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All Chapters of Reborn Before the Apocalypse: Stockpile and Survive: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

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Chapter 1

June 16, 3018!Seven months until the apocalypse.It was also Hannah Young’s third day back after her rebirth."Miss Young, the drinks you ordered for this afternoon are in your trunk."Wayne Dean carried three large crates of drinks into the trunk of the white SUV outside the shop. He slammed the trunk shut, then spoke to Hannah as she came out."Great, thanks! You can leave early today. I saw your girlfriend waiting over there."Hannah patted Wayne’s shoulder, then winked at the young woman seated in the shop's corner."Hehe, thanks, Miss Young."Wayne scratched his head sheepishly.Hannah drove away from the juice bar and parked beneath a roadside tree.She got out of the driver’s seat, opened a rear door, and leaned inside.She reached out and touched one of the crates. All three crates, with 120 drinks inside, instantly vanished from the trunk!Drinks like these tasted best fresh.She needed to put them in her storage space as soon as possible to preserve their flavor.The drinks

Chapter 2

Hannah watched the couple put on their little performance and sneered inwardly.How foolish had she been to fall for such poor acting?She glanced at Jeremy as he approached, then quickly looked away before he could see how badly she wanted to kill him.She treated him as though he were nothing but empty air.Hannah rolled her eyes, walked around him, and went straight into her room.She wanted Jeremy dead more than anyone else in the family. There he stood, looking every bit the respectable man.After the apocalypse, he sexually harassed her again and again. When Hannah refused him and May found out, he turned around and claimed Hannah tried to seduce him.That was when May first thought of selling Hannah.Hannah would never let this family get away with what they did in this life!But there was no rush. The apocalypse had not begun yet, and murder was still a crime!"What kind of attitude is that?"Jeremy grew angry when Hannah ignored him completely.He turned to follow her and d

Chapter 3

Before Jeremy even sat down, he saw that more than half the food was gone.He was about to snap, but May shot him a warning look.He could only sit down and stew in silence.Hannah looked at May’s family gathered around the table and thought it was a shame.If they waited a few more minutes, she could have finished everything herself."Mom, can you buy me a tablet? Everyone at school has one. Yesterday, Sean and the others showed theirs off and said we’re too poor to afford one. They said they won’t hang out with me anymore!"“Here it comes,” Hannah thought.Miles had barely sat down when he noticed how little food remained.He was annoyed, but he remembered why his mother invited Hannah to dinner.He put on a wounded expression. Although he spoke to May, he kept glancing at Hannah, who was still busy eating, to see how she would react.Unfortunately for him, Hannah only had eyes for the food. She paid him no attention at all."Buy you a tablet? Do you know how expensive those are? H

Chapter 4

Hannah remembered that May’s family rarely visited when she was little.They usually saw each other only on holidays.After her parents died, May called several times and offered to come care for her.To prove she meant it, May even sold her own home.She left herself no place to return to and moved her entire family into Hannah’s apartment.Hannah had just lost her parents and was terribly vulnerable. She was foolish enough to feel deeply grateful.She had not even graduated from high school. Her parents sheltered her so much that she knew little about the schemes adults could devise.More than anything, May and her family truly did take good care of her at first.May prepared every meal, checked on her constantly, and never even made her wash her own clothes.Hannah gave May a substantial amount from her parents’ inheritance to cover the food.Still, she rarely had to do any chores. May handled them all.May also packed away everything that reminded Hannah of her parents, including t

Chapter 5

Students from Pennford Polytechnic often came over in groups to watch Hannah dance without her knowing.Hayden was one of them.That was why he was so shocked to see her in his parents’ agency.The girl of his dreams walked through the door. How could he not be shocked?Hannah thought little of his claim that he knew her.She knew about the poll on the university forum.She also knew she was voted the prettiest girl in the arts department.She cared little about any of that in her previous life, and she cared even less now.But the mention of Pennford University reminded Hannah that, despite her rebirth, she was still a sophomore.Tomorrow was Monday. She could go and arrange a leave of absence."Can you sell my apartment?"Hannah ignored his comment and returned to the reason she came."Yes, of course! Please have a seat. I’ll get you some water."Hayden stood and started toward the water dispenser."No, thanks. I have something else to do later. Let’s get straight to it," Hannah said

