The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Corinne did not seem perturbed. “Hurry up. Which song would you like to listen to? I’ll play it for you so it won’t feel awkward when we don’t have anything to talk about during the call.”

Jeremy remained composed and unaffected. Even her shallow breathing was comforting to her. He replied, “Let’s listen to ‘Bridge over Troubled Water’.”

Corinne used her music player to search for the song and found several by different artists. She asked, “Who’s the singer?”

Jeremy replied, “Simon and Garfunkel.”

Music soon filled the air as Corinne played the track. After listening briefly to the song, she suddenly remarked, “I never felt such a significant generation gap between us before this, but I feel it now that I’m listening to this song! We listen to songs from different eras, haha…”

Jeremy stopped typing on his keyboard. He seemed to take some offense to Corinne’s remark. “Are you bothered by my age?”

Corinne sighed. “There’s nothing I can do about it even if I am. You being older than I am is a fact. We can’t turn back the clock.”

not usually care much about his age, but he did so when

chuckle from her. “Why aren’t you saying anything?

“No,” Jeremy replied curtly.

said, “Your song choice is a little dated, but it’s pretty nice, especially the lyrics. It’s quite fitting

remark. Instead, he asked, “What songs do you like to listen to? Choose

probably won’t enjoy the songs I listen to,” Corinne

that. Put

that was chock full of rapping, leaving Jeremy at

The two of them continued to share their music preferences and made small talk

where Sophia’s father resided. Jeremy informed Corinne, “I’ve arrived.” He then placed the phone—of which the call was still