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Chapter 21

That meant the agency did not charge Hannah a commission. Hayden probably felt awkward charging her because he knew her.After dealing with several agents over the past few days, Hannah knew roughly what the fee should be.She sent Hayden $8,500 by bank transfer. Though she could buy plenty of supplies with that money, she did not want to owe him a favor.Hayden refused the transfer, but asked if he could take her out for a meal instead.He said he had no other intentions. He simply wanted to eat with her.Hannah shook her head when she saw the message. After a moment’s thought, she agreed.By refusing the money, Hayden would actually get something more valuable. She would warn him about the apocalypse before it began and consider the commission paid.She arranged a time to transfer ownership of the apartment to the buyer and move out her furniture. As for dinner with Hayden, she told him he would have to wait.Hannah was so busy that even while eating, she thought about stockpiling

Chapter 22

By the time Hannah finished placing those orders, she finished her meal too.The owner was still busy preparing her takeout, so she leaned back and kept shopping.She meant to buy paper products after the period supplies, but the baby back ribs caught her eye first.Hannah planned to buy most of her paper products directly from a manufacturer.Since she had time, she could order some now.She bought hundreds of cartons of toilet paper, tissues, and wipes from different sellers.She used the same approach to order thousands of pieces of underwear.She also bought thousands of inexpensive T-shirts and quick-drying clothes, mostly in dark colors.Hannah was about to shop for pants when an ad for solid fuel tablets appeared.She marveled at how much the shopping app seemed to know about her.It even seemed to pick up things she said to herself!She ordered five hundred cartons of fuel tablets from different sellers.She would need stoves to use them.The app recommended a compatible campin

Chapter 23

Hannah worked on the talismans for two hours before she became too tired to move. She put away the finished talismans and her tools, took a quick shower, and went to bed.Early the next morning, Hannah collected the breakfasts she ordered. She planned to visit the farmers’ market next, but a call interrupted her.It was the real estate agent. There was news about the apartment she wanted.To Hannah’s surprise, Units 2702 and 2703 on the twenty-seventh floor of Building Nine at Willowbank Residences belonged to the same family.The owners originally bought the larger Unit 2703 for their son and his future wife.They planned to live in Unit 2702 themselves, close enough to look after one another.But their son ran into trouble at work, and the wedding was called off.The couple felt the apartment carried bad memories, so they decided to sell it and give their son the money to help him through his difficulties.Someone bought the larger Unit 2703 a while ago.Several people asked about

Chapter 24

Hannah glanced at the door of Unit 2701 as she passed.It was shut, so she could not tell whether anyone was home.As expected, the young man ahead of her walked straight toward Unit 2703.Hannah reached Unit 2702 and rang the bell. Someone soon opened the door.It was the agent who helped her the other day.As Hannah stepped inside, the young man across the hall glanced her way.A flicker of curiosity crossed his eyes before he went into his apartment.“Miss Young, you’re here!” the agent said.He welcomed her in warmly.If the sale went through, Hannah promised him five times his usual commission.From the look of things, the deal was almost done.The owners were a couple who appeared to be in their sixties.They gave Hannah a brief tour of the apartment and told her about the surrounding area.Hannah agreed to their asking price on the spot.She decided against buying a parking space.The apocalypse was coming soon. When it arrived, she could park wherever she liked.Hannah paid a d

Chapter 25

In less than a day and a half, the three workers found seven springs!At $100 per spring, that came to $700.The materials cost another $330.Their wages for a day and a half came to $180.The total was just over $1,200!“Let’s take a look at the reservoir. I’ll pay you afterward.”Hannah knew it was near the top of the hill behind the house, but she did not know exactly where.She wanted to see it for herself.“Sure, I’ll show you. The path is rough, so watch your step.”The man glanced at Hannah’s feet.He worried she might be wearing heels, but she had sneakers on.Hannah was at least as fit as he was, if not far fitter.When they reached the top of the hill a little over ten minutes later, the man noticed she was not even out of breath.“You’re doing well! It’s not a tall hill, but it’s a hard climb. Do you work out a lot?”He stared at her in surprise.“Yes. I used to hike quite often.”That was only partly true.The man unlocked the reservoir.Hannah saw water flowing in through

