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

a wish, Blowing out candles after making a wish

silently to himself at the sight of Josephine’s

her waiting for hours. The man from earlier on had everything planned. out and had informed him

the person was not there

be stood

blew out the candles. The manager then proceeded to

the cake with them. The manager smiled when he took the cake from her. Then, he pulled out a little plastic figurine from his pocket and passed it to Josephine.

figurine and took it. She nodded with

that the manager realized in astonishment

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

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

dared not take another bite, so she took her phone out

Mrs. Alvarez. Shall we pack this cake up

couldn’t stomach any more of it, she

she took the cake and left. She made a beeline for

up everything there was left in her stomach and felt much

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system of the

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

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

a slight distance, Josephine caught sight of someone by the

to find that it was an

the person looked quite familiar, so she went up and patted the

around in shock. She heaved a sigh of relief when she saw

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

at the old lady and reached out for her hand,

looked Josephine up and down. She

was holding on the ground and motioned, “Mrs. Jinkins, don’t you

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

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

in her eyes. “Yes, I’m

picked up a walking stick beside the trash

Josephine followed her.

was a trusty worker of Old Mr. Alvarez’s. She had been the one to take care of Josephine ever since she

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