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.”

they had brought along. Francine took several photos of the food, beckoned the three children over so she

and Francine

of the camera frame. He retreated a few steps to the side

walked over to Chester and asked softly, “You’ve

and he nodded earnestly. “Honestly, I used to be biased against her. I thought she was uneducated and had the temper of a spoiled young brat. When you asked me to tutor her, I

observation. “Yes, she’s pretty naive, especially in this department,”

He did not deny that Francine was not the most intellectually sharp person, but

children, Corinne suddenly felt a chill run down her spine. It was almost

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

direction of the eerie sensation. She spotted a man gazing at