What Separates Me and You

Chapter 12 Falling Back Into the Darkness

Fortunately, Tyler was quick enough to react and caught Josephine in his arms. He felt the heat on her shoulders and looked at her in surprise. “She has a fever.”

Startled, he then called out, “Quick, go find a doctor!”

Josephine seemed to have fallen into a long dream where she went back to her childhood.

Daphne had locked her inside a storage room. The house was dark, and she was swallowed by the darkness as if falling into a black vortex.

She desperately pounded on the door, but no one answered her.

When she was in utmost despair, the closed door slowly opened, and a beam of light shone through the crack. It got bigger and brighter, illuminating her eyes.

That tall and majestic figure was bathed in the holy light like a god coming down to drive away the gloom around her.

He reached out his hand and rolled up the sleeve of his white shirt. His slender fingers then appeared in front of her, breaking through all her defenses.

she became his most devout

out her hand to grab his,

up and tried to catch that hand, but she missed it. In the end, the door closed again, and she fell back into the darkness once more.

her eyes. The light above her head was blinding. She gasped heavily for air, unable to shake off the chaos

voice sounded

“You tell her.”

tell her, Tyler?”

think it’s appropriate?”

and Avery

his throat, patted Avery’s shoulder, and

to Avery, “What were you guys talking about?”

the bedside with an uneasy look on her face. She grabbed Josephine’s hands, wanting

for a long time, but what Avery wanted to say remained unspoken.

“Avery, do I have a terminal illness? It’s okay.

was a terminal illness, she wouldn’t have to agonize about the meaning of life every day.

hand and argued, “Hey, don’t be ridiculous. You don’t

Avery shut her eyes in frustration, thinking that it would

as if a thunderbolt had struck her. She sat on the bed in shock, staring

composure and gestured frantically with her fingers.

You’re too fast. I can’t