18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 65

The first time Rosie got into a fight, it left a deep impression on her young mind. She clung to Jasper's neck, "When I grow up, I'll protect you too." "Alright."

"I'll protect Stella too, and Cooper."

"Alright."

Next, they sold fish, with Jasper showing her the ropes.

Stella listened silently. Jasper's teaching methods were rough, but in a world where order had collapsed, maybe Rosie would have been worse off if they'd stuck to the old ways of kindness and gentleness. "Yes, what your brother taught you isn't wrong."

Curious, Stella asked Rosie, "Have you ever been hungry or been beaten up?"

Rosie lowered her head, nervously fiddling with her clothes.

"That's okay. You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to."

"When Jasper didn't come home, I was so hungry. My cousin bullied me, and my aunt scolded me."

"Do you want to go through that again?"

"No!" Rosie shook her head vehemently, her voice tinged with a sob. "I don't want to."

"Well, remember that feeling. If anyone ever treats you like that again, you fight back. Don't be afraid. They can't beat you."

"But my aunt said the police would take me away."

"As long as you're not the one starting trouble, the police won't take you away." Stella comforted the little girl, "Today, when you fought, the police didn't come to get you, did they?"

Relieved, Rosie said, "I'll listen to Stella and Jasper. No one will bully me anymore."

Cooper growled his agreement from the side.

his ear,

small fists clenched as she declared, "Fighting is easy. If anyone dares to

a fight with someone else today, she realized

what did you get for the fish

"We got some tools, textbooks,

which she was currently wearing on her head, made her

out on brother's fish? Cody and

long as you think it's worth it, it's

different needs, and anyway, Jasper wasn't short

practical: two packs of salt, dried vegetables, sanitary pads, and a lighter. Angela passed her a pack of sanitary pads, "Even in the apocalypse, we still have to bleed every

have plenty.

are hooked. They want to go again

a few days. You go

the idea

sat on the couch to continue her project. Finally, she had

suit, with a hole for Cooper's tail. There was another hole

Not wanting to put diapers on Cooper, she

come out of a coal

was blunt, "It looks

realized her mistake and immediately covered her mouth, looking

bit at the suit: 'Get this ugly

comforted him, "No way, Cooper is the

"Cooper isn't ugly. He's even more handsome than my brother,

looked at

my dog is

nuzzled into her arms: 'If I'm so handsome, make me

fur meant he didn't feel the change in temperature now, so he didn't react to the suit. When she finished the second suit, she used the leftover fabric to make a suit for Smoky and Snowy. It wasn't pretty, but it wasn't about looking good. As long as it kept

stopped him and handed him a nail gun, "I almost forgot to return this to

"Keep it."

surprised. This was a life-saving tool, and he was just