Chapter 6

Hannah’s storage space seemed different from others she had heard about.It was small, only about one-sixth of an acre.She could grow crops on that land.People could enter it too, but there was a limit to how long they could stay each day.The limit applied to Hannah and every other living creature.She could grow crops in the storage space, but the time limit made it impossible to raise animals there.A countdown bar appeared inside the space.When it reached zero, the space expelled every living creature inside.Hannah discovered this on the first day after her rebirth.At first, she could stay inside for only half an hour a day.But the next day, she put some jewelry her parents left her into the space. Every piece of gold jewelry vanished!Then she discovered that the space had improved.It reached Level 1.She gained another half hour inside each day, bringing the daily limit to one hour.Fortunately, unused time carried over. If she did not use it all today, she could add it t

Chapter 7

Hannah drove a short distance, then stopped and put the breakfast orders from her trunk into her storage space.Only three empty insulated boxes remained.Her next stop was less than half a mile away: a shop selling savory breakfasts and fried pastries.Hannah ordered a month’s worth here too, with fifty orders prepared each day.Each order included a hearty breakfast and an assortment of fried pastries.The shop also sold oat milk for 2 dollars a bottle.Hannah did not order any. It was easy enough to make herself.She could find a recipe online instead of spending money on it here.After collecting that order, Hannah stopped at a bakery to pick up 300 assorted sweet and savory pastries.The bakery was popular in the neighborhood.It sold plenty every day.It was some distance from Pennford University, but students willing to get up early still came here for breakfast.Hannah spent a long time persuading the owner to make 300 assorted sweet and savory pastries for her each day.Whenev

Chapter 8

Hannah knew she would not survive a fight against all of them.So, she decided to take them down with her.But she would not let them do anything to her body afterward!The apocalypse taught Hannah plenty of rough fighting tricks.When they all aimed their weapons at her, a violent fury rose in her. She was ready to destroy them, herself, and everything around her.Anyone who stood in her way would die!Hannah deliberately led the group toward a cliff on the outskirts of town.She was covered in blood, and rage filled her eyes!After she killed three of them, she knew she could fight no longer. She grabbed Jenna and dragged her over the cliff....Hannah did not know what Quentin told the university about her leave of absence.She only knew he asked her to fill out an application.She could submit a medical assessment later when she had time.Hannah could guess what kind of assessment he meant.Before she left, Quentin said he wanted to introduce her to a friend.If Hannah needed som

Chapter 9

Once Hannah got into the taxi, she gave the driver her destination and closed her eyes.The ride would take more than half an hour. She could put that time to use.She could practice her technique twice. The gain would be small, but every little bit helped.The driver seemed to know the route well. They arrived in exactly half an hour."Could you wait here for half an hour? I’ll give you an extra ten dollars."Hannah paid the fare and made the offer."All right, but be quick!"The trip was almost nineteen miles, so the fare was substantial.He could earn the same amount driving her back, plus another ten dollars for waiting. He would be foolish to turn that down.Hannah did not come here to buy a house. She did come to buy something else.Bayfield was one of Pennford’s larger communities, with a small shopping area of its own.A whole row of shops stood there. Despite the heat as noon approached, most were open.Hannah followed a lead she remembered from her previous life to a salon at

Chapter 10

"Do you have the address for WraithNet?"Hannah stopped near the stairs and turned back to ask the owner.WraithNet was a dark web marketplace for jobs most people couldn’t do, wouldn’t think to do, or wouldn’t dare attempt.It had a different name overseas, but people here called it WraithNet."I do."The owner worked in this business for more than ten years.He knew better than to ask questions he did not need answered.He studied Hannah again. After a moment’s hesitation, he kept his curiosity to himself."How much?"Hannah did not expect him to know the address, but apparently he did!If he had it, money was no obstacle.The owner smiled and quoted her forty thousand dollars.Hannah thought she had misheard him. Forty thousand dollars for a website address?It was only a website address.Forty thousand dollars seemed steep, but she did not bargain.Finding the address elsewhere would cost her time and effort.Hannah did not have that much cash in her backpack.That was no problem

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