Surviving the Apocalypse with my Multiplier System novel Chapter 120

"Wow, Rayne! You found so many good things! You’re so good at scavenging; most of the good items were found by you today," praised Ella as she looked at all the food in the box.

Rayne smiled at her friend and shook her head. "No way, you found such a nice table. You have the good eye!"

The girls giggled at each other, lifting the spirits of both men.

"Okay, let’s check out this last apartment and head back. I’m worried my wife is suffering from worry," said Reginald.

Ella quickly ran into the previous apartment, claiming that she wanted to check some of the clothing in one of the bedroom closets. Rayne walked over to the car, carrying the box of food.

As she passed by Reginald and Julian, Reginald stopped her. "Rayne, do you mind bringing these items with you? It’s just a few medicines I found; one of them is for Ella," he asked, taking the medications out of his coat pocket.

"Sure thing!" smiled Rayne. She waited for Reginald to place the pill bottle in the box, then walked over to the car.

While no one was looking, she took the opportunity to store the medicine in her system. She knew about Ella’s digestive issue, as it was common for Ella to take a pill before eating whenever they went out in the past.

After storing the pills, she took out another copy of them and opened the first bottle to fill it to the brim with pills from the second bottle. This way, Ella wouldn’t have to worry about them for a while longer, and when the time came, she could bring her a few more bottles, claiming to have found them while scavenging.

Rayne went back inside the apartment building to help carry anything else they found back to the car. This time, the items were smaller—mainly bedding, blankets, and warm clothes.

The colder weather was setting in, and soon it would reach freezing temperatures during the night. While, based on historic trends, they should still have a few weeks of mild autumn weather, Rayne knew that nothing could be predicted anymore.

"Look, Dad, I found this electric blanket next door!" said Ella, walking over with a folded electric blanket.

Reginald nodded, approving of the find. He knew that eventually, they would need to buy electricity for the purpose of heating their room in the winter months.

"I want to see if we can find an electric heater. I’m worried about the heating situation in the future," he said.

Rayne overheard the conversation and walked to the room where Julian was. She opened a small closet and took out a high-quality electric heater, along with a few more heating blankets and warm clothes, scattering the items around the small bedroom.

Rayne then walked out and over to Ella, who was in the kitchen of the same apartment unit.

"Hey, leave this stuff to me. I’ll bring it to the car. Check out the bedrooms to see if there’s anything useful before we leave," said Rayne casually.

"Okay, thanks!" replied Ella as she quickly skipped over to the bedroom.

Rayne smiled, shaking her head at her friend’s excitement. She felt that Ella had truly embraced the looting lifestyle, even seeming excited to do so.