18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 121

And so, they spent five whole days making pie.

In apartment 1801, where they worked side by side, each contributing half the ingredients to the cause. To prevent the crust and filling from freezing, they kept a lively coal fire burning.

Jasper contributed the coal while Rosie helped, and Stella provided generous helpings of chives, cabbage, and parsley.

Jasper was in charge of the filling, sneaking in the chopped vegetables without Rosie noticing, and then mixing it with a bit of pepper.

Rosie, only six years old, was clever but not enough to realize the trick. She was thoroughly fooled.

Each household received a whopping 200 pies, enough to last for quite a while.

Stella's share was kept in Arcadia for preservation, while Jasper's was left out on the balcony to freeze for an hour, after which they were harder than rocks.

No need for a refrigerator, they just stored them in boxes and cooked them whenever they felt like having some.

Stella had wanted to make some bread as well, but the cold weather made it difficult for the dough to ferment, so she gave up on the idea.

After spending some time together, Stella realized that Jasper not only had good fighting skills, he was also a boy who loved reading and learning. He was actually reading books on automotive repair, and he seemed to be enjoying it thoroughly. Stella, while a good driver, knew next to nothing about car repair, so she couldn't help but ask, "Why are you reading that?"

She felt a bit sorry for his old truck, even if it hadn't been swept away, the months of submersion in water and extreme cold weather had drastically deteriorated its material properties, making it practically useless.

Once the flood had receded, all vehicles were practically written off, getting another one would be no easy task.

"Just passing time," was his response.

thing as "just passing

by, but they

had managed to bring out her abs, making the daily grind seem worth it. She also

sprouts had grown

asked, "Stella, can we eat

opportunity to give them a lecture, "Potato sprouts contain solanine, eating too much of it

curious,

make sense to her, so she simply warned, "Just

don't want to die. I want to be with

with a sense of satisfaction. She pondered that Angela and the others had been working for a month, and there had been no news. She wondered how they were doing and realized it was almost time for their break. She

there, looking fierce, scratching

and the fierce-looking dog suddenly started wagging its tail. As soon as

could be heard, "Cooper, did you miss

as planned, carrying their bedding and

to have changed a lot. Lukas and Cody were still joking around, but there was a new maturity about them. They

degrees, and their faces were wrapped tightly. Their eyes were filled with exhaustion and bloodshot veins. They had had to walk for seven hours to get back home. "You guys go have a rest,

Stella brushed her teeth and washed her face. She carried a hot water kettle to Room 1803, noticing how tired they

bodies finally started to warm up, and Cody couldn't help but express his gratitude, "Stella's cooking really is the best. The food at the canteen was

his bandaged hand, "I almost

of grain, really

time in his twenty years of life, he was working hard for his food. If it wasn't for the fact that he and Cody were assigned to the same

shift, but Angela was in a different group, so the two

relatively calm,

the third day of work, the two of them tried to stop a robbery, and Lukas got slashed by a knife. If it wasn't for the protective gear they were wearing, he might have

strength, carrying their grain without a care in the world. But as soon as