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I opened my eyes to warm sunlight cutting across my face. My heart slammed against my ribs. For a second I just lay there, staring at the ceiling of my own bedroom. I sat up too fast such that the room spun. I swung my feet to the floor. I crossed to the mirror and stopped. The woman looking back had clear skin, dark circles gone, hair that still held its shine. I lifted a hand and touched my own cheek like it might disappear. My eyes drifted to the calendar on the wall. The date was circled in red ink. "I am back....On my birthday....“ I murmured. "That's just a few months before the apocalypse hits.“ I stood there until my lungs remembered how to work. Then the memories hit all at once.... I pressed my palms flat against the dresser and waited for the shaking to stop. My heart sunk inside my chest deeper like it was reliving the heart ache I felt before the cold took my last breath away. I clenched my fists, fuming with rage. “Mom, Sammy...Daniel....I w

Hazel Sinclair The first thing I did the next morning was drive to the property I had purchased outside the city. I had barely slept after returning home, but exhaustion was the least of my worries. In my previous life, this was the period when I was still completely unaware of what was coming. I was busy worrying about Daniel, trying to keep Samantha happy, and working hard because I believed the future would continue as normal. I had no idea that in a matter of weeks, the world I knew would disappear. This time, I had no intention of wasting even a single day. The property was larger than I needed, surrounded by enough land to keep curious neighbors away. There was no large house on it, only an old structure that I planned to demolish. What mattered to me was the land underneath it. The location was elevated, away from the busiest parts of the city, and there was a natural water source nearby. More importantly, nobody who knew me would ever think I would choose such a place