Apocalypse Rebirth: Reclaiming My Infinite Space

Chapter 3

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n her laptop screen. There was no joy in he

wl. The physical vibration reminded her that th

efrigerator door open. The harsh yellow light illuminated a depressing sight: a

d against the roof of her mouth, but she chewed mechanically, forcing i

w legal pad and a thick black Sharpie, an

er down hard and wrote: SHELTER. She underlined i

apocalypse. The deep freeze. The endless, bone-crushing c

lips cracked and bleeding. And she remembered Kendal walking past her, wearing

nging around Kendal's neck that day. A dull, worn-out gold

out the magical, infinite space hidden inside the metal. A space that held entire warehouses of f

plastic casing creaked. The tip of the marker pie

that necklace. It wasn'

e only physical tether to her real bloodline. But on Kendal's sixteenth birthday, Sharon had ripped it

She hated her past self. She hated how weak she had been, handing over a lit

location of the necklace. It was sitting in

ical, paranoid brat. If she noticed it missing, she would call the cops. A police investigati

e and opened the browser, typing furiousl

round studio in the arts district that specialized in creating flawless, indistinguish

e back of the chair, snatched her

the slick, rain-soaked streets of Seattle.

assed the display cases entirely. She walked straight to the back workbench w

owed him a rough sketch she had dr

his head. "Custom mold. Ancient engra

out two thick stacks of crisp hundred-dollar bills she had jus

"I don't need a replica. I need the most obnoxious, flashy, m

instantly dropped the ring, turned around

as a thick, gold-plated chain holding a massive, flawlessl

k. A cold smile touched her lips. It was perfect. She knew

jeweler, grabbed the velvet box

od on the wet pavement, pulled out her phone, and d

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Apocalypse Rebirth: Reclaiming My Infinite Space

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“I thought the Burch family gave me a loving home when they took me out of the orphanage. But when the global deep freeze apocalypse hit, my adoptive parents mercilessly kicked me out of the bunker to freeze to death. As I lay dying in the snow, covered in horrific purple frostbite, my adoptive sister Kendal walked past me in a pristine designer jacket. Around her neck was my only childhood possession-an antique gold necklace my adoptive mother had ripped off my neck to give to her. Kendal gloated, bragging that my pendant held a magical space with infinite supplies and fresh food while the rest of the world starved. I realized I had spent years emptying my life savings to fund their luxury cars and fake medical emergencies. They had drained my bank accounts, stolen my bloodline's heirloom, and used my magical lifeline to live like royalty while leaving me to die. I took my last ragged breath in that blinding blizzard, consumed by a toxic hatred. Why was I so hopelessly weak? Why did I let them take everything from me? Opening my eyes again, the painful frostbite scars were gone. My skin was warm. I grabbed my phone. The screen lit up: November 12. It was exactly three days before the world ended. When my adoptive mother called, faking a tearful emergency to demand another thirty thousand dollars, I smiled coldly. "Just tell me where to send the money, Mom." This time, I'm taking my space back, and I'm going to drain them dry.”