Life is composed of a surfeit of surprises and chaos. Maxin thought he had long understood this since he was a child.
He also thought he had adapted himself well to it.
He was a slum dweller. His father had run away when he was born because he could not afford to take care of his family. In a neighborhood where gangsterism, drug dealing, alcoholism, and crime flourished, Maxin supported himself by working day and night to complete his studies. Compared to his previous life, the days in the doomsday were pretty much the same. In fact, the experience he had garnered throughout his childhood in a poor district had helped him better survive in the apocalyptic world.
