The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Sophia shot a death glare at the gossiping girls. It was clear she was warning them to shut up.

The girls quickly shut up and looked away.

…

Corinne continued to lecture ‘Bryan’ as she carried him back. She was still very angry at him for running off.

‘This kid is getting more and more out of hand and stubborn. How dare he run off by himself,’ she thought.

As for ‘Bryan’, he just listened to her mutely. He did not apologize or admit to any wrongdoing.

Once they were back at their picnic spot, Corinne put ‘Bryan’ down and asked him sternly, “Aren’t you going to say anything? Do you know what you did wrong? There better not be a next time.”

‘Bryan’ stared at her with big sad puppy eyes.

think that’s enough, Corinne. He only ran off because

could not accept her reasoning. “Even so, he shouldn’t just run off without telling me. I think he’s asking

are you still standing there for? Hurry

before breaking out

alone,” cooed Francine. “It’s okay. It’s okay. You’re

are you crying? How can you cry when you’re the one who is in

wailed

the thought of smacking her own

He knows what he did is wrong.

were focused on ‘Bryan’, realizing

action, but she sighed and said, “Look at what a good boy your big brother is. When are you going to learn to be like him and make me stop worrying

and stammered, “I… I