Chapter 4

Before I knew it, everything went dark, and I blacked out.

I had a dream. In it, the flood was raging, yellow waves churning everywhere.

I was clinging to a floating log, gripping the last half of a moldy bun in my hand.

Lucas lay slumped on the log, his face ghostly pale, so hungry that he could barely move.

I stuffed the bun into his mouth.

He ate the bun, tears running down his cheeks. "Once I'm back on my feet, I swear I'll repay you with my life."

Then I woke up.

I woke up shivering from the…