The Day I Kissed An Older Man

The maid brought some soup and fed some to the dazed Jeremy. Jeremy took two sips and waved his hands, indicating he did not want any more.

The maid obediently placed the soup down and excused herself right away.

Pamela sat next to Jeremy and looked at him dejectedly. “Drink the soup and sober up with a bath. Getting wasted is hardly the kind of thing a grown man should be doing!”

Jeremy could feel a headache coming. He leaned his head on the back of the sofa and placed one arm over his forehead to cover his eyes. He ignored what his grandmother had said to him.

When Pamela saw a flickering light in his trouser pocket, she reached out to take his cell phone. It had been put on silent.

The caller ID displayed an unsaved phone number, and Pamela’s eyes lit up as she answered the call.

yet, Jeremy?” On the other end of the line was Sophia,

Pamela’s eyes dimmed considerably, and she replied, “He’s home, Sophia. Don’t worry. Get

little surprised when she heard an old woman’s voice. Nevertheless, she smiled sensibly and said, “Okay, Grandma Pamela!

her forehead and said, “What’s going on in your mind right now, Jeremy? Are you going to accept Sophia, or are you

Corinne to

He was right; she did think that the call was

“She won’t come here even

refuted. “I can see that you still care a lot about her, and I think you should find a chance to explain things clearly to her. She must’ve

was hardly a reasonable response! She even wore a mask when she met me