The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Chapter 1861

The voice frightened Joey, who turned to see who it was. He saw a man sitting next to the firewood, staring at him with a weird smile that unnerved him.

It took Joey a couple of minutes to shake himself out of his shock. Finally, he remembered who the man was. "You... You’re the balloon seller!"

Joey recognized the man as he was quite distinguishable-a shaggy- looking man in his forties, with an unshaven beard and slovenly clothes. He also remembered that he had talked to him several times at the backdoor of their garden.

"Oh, you remember me? Clever boy! Too bad I don’t have any balloons to give you now," said the man.

Joey felt his danger senses tingling. He huddled in a corner of the dog cage and asked, "Why... Why did you bring me here? What do you want?"

scared! I'm not going to hurt you. Your mother asked me to bring you here. She

lying!" Joey frowned with disbelief. "If she misses me, she'll find me at home, not at a

tell you no lies, boy. You'll know I'm telling the truth when your

the man was. He thought, 'Maybe Mommy really did ask him to bring me here? But why? This place is scary. No one would want to come here! And why lock me in a dog cage? Is this...some kind

head, he heard noises coming

the grass at the entrance

doing here?!' Joey could not

held her arm, but the woman slapped

you think you're doing? Buzz off.

the kid as promised. You know, I almost got caught

at him and said, "Don’t worry, you'll get what's yours. Now scram! Guard