Left Behind in the Heat

Summary

When the extreme-heat apocalypse arrived, surface temperatures reached 158°F, and the first group of people began moving to Frostpoint Base.

As a scientist, my wife had two spots to bring family members with her.

Everyone thought she would take me without hesitation.

But in the end, she put the name of her graduate student on the application. "He's my student, and he doesn't have his parents with him. I can't bear to leave him alone in a place this hot."

She submitted the application without a second thought. Her next words chilled me to the bone. "Ethan, you're different.