Brandy N. Carie
Bell and Roe live isolated lives in a postapocalyptic wasteland, Bell with her books and Roe with her guns. When they happen to meet, Bell shows Roe agame: take o your gas mask and see if you can breathe. Taste this plant andsee if you survive. Do more than just not-die. When Bell brings vegetablesfrom her garden to trade, she is trapped in Roe’s shelter by a sudden acidrainstorm. A tenuous friendship develops, nurtured by Bell’s endless stash offairy tales. Then Bell steals one of Roe’s guns. She says she needs it to hunt, butwhat else might she have planned? Roe’s shelter is stocked with canned goodsand other priceless resources. Is their friendship true, or just another game?