As the heat dragged on, the floodwaters dropped faster by the day. Survivors who had spent months hiding indoors finally started coming out around dawn and dusk.To protect their secret, Nicole stopped going out altogether.After days of leaving before dawn and returning late at night, the exhaustion finally caught up with her. She rested for several days before she started feeling human again.Sitting in front of the cooling fan and eating frozen watermelon, Nicole started thinking about Hughie's group and how to get them safely to Halloway.Eventually, she pulled out a large batch of fresh vegetables from the storage space and handed them over to Hughie and Jeremy."Spread these out on the balcony and dry them," she said. "I just harvested them. Once they're done, seal them up tight and save them for later."Hughie stared at the vegetables, visibly touched. "You're giving us all this? What about you and Zeph?""The seeds belonged to all of us in the first place," she replied c
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