Dead Weight
Maya stands inside for one whole minute with the rolling door open and the light slanting in across the floor.
Then she gets to work.
Shelving along the left wall. Water at the back, stacked low. Food middle shelves, oldest in front, newest behind: tinned tomatoes, chickpeas, lentils, peas, asparagus, powdered milk, vacuum-sealed rice and instant oats. Calorie-dense, long shelf life, nothing requiring a tin opener she hasn't already packed three of. Medical in sealed boxes. Tools on the right. Batteries sorted by size, because chaos is how people end up trying to power a radio with rage and two mismatched AAs.
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