In the Season of Scorching Lies

He stuttered and stammered, trying his best to talk me out of doing something rash."With the scorching heat at the end of the world, that guy won't last long. We need to focus on gathering supplies right now!"Do you want to get even with Jennifer? Why not have her come and wait on us, be our gofer?""That's your plan, huh? All right!" I could not help but laugh at his suggestion.'Ha! Gavin, do you think you're the only one who got a second chance? I thought you were my best friend, but you betrayed me and now you dare to lie to my face! This time, I'm going to make both of you pay!' I thought angrily.I have heard of people getting caught for cheating on someone, but never someone who would admit it willingly.Right after Gavin got his second chance of life, he came to me and spilled the beans about Jennifer cheating on me.Then he had the audacity to help me stock up on supplies as if nothing happened.Thinking he suddenly grew a conscience and wanted to make things right?

Gavin was lounging at my place, soaking up the cool air conditioning, and getting lost in the TV show. He was in total bliss!Jennifer crouched next to him, pretending to peel peanuts for him, but she was actually sneaking bites of Cream Custard when he was not looking.They were both clueless about the scorching heat outside.I was in the living room, talking loudly on the phone, making up a story about getting orders from work."Gavin, I've got to head out on a trip for work, keep an eye on her for me, will you?"Gavin blinked in surprise. "The world's about to end, and you're going on a trip?""Just going through the motions for the last few days," I said with a laugh.I grabbed a few things and stepped out the door.Just like that, I moved into the house on the ground floor.It was mine too, but I had let Gavin stay there before.Since getting a second chance at life, he had moved all his stuff to my place upstairs to take advantage of my supplies.While he was not looki

I rolled my eyes but kept up my innocent act. "I haven't lived through what they have, so I can't really feel it. Didn't you tell me to forgive Jennifer? These folks are nicer than her, aren't they?""Oh, come on!" Gavin was so mad he threw his phone down and grabbed a baseball bat, heading to the front door.He peeked through the peephole before he locked it up tight.Jennifer rested her head on his shoulder and whispered, "What's going on?"Gavin frowned. "Wesley blabbed about our supplies. I'm worried we'll get robbed tonight.""What?" Jennifer gasped, ran to the kitchen, and came back with a chef's knife. They both crouched by the door, ready for anything.I watched it all on the monitor and could not help but smile a little.No one would dare to try anything tonight. They were not desperate enough yet.However, Gavin and Jennifer could not let their guard down, not even for a moment.This vigilance went on even after the backup power gave out from the heat.Then, darknes

However, I was not celebrating Gavin's big payday. I was celebrating because he had finally used up all the food and water on the top shelf. When Gavin realized the fridge was empty and went to get more from the storeroom, he found an empty box. He stared at the box, wondering if he had made a mistake because he was so stressed out. He opened another box from the huge pile of drinks, and it was empty too. He rubbed his eyes and opened a third one: empty again."Jennifer!" he yelled.Jennifer came in slowly. "Gavin, you're not making me get water again, are you? Do you think I am your slave?""I am not making you do anything! Where's the water in these boxes?"Gavin pointed to the empty boxes on the floor and even showed Jennifer another one: still empty."No way! Why are all these boxes empty?"Jennifer could not believe it. She checked the other boxes, none of them looked like they had been opened before, but they were all empty. Gavin and Jennifer checked everything else, but

The ground was scorching, and I tried to get up, but my back was broken, and I could not move.I could only watch as the sun cooked me.That kind of terror, most people could not handle it.Then, to make things worse, I saw Gavin and Jennifer eat me like I was a dried-up roast lamb.Snapping out of it, I realized my back was drenched.I put down my chips and gulped down a bottle of Earl Grey tea to calm down.When I looked back at the screen, Jennifer was lying in a pool of blood.Gavin was beside himself with excitement, scooping up her blood with empty water bottles.He kept muttering, "Can't let it go to waste, can't let it go to waste!"This time, it was not me on the menu, it was Jennifer.I quickly saved a copy of the video.Even though the internet was spotty, I managed to video call Gavin.He was thrilled to see me okay and could not wait to show off his latest wins."Wesley, Jennifer cheated on you again, but I got back at her for you. I'm a true friend, huh?"I