All Chapters of I Promised To Protect My Brother In the Apocalypse. : Chapter 21

Our backpacks were gone, left behind in Marcus’s shelter. We were empty-handed, destitute, and exhausted, with nothing to our names except the clothes on our backs, a few scratches, and the faint hope that the tiny disk in Adrian's pocket held the key to our survival. We waited in the dark cellar for a long time, unsure if the Red Hour was truly over since Adrian had lost his watch back at Marcus’s shelter. I must have slept through part of the wait, because when my eyes opened, a thin ray of morning sunlight hit my face. I looked up to see that Adrian had unlatched the wooden hatch above, morning had arrived. “Phew...” I stretched my sore muscles before sitting up. Beside me, Noah was already awake, rubbing his eyes. “Noah, how are you feeling?” I asked softly. He gave a small nod. “I’m okay.” “Adrian, we don't have any bags or supplies,” I said, worry lacing my voice as I looked around the empty bunker. “We don't even know where the nearest convenience store is located. How ar