Then Uncle Basil leaves to stay with his ex-girlfriend so he won’t use up any more of Alyssa’s family’s water. Alyssa’s has a friend named Sofia whose entire family packs their belongings and leaves California. The leader of the homeowners’ association comes to the McCrackens’ house with an expensive present, hoping that in return they’ll share their resources with others, but Kelton’s father isn’t sympathetic to people who are unprepared for a crisis.ĭay by day, the situation worsens. His parents are prepared for the apocalypse, complete with a well-guarded home, a stockpile of water and a backup generator for power. A man attempts to take it from them.Īlyssa’s next-door neighbor Kelton McCracken is a survivalist geek. The cases of water are already gone, but Alyssa comes up with the clever idea to buy a cart full of bagged ice to melt for water. Teenage Alyssa, her 10-year-old brother, Garrett, and Uncle Basil go to Costco to buy bottled water and notice the tense, combative attitudes of everyone in line. Then one day, the taps dry out completely. A drought known as the Tap-Out leaves California with a severely decreased water supply.
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