Reborn 10 Hours Before the Apocalypse

Synopsis

Stella's head was splitting. She opened her eyes. The sharp smell of disinfectant and office air conditioning filled her nose. She was lying in the familiar lobby of her company. Her coworkers crowded around her, their faces panicked. "Stella, you're finally awake! You just passed out. You scared us!" "Should we take you to the hospital? You're as pale as a ghost." Voices came at her from all sides, but she stayed frozen. Her eyes locked onto the digital watch on her wrist. 1:15 PM. Wasn't she dead? She had died in that doomsday rainstorm that lasted a full year. She had died in the massive flood after the hydroelectric dam collapsed. She had been swept away in the muddy water, watching concrete and steel crash down toward her, unable to even scream for help. But now she was reborn. Reborn with only ten hours left before the end. Late that night, an unprecedented storm would hit the city of Riverside. Fifteen straight days of torrential rain would destroy the dam on the outskirts. Floodwater would swallow the city. Low lying areas would become an ocean. Hunger and fear would twist human nature. Staying alive would become the rarest thing. In her past life, she had been completely unprepared. Her landlord had kicked her out. She had struggled through the rising water and ended up with no body left to bury. In this life, she would not make the same mistake again.