What Separates Me and You novel Chapter 5

A figure was leaning against the table, and a faint scent of perfume wafted over. Josephine looked up at the person speaking. 

It was Avery Green, the owner of the coffee shop. 

Avery was around 5’8” tall. She had short hair and was wearing a black T-shirt and sweatpants. A lot of people would mistake her for a man if she didn’t speak. 

Back when Josephine first came for the interview, she was so shocked when Avery pinched her cheek. She only realized that Avery was a woman after hearing her voice. 

Josephine put down the tablecloth and smiled while signing, “I’m already used to it.” 

Avery glanced at her fingers, then at her teary eyes. She frowned. 

Although Josephine gave a short and simple answer, Avery knew that it must be carrying so much pain and sorrow. 

She handed over the cup of drink in her grip and said, “Your favorite matcha latte. Take it. Everyone gets one.” 

Josephine thanked her and took a sip of the latte. 

Noticing that Josie had stained the corner of her mouth with white foam, Avery reached out to wipe it off for her. “What a silly girl,” she said, pinching her cheeks. 

Her voice carried a hint of melancholy and concern; it was as if she was trying to imply something 

Josephine had a chubby face with a fair complexion as well as big eyes and long lashes. Whenever she stared at someone, she looked like a sad little puppy. 

That was why Avery liked pinching her cheeks. At first, Josephine was not used to it, but eventually, she was. 

Getting used to something was a scary thing. 

Avery was very kind. In order to understand what Josephine was saying, she had learned sign language by watching videos and could now understand most of what Josephine wanted to express. 

But Josephine was afraid of making new friends again. 

The person who became friends with her last now sprayed disinfectant on where she sat. 

Nobody knew what Avery was thinking, but she suddenly took Josephine upstairs and said, “Come help me out with something.” 

Josephine quickly put down her matcha latte and followed her up the stairs to a room at the corner of the second floor. Avery pushed open the door to find a roomful of colorful paintings. 

Apart from owning the coffee shop, Avery was also a famous painter, at least according to her. 

Her family didn’t support her interest in painting, so she opened a coffee shop as a disguise to secretly continue painting. 

As soon as they entered the room, Avery sat Josephine down on a chair. “Don’t move. You’ll be my model today.”