The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Francine blushed and replied awkwardly, “What do you mean by that? He was very diligent in tutoring me back then!”

Corinne neither explained nor rephrased her remark.

Chester did not seem to pay too much mind to that either. He grinned shyly and looked at the three little kids seated between the two girls. He sighed. “Time sure flies. The children are all grown up now.”

Corinne tilted her head and looked out at the passing streetscape through the car window. She murmured, “Yes. Time flies… Three years have passed in the blink of an eye…”

The city’s lush parks were the preferred destinations for spring outings and picnics. Many families brought their children here to play on weekends when the weather was perfect.

Corinne and Francine led the children ahead, while Chester followed behind and helped carry their belongings. After finding a suitable empty spot on the field, Francine pointed and said, “Let’s set up our spot here!”

Chester nodded. “Sure.”

food and drinks they had brought along. Francine took several photos

children loved their aunt dearly, and Francine felt the same toward them

was not much into taking photos, so he stayed out of the camera frame. He retreated a

asked

had the temper of a spoiled young brat. When you asked me to tutor her, I had the chance to

observation. “Yes, she’s pretty naive, especially

that Francine was not the most intellectually sharp person, but that

take pictures of the children, Corinne suddenly felt a chill

an all too familiar one. It was the same feeling she got whenever

in the direction of the eerie sensation. She