fan duct and the toilet tank. "Don't put all your

afraid

people, right? But still, we need to find some rat poison or sticky rat traps." "Good idea. I'll try it

room 1803. "What if I hollow out the sofa? I bet I could hide food

eyes widened. Why hadn't they thought

goodbye to Angela, Stella continued tailoring the fur. There were quite a few scraps left, so she decided to make something for Smoky and Snowy as well. Both

supply, Stella hoped they would survive. If not, they would have

them to the fabric. It was so warm to hold their

have bulked up a bit. Especially

the three fur coats, Stella felt more confident about

weren't enough. Arcadia had quite a few fabrics in stock, and she picked some warm ones to make a few

picked up two bundles of fabric, and was about to leave when she accidentally saw the thermal clothes that cost 19.8 million. She casually picked it up, deciding to try this

The fabric was soft and felt like silk against her skin. The sizing

in temperature, today's temperature was around 21 degrees. She was wearing a casual hoodie,