Melomiri

No Leaving Allowed

Language: en

The day the city issued the Code Red flood warning, our boss tagged everyone in the company group chat. "Attention all staff. Do not go home after your shift tonight, just in case you can't make it in tomorrow. The company will charge a $100 overnight accommodation fee per person. It will be deducted from your next paycheck!" The office erupted into a chorus of muttered complaints, but no one dared to openly defy her. As a result, at two in the morning, the river levee breached. Violent, muddy floodwaters smashed through the ground-floor office windows. Over a hundred people drowned before…

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