Surviving the Apocalypse with my Multiplier System novel Chapter 132

When Rayne came back home she noticed how sparkly clean all of the floors and walls were. She smiled thinking that Julian must have put in a lot of effort to erase any signs of the scuffle from last night.

She walked towards the bedroom to look for Julian and found him fast asleep on the bed.

He must’ve been worried about me last night and couldn’t sleep well.

After making sure that he was covered with a blanket she quietly left the room, closing the door behind her.

She walked back into the living room and began to place the furniture back around the room. This time she also took out the most basic-looking dining room table since she was expecting guests over tonight for dinner.

After everything was set up she took a seat on the couch to decide what to make for dinner. She wanted to treat the Soto’s to a nice meal, but she also wanted to keep it realistic.

She thought about it for a few minutes and decided on a chicken and rice dish. Rice was a relatively common staple food right now since it has a long shelf life and she already told Ella that she managed to secure meat.

Walking over to the small kitchen area, she took out a package of fresh chicken thighs from her system to marinade in spices.

Just as she finished making preparations Julian woke up and walked out of the bedroom.

"Oh hey, you’re back", he said groggily. He slowly made his way over to where Rayne was standing and peered over her shoulder to see what she was doing.

"Mhm, sleep okay?", she asked as she rubbed the spices all over the chicken.

"Yeah, I didn’t even realize I fell asleep. I just laid down after cleaning and the next thing I know I’m awake", he said yawning.

Rayne smiled, "I’m glad you got some sleep. You did a great job with the cleaning, thank you".

"What time will our guests be here?", he asked.

"I told Ella around 5:30 pm, but said they were welcome to come a little earlier if they wanted", she replied.

Julian nodded and went back to the bedroom to get changed.

After Rayne finished she decided to go for a walk around the base. She was curious about the progress of the dormitory building and wanted to see if it would get finished anytime soon.

She told Julian her plans and walked outside. The air was chilly making Rayne feel cold even when she stood in the sunny spots.

She zipped up her jacket and continued to walk towards the sports field where the construction was said to happen.

It took her about 20 minutes to arrive, and she noticed that most of the framing was already finished.

Taking a closer look, she noticed that the quality of the construction was pretty bad, but it was still much better than living in a tent.

There were many people huddled together in the sunny spots of the base, trying to keep warm.

One man was trying to start a fire inside a metal barrel but seemed to lack matches or a lighter. He was rubbing two twigs together, hoping it would somehow catch fire.

"Are you stupid? How is rubbing those two sticks together going to start a fire?", walked over another man, laughing.

The man with the sticks paused and looked over, "But...but I saw them do this on TV before!".