The Flood Within

Torrential rain is about to submerge the city, and Zoey has spent years stockpiling emergency rations for exactly this kind of disaster. When her cousin Faith moves into her apartment and starts giving away those supplies to the neighbors, Zoey recognizes the pattern from a life she has already lived once. In that life, Faith's self-righteous generosity let a violent neighbor inside, and the consequences destroyed Zoey and her mother.

Now Zoey has two days before the storm hits. She buys a high-voltage stun baton and pepper spray, then spends nearly her entire savings on a bank-grade vault door and blast-resistant windows. But Faith is already handing out Zoey's food in the courtyard, playing the humble hero for anyone with a camera, and the crowd is happy to take it.

With the flood closing in, Zoey must decide how far she will go to protect what is hers from a cousin who calls theft a kindness.