Surviving an apocalypse sucks. It totally does.
Instead of counting herself lucky to be alive, Tess struggles to find the will to keep placing one foot in front of the other, especially when the most she ever had to worry about before the meteor catastrophe was whether sheโd have a date to prom.
Climbing mountains--againโdealing with the lack of food, clean water, and wondering what the point of it all is doesnโt feel much like luck at all. More like punishment.
Maybe itโd be different if she had Cole by her side, as troublesome and irritating as he could be. But he doesnโt seem to be anywhere, and Tess wonders if heโd ever truly been there in the first place.
Her dad and brother donโt buy her story of a lone wolf coming to her rescue, and as things become more and more difficult, sheโs slowly beginning to doubt herself, too.
Real? Imaginary? A product of her delusional mind? Coleโs existenceโor nonexistenceโremains a mystery because this time around, thereโs more than just herself and a kitten to take care of.
This time, someone vulnerable depends on her strength and bravery more than ever before.