What Separates Me and You

Chapter 6 Where Did This Old Hen Come From?

Avery helped Josephine remove her helmet. Both of them were completely drenched, but the coffee in Josephine’s arms was intact.

“Are these people crazy? Do they not even have a coffee machine in this big company?” Avery ranted as she took the coffee from her hands and smiled. “Hey, you can wait here. I’ll be right back.”

Josephine nodded lightly and walked to the main entrance to wait.

The rain grew heavier, and it seemed like winter was coming with the downpour.

Josephine stared into the rain, her mind wandering.

On the day Grandpa Alan brought her to Alvarez Manor, it had also been pouring heavily. The nine-year-old Lewis had scrutinized her and asked who she was.

Grandpa Alan jokingly replied, “I found you a wife. Do you want her?”

Lewis, who was so young at the time, sneered and said, “I don’t want a monkey as my wife.”

He was right. She had been really skinny back then, and her hair was very dry. She might have looked worse than the monkeys in the zoo.

But then he added, “If you don’t eat more, how can you be my wife when you’re so skinny?”

knew he was joking, but she took it seriously

when a voice brought her back to reality.

walked out

“Josephine?”

the phone with Lewis, so he also heard that from the other end of

turned to look at the office building, then glanced at Josephine. She hung up

she was not

Her eyes scanned Josephine up and down like

all. Look at you, coming to see him all wet.” She reached out and picked up a strand of wet hair

what’s the point of this? To him, you’re just

it was too cold in the rain,

it. Josephine knew it in her heart.

at her was no different from the way he looked at the cat he

cat a lot too. Sometimes, he would forget to feed it before going to work and

loving were two different things, after

Avery came out after finishing the coffee delivery and overheard what Sierra just said. She quickly walked up to Josephine, stood protectively in front of her, and eyed Sierra up and down.

are you being so loud? Are you

Why are you saying all that shit

her arms and looked at her provokingly.

think you are? You think you’re superior just because you’re bullying someone who can’t speak? I’ve really never encountered anyone like you, running into other people’s homes and squawking everywhere. Are you that desperate to let everyone know your secret?”

red from being