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They Left Us to Freeze Chapter 13
"Dad, Mom," I said without turning around, "cover your ears and keep your eyes shut. No matter what you hear, don't open them."Then I pulled down the control lever.A piercing shriek erupted outside. It was the sound of high-pressure gas rushing through narrow pipes.A moment later came the sound of heavy bodies hitting the ground, agonized groans, and Jayla's terrified screams.Ten seconds later, everything fell silent. I looked outside again.All the men were sprawled on the ground, curled up in pain.The high-pressure airflow had carried a special irritating powder Uncle Xavier had developed, enough to temporarily incapacitate anyone caught in its path.Only Jayla, who was standing beyond the vents and out of the blast, remained upright.Uncle Xavier walked to the door and opened it. The wind and snow rushed inside, but he stood there, his back straight and unyielding.He stared at Jayla for a long time. Then he commanded, "Leave."Jayla opened her mouth, seemingly wantin
They Left Us to Freeze Chapter 12
My parents had also found their place in this new order.Dad became a permanent assistant in Uncle Xavier's laboratory, while Mom took charge of managing the steadily expanding indoor growing area.They seemed to have accepted the situation. In fact, they were even beginning to enjoy the feeling of being useful.But Jayla was different. She grew increasingly quiet and restless.She watched the newcomers, watching how they could exchange a little labor for knowledge and assistance. Her eyes were filled with resentment."Why?" I overheard her complaining to Mom in a corner one evening. "We're his family! We've sacrificed so much! But look at us now! Those outsiders just have to bow a few times and offer him some worthless junk to get the same things we do, sometimes even better!""Keep your voice down!" Mom glanced nervously toward the core area. "Things are already good enough. Don't cause any more trouble...""Good? What's so good about this?!" Jayla's voice rose. "We work like
They Left Us to Freeze Chapter 11
"Knowledge," he murmured, "is the last spark of civilization."A few days later, a middle-aged man, thin as a skeleton, braved the blizzard and came to the villa. He brought no gifts. Instead, he knelt in the snow and bowed three times in the direction of the basement."Please... I'm begging you... Save my daughter..." His voice was hoarse. "She's had a fever for three days... We don't have any medicine... She's only seven..."I watched him through the observation slit.His clothes were so badly torn that they offered almost no protection against the cold. His face was covered in frostbite sores, but the desperation in his eyes was unmistakable.I turned to Uncle Xavier.He was preparing a new medication, a crude antibiotic made from penicillin ingredients we'd found and distilled water. Its purity was low, but it might still work.Without a word, he filled a small bottle and handed it to me. Then he pointed toward the corner where we kept our limited supply of fever reducers.
They Left Us to Freeze Chapter 10
In an instant, a blinding white flash erupted.The light poured through the ventilation openings and gaps around the door, creating a dazzling zone of intense glare inside the thick fog!"Ah! My eyes!""What the hell is that?!"Screams and frantic footsteps erupted outside.Uncle Xavier didn't stop. He gestured for me to pick up the makeshift loudspeaker he'd assembled from a car horn and a battery, then turn it up to maximum volume.He spoke into it in a deep, authoritative voice that had been electronically distorted: "Warning! You have entered a high-radiation contamination zone. Unauthorized life forms detected. Automatic defense systems activated. In thirty seconds, the infrasound weapons will be deployed. Countdown initiated: thirty, twenty-nine..."His voice boomed through the loudspeaker, echoing through the thick fog and blinding light with an inhuman, mechanical coldness.Chaos erupted outside."Radiation?!""Infrasound weapons?!""What the hell is this place?!""
They Left Us to Freeze Chapter 9
He was so calm that it was as though the crisis that had nearly killed everyone had been nothing more than a routine technical adjustment.But everyone understood one thing now.In this frozen hellhole, real power belonged to the person who could create warmth.For the next three days, Jayla was only allowed to stay in the corner farthest from the stove. She never dared express another complaint about her "crazy" uncle.After the stove incident, my family finally learned to behave.Our peaceful days lasted for about a month.Thanks to Uncle Xavier's technology, our basement had become an oasis in the frozen wasteland.He had even started experimenting with indoor soilless cultivation, using the pea seeds we'd found and LED bulbs. The scale was tiny, but that little patch of green gave everyone an indescribable sense of hope.However, if there was one thing the apocalypse never ran short of, it was unexpected trouble.It happened on an unusually quiet night when the blizzard ha
They Left Us to Freeze Chapter 8
The warmth inside the basement made all three of them sigh with relief.Jayla greedily inhaled the warm air, but her eyes kept drifting toward the corner.Uncle Xavier had his back to them. He was focused on adjusting several glass containers beside the stove, completely ignoring their presence."Start working." I pointed toward a pile of scrap wood we'd brought in from outside. "Split these into pieces small enough for the stove. Once you're done, each of you gets ten minutes by the fire."Mom's face flashed with reluctance, but when she looked toward the blizzard howling outside, she gritted her teeth and picked up the axe.Jayla muttered something about having to work in such freezing weather. I gave her a cold look, and she reluctantly got to work.For the first few days, they behaved themselves.Every day, they completed the tasks I assigned them: chopping firewood, cleaning, and organizing supplies.In exchange, they received basic warmth and food. Each person was allowed
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