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.

ear, "Don't encourage Rosie to

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

hard every day, but was no match for her brother. But after getting into a fight with someone else today, she realized that she wasn't

subject, Stella asked, "Rosie, what did you

responded quickly, "We got some tools, textbooks,

she was currently wearing on her head, made her look even more

brother's fish? Cody and Lukas said

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

different needs, and anyway, Jasper wasn't short of

were more 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

"I have

hooked. They want to go again tomorrow.

few days. You

laughed gleefully at the idea of a

day teaching Rosie math and language. When Rosie finished her homework, Stella sat on the couch to continue her project. Finally, she had finished her first thermal suit for Cooper. She called him over, "Cooper, come here." The suit was black,

had made a onesie thermal suit, with a hole for Cooper's tail. There was

to put diapers on Cooper, she cut

he had just come out of a coal mine with this

was blunt, "It looks

immediately covered her mouth, looking at Stella with innocent eye. 'I

this ugly thing off me.

is the most handsome dog

more

looked at

not lying, my dog is the most handsome on

was pleased with that and nuzzled into her arms: 'If I'm

thick 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 them warm, it was

up Rosie. Stella stopped him and handed him a nail gun, "I almost forgot to return this to

"Keep it."

was a life-saving tool, and he