The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Francine blushed and replied awkwardly, “What do you mean by that? He was very diligent in tutoring me back then!”

Corinne neither explained nor rephrased her remark.

Chester did not seem to pay too much mind to that either. He grinned shyly and looked at the three little kids seated between the two girls. He sighed. “Time sure flies. The children are all grown up now.”

Corinne tilted her head and looked out at the passing streetscape through the car window. She murmured, “Yes. Time flies… Three years have passed in the blink of an eye…”

The city’s lush parks were the preferred destinations for spring outings and picnics. Many families brought their children here to play on weekends when the weather was perfect.

Corinne and Francine led the children ahead, while Chester followed behind and helped carry their belongings. After finding a suitable empty spot on the field, Francine pointed and said, “Let’s set up our spot here!”

Chester nodded. “Sure.”

had brought along. Francine took several photos of the food, beckoned the three children over so she could take pictures of them with the food, and shared some

aunt dearly, and Francine felt the same toward

out of the camera frame. He retreated a few steps to the side and observed quietly with

walked over to Chester and asked

red, and he nodded earnestly. “Honestly, I used to be biased against her. I thought she was uneducated and had the temper of a spoiled young brat. When you asked me to tutor her, I had

naive, especially in this department,” she

into laughter. He did not deny that Francine was not

Francine take pictures of the children, Corinne suddenly felt a chill run down her spine. It was almost as if a thorn

was the same feeling she

the direction of the eerie sensation. She spotted a man gazing at her in a wheelchair