Matthew James Reilly

Charlie, a socially inept young man, compulsively confesses every detail of his anti-social behavior to his mother, Hazel, with whom he still lives in Harlem. When his mother asks him to finally move out of her apartment, Charlie is forced to confront his greatest fears - losing his only life witness and living in a world without his only friend and confidante.

At the end of what she hopes to be her last day at work, a young gas station attendant attempts to leave town permanently. We slowly learn fragmented details about her life as she treks across the decaying wasteland called home.

At the end of what she hopes to be her last day at work, a young gas station attendant attempts to leave town permanently. We slowly learn fragmented details about her life as she treks across the decaying wasteland called home.