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

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

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 wasn't weak. Jasper was just too strong. The boy

the subject, Stella asked, "Rosie, what did you get

responded quickly, "We got some tools, textbooks, a dress, and a

was currently wearing on her head, made her

we lose out on brother's fish? Cody and Lukas said we only got

as long as you think it's

different needs, and anyway, Jasper wasn't

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

have plenty. You

"Lukas and Cody are hooked. They want to go again tomorrow. Do you want

for a few days. You

at the idea of

continue her project. Finally, she had finished her first thermal suit for Cooper. She called him over, "Cooper, come here." The

had made a onesie thermal suit, with a hole for Cooper's tail. There was another hole at the rear end, so he

be another hole. Not wanting to put diapers on Cooper, she cut

just come out of a coal mine with

blunt, "It

her mistake and immediately covered her mouth, looking at Stella

at the suit: 'Get this ugly thing off me.

Cooper is the most handsome dog

even more handsome than my brother,

looked at Stella, "Woof!"

his head, "I'm not lying, my dog is the most handsome on

that and nuzzled into her arms: 'If I'm

suit, she observed Cooper's reactions. Unfortunately, his 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

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

"Keep it."

tool,