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.

said silently to herself,

out candles after making a wish did not work. She’d tried it long

silently to himself at the

everything planned. out and had informed him that someone would be

and the person was not there

it was to be stood up on

manager

cake from her. Then, he pulled out a little plastic figurine from his pocket and passed it to Josephine. “This is a souvenir from our restaurant. Please take it as our birthday gift

looked at the figurine and took it. She nodded with

then that the manager realized in astonishment

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

her stomach churned. However, she bit

another bite, so she took her phone out and typed on it. “Thank you, I’ll make a move

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

couldn’t stomach any more of it, she got them

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

threw up everything there was left in her stomach and felt

| Chapter 28 Happy

system of the thick

city and the wind at night was frigid. She wrapped her arms around herself tightly.

long shadows

distance, Josephine caught sight of someone by the trash can not too

to find that it was an

so she went up

lady was startled and whipped around in shock. She

she hid behind her, the old

and reached out for her hand, shaking her head

lady looked Josephine up

the cake she was holding on the ground

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

lady shifted her gaze to look at

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

streamed down her face. She picked up a walking stick beside the trash can and hobbled over to take a seat on

Josephine followed her.

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

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