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.

tugged at his ear, "Don't encourage

Rosie was already riled up, her small fists clenched as she declared, "Fighting is easy. If anyone dares to bully me, I'll beat

past, she always felt inadequate. She trained hard every day, but was no match for her brother. But after getting into a fight with someone else today, she realized that she

the subject, Stella asked, "Rosie, what did

"We got some tools, textbooks, a dress,

pink bunny-shaped fluffy hairband, which she was currently wearing

on brother's fish? Cody

you think it's

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

pads, and a lighter. Angela passed her a pack of sanitary pads, "Even in the

refused, "I have

insist, "Lukas and Cody are hooked. They want to go again tomorrow.

days. You go have fun." No

the idea of a

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,

for Cooper's tail. There was another

Not wanting to put diapers

he had just come out of a coal

blunt,

mistake and immediately covered her mouth, looking at Stella with innocent eye. 'I didn't

this ugly

him, "No way, Cooper is

even more handsome than my

looked at Stella,

my dog is the most handsome on

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

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

Rosie. Stella stopped him and handed him

"Keep it."

was a life-saving tool, and he was just giving it to