What Separates Me and You

Chapter 28

Chapter 28 Happy Birthday

The smile froze on Sierra’s face. She struggled for quite a while before finally managing what seemed like a smile.

“I was just joking! What’s gotten into you, why are you being so fierce?”

The corners of Lewis’ lips raised as he chuckled. “I was just kidding too.”

People in the restaurant came and left, and still, Josephine waited silently. An hour passed, and then another. Still, there was no sign of Lewis.

She rested her chin on her hand, gazing out the window at all the lights out there. One by one they went out, and the bustling crowd on the road dwindled gradually.

Soon, the diners in the restaurant left too.

The lights outside were slowly switched off, and in the end, even the lights inside the restaurant were switched off.

The person who promised to celebrate her birthday with her never showed up.

“Mrs. Alvarez,” someone called out behind her.

Josephine snapped out of her reverie and turned around. It was the manager followed by two waitstaff standing beside her.

The manager smiled and said, “We’re closing.”

Josephine looked around her in the dim lights of the restaurant to find that everyone else had left.

She wasn’t exactly disappointed. After all, she was already used to it.

She hadn’t waited that long either. It had just been five hours. Compared to how long she had waited for him in the past, five hours wasn’t that much.

Just as Josephine got up and was about to leave, one of the waiters brought out a cake.

“Mrs. Alvarez, it’s your birthday today. This is a cake that’s been prepared for you in advance. Happy birthday!”

The waiter put the cake in front of her, and the manager said, “It’s almost 12, have some cake before you leave, or you can make a wish.”

Josephine felt that the flickering candles on the cake were not well wishes. Instead, they were the manager’s pity and sympathy toward her.

She tried very hard to put on a smile, although it did not turn out pretty.

her eyes, she said silently to

did not make a wish, Blowing out candles after making a wish did

silently to himself at the sight of Josephine’s

planned. out and had informed him that someone would be there soon.

the person

be

and blew out the candles. The manager then proceeded to cut the cake

her. Then, he pulled out a little plastic figurine from his pocket and passed it to Josephine. “This is a souvenir from

and took it. She nodded with a smile on her face.

then that the manager realized in astonishment that Josephine couldn’t

of their time, Josephine picked up a fork and took a

thick taste of cream entered her mouth, her stomach churned. However, she bit down on the urge to throw up and forced herself

take another bite, so she took her phone out and typed on it.

safe journey home, Mrs. Alvarez. Shall we pack this cake up

looked at the cake. Although she couldn’t stomach any more of it, she got them

cake and left. She made a beeline for the trash can as soon as she

left in her stomach and felt much

Chapter 28 Happy

her system of

was a humid city and the wind at night was frigid. She wrapped her arms around herself tightly. The moisture in the air was so chilly that her nose went red

cast long shadows around her. She walked slowly, stepping on her own shadow with

Josephine caught sight of someone by the trash can

only to find that

went up and patted the

was startled and whipped around in shock. She heaved a sigh of relief when

half-eaten bun which she hid behind her, the old lady began

her hand, shaking her head to tell her

too?” The old lady looked Josephine up and

the ground and motioned,

Josephine’s hands, which seemed like butterflies fluttering around in

while later, the old lady shifted her gaze to look at Josephine’s face. Her

nodded with tears in her eyes. “Yes, I’m Josie. What

streamed down her face. She picked up a walking stick beside the trash can and

Josephine followed her.

of Old Mr. Alvarez’s. She had been the one to take care of Josephine ever since she came to the Alvarez

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