The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Joey fell backward from the force of impact and immediately cried.

“You mutt! How dare you spy on me?!” roared Phoebe.

“I… I…not spying on you,” whimpered Joey.

He really was not spying on her. He wanted to go out to the living room but was not sure whether it was safe for him to do so. He thought he would observe the situation outside first.

Phoebe, who already thought of Joey as a nuisance, became even more irritated at him due to the anxiety and anger brought on by Anya’s arrest. Thus, she decided to use him as a punching bag.

She kicked him again. “This is all your fault! Nothing ever went right for Anya after she adopted you. We should’ve thrown you away the first chance we got!”

Joey immediately curled up in pain.

he would receive some kind of beating. Whenever Anya was upset, she would take it out on him. However, she would make sure to hit him on the parts of his body that would

Anya was more brazen

because that meant he would be spared from getting beaten up today. Alas, that was not

scary, just like Mommy… I want to leave this place… I want to go back to my own country. I’d rather starve in the orphanage than stay with

annoyed when Joey started crying. She lifted him by the collar and slapped his face harshly. “Stop crying, you little jinx, or I’ll give you something

even when his face became swollen and red. She

to find another man to marry, and this little jinx will just get in the way!

heard the doorbell ringing. Only then did she let Joey

sure to close the door after, and went to open the entrance door for

“Have you heard?