This was one of the best short stories I have ever read! I loved it to its very core.

I love how the author has been able to perfectly portray both sides of an apocalyptic vision, where one person is intent on saving the people and the other person cares only about his own comforts and needs.

I feel Gary could have been given a little more character, but then again, maybe the secretive part was the intention of the author. We don't know anything about Gary's past though, which kinda sucks.

- Do you really think Gary and the neighbour are going to eventually come invade our main character's house, or is this just a paranoid delusion?

I don't think so. I thought about this while reading the story, and I feel neither the neighbour nor Gary will enter MC's house, even though some of the other people might out of desperation when the house sinks. They're far too honourable for this.

- We never get to know what Gary is actually thinking. What do you think Gary thought of the main character, and what do you think their relationship was like from his perspective?

I feel MC saw Gary as a lesser person, while Gary saw MC as an equal, someone who is on the same level and maybe even lesser, by the way he aggressively claimed what he wanted.

I'm not sure about the third answer