The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Corinne was eating absent-mindedly with her eyes half-closed. She only took food from the two dishes closest to her ordered by Annie, even though she did not like the taste. At that point, it did not matter what she ate.

Annie was equally as absent-minded as Corinne. She would, from time to time, check her phone, wondering why Francine and Pamela had not reached the restaurant yet.

Marcus placed a piece of chicken wing on Annie’s plate. “What are you thinking about? You should eat more.”

Annie snapped back to the present. She forcibly smiled and said, “Oh, no…it’s nothing!”

‘Corinne was about to finish her food. She’ll definitely find some excuse to leave early after that! Where the hell are they?’ thought Annie.

Corinne was intent on finishing her food; she could not wait to get out of the restaurant. Time felt so slow that a minute felt like a year to her.

“Here, Corinne.

Corinne’s lips

picked up one of the carrots Annie put on her plate and was about to bite in when Jeremy blocked

him. “What the heck

was about to explode with rage at the thought of Jeremy wanting to pick a fight with

said coldly, “Have you forgotten that you’re allergic

and suddenly remembered she was, indeed, allergic to carrots. She did an allergic test which showed she was allergic to carrots, but she did not

still remember she was allergic to carrots. ‘Don’t tell me he

reminded herself to not read too much into it. Besides, even if Jeremy did remember the few things she was allergic to, she was sure he did it