The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Thalia's impulsive escape into the forest was indeed causing trouble for them. What if there were poisonous snakes or wild animals inside? There was no guarantee of her safety! Thalia was not naive either. After running into the forest, she found a relatively secluded spot and crouched down. Once she was sure that Lucas could not see her, she stayed there quietly.

Lucas, not far behind, chased after her but could not spot Thalia. His face darkened. How could a person of her size suddenly disappear from sight?

At that moment, Melody ran over with her phone in hand.

the search. The forest is large and deep, and if we go in now, they'll likely have

at all? If we wait here, she might run farther away. Then it'll take us longer to

tone was icy, leaving Melody utterly confused.

I didn't care? Would I have asked

felt like a bucket of cold water, leaving Melody chilled to the bone in the seemingly endless forest. Melody could not help but feel a sense

and Cedric had not arrived yet. Thus, Melody stomped and bit her lip in frustration. She could not leave, but if she could, she would have done so the moment Lucas scolded her. 'Why? Why am I being dragged into this situation? Why do I have to shoulder the blame? What does this have to do with me? It's not like I was the one who forced Thalia to run into the forest!' Even though Melody was thinking all that, a part of her worried about Lucas. He had run into the forest without looking back, and that was enough to show how much he cared about Thalia. Thus, it

with confidence, saying she would get Lucas to open his