The Day I Kissed An Older Man

The man, whose handsome face was riddled with melancholy, snapped out of his trance and glanced at Sophia silently when he heard her calling him.

The bedroom window was opened, allowing the gentle breeze to blow in, which caused the white curtain to dance around the man. It was quite a beautiful sight to behold if one had a thing for this kind of aesthetics.

As though accustomed to the man not speaking, Sophia did not pay too much mind to his silence. Instead, she walked over to the window to close it before turning to him to ask, “Your lunch is untouched, so I’m guessing you haven’t eaten. What about your medicine?”

“I’ve already taken them.”

Sophia glanced at the medicine bottle on the bedside table. “Zachary, the reason we came back to this city is to help Dad sell off all his assets here. We’ll have less of a headache once that’s done since we won’t have to worry about the business dealings here anymore.”

Zachary showed no response at having heard her. Instead, he kept his eyes fixed outside the window as he asked, “Have I been to this city before?”

said, “N…No. You were born in Molomia and lived there all your life. This is your first time

feel like I’ve been

and said, “Well, that’s not surprising since all big cities look the same now. You’re just overthinking things. Anyway, what do you want for

fine. But I want to

Sophia gently pushed him toward the

the wheelchair with his hand and then said glumly, “Here’s fine. You can go

different from the one at home. Why don’t I get in with

put up his hand. “No, thanks. You go watch Benjamin. I’ll

he was so adamant, Sophia decided not to insist. She simply smiled and said, “Alright. I’ll go play with Benjamin first. Don’t lock the door, and call me

responded Jeremy. He wheeled himself in further and locked the door

at the bathroom door for a long while with clenched fists before