The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Jeremy recalled what Sophia said, that ‘Benjamin’ looked different somehow. He narrowed his eyes to get a better look at him
but found nothing odd about him.
Suddenly, an image of the girl he saw on the field flashed across his mind. He was sure he had seen her somewhere before.
Moreover, he could not help but feel his chest tightening at the thought of her chatting and laughing away with another man.
‘Who is she? Where have I seen her before?’ he kept wondering.
Meanwhile...
It was already dinner time by the time Corinne and the rest of them returned to the Holdens’ mansion.
Pamela immediately came to welcome them back when she heard their voices. Corinne and Francine came in with the three
kids, whereas Chester had already gone back to his school.
Even though Pamela was old and frail, she would still want to pick up his great-grandchildren for hugs and kisses whenever she
saw them.
She picked up the lightest of the three of them, Christine, and asked, “Did you have fun today, sweetheart?”
Christine wrapped her arms around Pamela’s neck and nodded. “Yeah! It was super fun. The food you made was super yummy,
Great-grandma! We all love it so much.”
Her high praises made Pamela grin from ear to ear. “Really? Then I’ll make super yummy food for you every day!”
Christine smiled and nodded. “Yay! But Great-grandma, Bryan didn’t have much fun today. He was scolded by Mommy for
running off by himself.”
Pamela immediately frowned. “What? Bryan ran off alone?”
Christine nodded rapidly. “Yeah! You should scold him so he won’t make Mommy angry again. She was so angry at him that it
nearly made her cry.”
Pamela put Christine down and was about to pull ‘Bryan’ to ask him what happened, but he immediately hid behind Corinne’s
back as though he had seen a scary person.

Pamela was visibly hurt by his reaction. “What’s the matter, Bryan? Don’t you want to talk to me anymore? I’m just going to ask
you what happened. I promise I won’t scold you. Come.”
‘Bryan’ continued to hide behind Corinne, hugging her legs anxiously.
‘I’m not Bryan! The only reason I came here is because I like this nice lady!’ he thought. Other than that, he was scared of the
unfamiliar environment and strange people around him.
Sophia rarely took him out. Most of his time was spent at home with Jeremy, so he did not get to see other people much. This
made him very frightened of all strangers except for the gentle Corinne.
Seeing how scared he looked, Corinne said to Pamela, “It’s okay, Grandma. I’ve already lectured him. He must still be
experiencing some after-shock. I’m sure he’ll be fine and talk to you later in the night.”
Pamela looked worriedly at ‘Bryan’, then back at Corinne. “Corinne, what exactly happened? Is it as Christine said? That Bryan
ran off by himself?”
Corinne nodded. “Yeah. He saw a kid with a toy he really liked, so he ran off to find that kid without telling us. It was a good thing
we found him quickly. He has promised he won’t do it anymore after I scolded him.”
Even though Pamela was not on the scene, she could not help but shudder at what happened. “Thank you for your hard work,
Corinne. Taking care of three kids isn’t easy. Not to mention, they’re at a very naughty age where you can’t ever take your eyes
off them. I’m so glad the family has you.”
Corinne smiled. “It’s all worth it since they’re my kids.”