Blizzard (2)

"Haa..."

Every time I opened my mouth, a long stream of white breath poured out.

Looking at the pure-white blizzard raging beyond the gymnasium's high windows, I repeatedly rubbed my numb hands together.

The past few days had truly been a time for which even the word hell was inadequate.

Originally, this enormous indoor gymnasium was a somewhat flimsy safe zone for those of us living nearby, but it was still the only home where we could find solace.

After the world was destroyed by monsters, people with nowhere else to go gradually gathered here and naturally formed a community.

Since no one was better off than anyone else, we shared clothes, divided the food we scavenged fairly, and stubbornly held out.

As a result, we were able to adapt well to the changed world.

But one day, this absurd cold suddenly arrived.

'It's a little better today.'...