The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

There were numerous missed call notifications. The majority was from Jason, followed by Aaron and Xante.

Corinne wondered if she should text to inform him she was safe.

There were also countless messages from Jason on her social media apps. All of them enquired about her whereabouts and her safety.

She felt a little bad for him and replied, [I’m fine. My phone ran out of juice.]

Jason replied almost instantly, [Where are you now?]

[I’d rather not say…] ‘You’d come running straight to me if I told you, and I know that Lucas will let you in to see me because you two have a good relationship.’

Jason sent her another message. [Why not?]

[You’ll know later. I’m sleepy, so I’m going to bed now.] Corinne exited the chat after replying to Jason. She was about to lock the screen and put down the phone when she saw a friend request displayed at the bottom of the screen.

a new account and deactivated her former one to

display and put down her phone to dry her hair. When she was done, she decided to lie on the bed and

that read,

Her hand was practically shaking as

strings. As angry as she was, she could not escape being manipulated like

sent her a message and acted as if nothing happened. [Why haven’t you

and replied, [What are

sent her

up the wall. Unable to scold him because she still wanted the painting, she asked patiently, [And the

[At home.]

much will you sell it to

[It’s not for sale.]

[Then why did you send me a friend

[Because.]