Chapter 26

Before she left, Hannah went back up the hill and stored the 8,000 gallons of water that filled the reservoir.She returned to her truck and checked the time. It was almost one.She had classes that afternoon, and the drive to the club would take a while. She did not want to spend more time waiting for food.She found the number for a pizza restaurant near the club and ordered 150 twelve-inch pizzas in several flavors, timed to be ready when she arrived.When she arrived, Hannah ate an entire pizza and still did not feel full.She reminded herself that she was about to exercise and should not eat too much. Then she drank the large iced tea the restaurant gave her for free.She would sweat it out during class anyway!Outside the restaurant, Hannah decided the pizza tasted especially good with iced tea.She went back in and ordered fifty of every pizza on the menu.She said she would collect them around six that evening and asked the staff to time the baking so they would still be warm.

Chapter 27

Owen knew his way around a kitchen. His food might not have been five-star fare, but it tasted wonderful.Hannah would not have hired him after one meal otherwise.Owen once opened a restaurant with a cousin from his town.He cooked, and his wife bought the ingredients. They both worked hard, and the restaurant drew plenty of repeat customers.But his cousin had too many troublesome friends.His cousin’s friends kept showing up with large groups, claiming they came to support the restaurant. They ate for free instead.Owen could overlook it once or twice. When it happened more than ten times a month, the restaurant could not earn enough to cover their meals.Worse, these people caused trouble whenever anyone asked them to pay.Owen called the police on several occasions!Afterward, they kept bringing other troublemakers to the restaurant.How could he keep the place open like that?His family put most of their savings into starting the restaurant.They lost it all, and Owen had no ch

Chapter 28

Hannah estimated that she and Biscuit, the dog she planned to bring home, would need about four gallons of water a day just for food and drink.Now she could stockpile more than 26,000 gallons in a single day!That was drinking water alone. She planned to stockpile water for washing and other needs elsewhere.This time, she would never run out of water again.When Hannah went downstairs, Owen was checking the supplies that arrived.He already called his wife and told her Hannah offered her $1,200 a month to handle the shopping.He asked her to get ready and come over on their three-wheeled delivery bike.Hannah felt reassured when she saw how well Owen organized everything.She told him to use fresh ingredients for every dish and buy the seafood alive.Then she handed him a menu she found online and left.Owen’s mouth twitched as he looked at the menu.Hannah wanted him to make four dishes from it each day, in order.He needed to make fifty portions of each dish, using the takeout con

Chapter 29

With her teleportation talisman and storage space, Hannah would be wasting her second chance if she did not come away rich.She took a shower and locked every door and window.Then she opened her laptop and found a photograph of a church on the desktop.Coordinates appeared beneath the photograph. Hannah memorized them.Next, she took the equipment she prepared out of storage!She put on a heavy down jacket with a men’s black weatherproof shell over it.She wore insulated black pants beneath black cargo pants.Over her black sneakers, she pulled two layers of black shoe covers.She added a gas mask connected to an oxygen tank on her back, a black scarf, a black hat, black gloves, and night-vision goggles!By the time she finished, she was covered in black from head to toe.Not a patch of skin or a strand of hair showed.In her previous life, Hannah saw a news report online about three or four months from now.Someone robbed a private vault thirty-three feet beneath a church in Eastmere

Chapter 30

The moment Hannah stored the fourth shelf, a deafening alarm rang through the vault.The exit sealed, and thick steel barriers locked into place around her!At the same time, the air began to drain away.Hannah ignored it.She knew she still had a few minutes to collect the gold after the alarm sounded.How did she know?The news report from her previous life laid out every detail.A few minutes were enough to clear the vault.Hannah moved from shelf to shelf without hesitation and stored each one along with its gold bars.She lost count of how many she took.As she stored the last shelf, she heard movement outside.She entered her storage space without a moment’s hesitation.It was only the second time Hannah entered it since her rebirth. She avoided going in because she hated using up her limited time there.That time might save her life during the apocalypse.She did not want to spend it unless she had to.That was also why the plot of land inside remained empty.Only her white SUV

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