The Day I Kissed An Older Man

-‘Gentle?’ Zachary fell silent. He recalled that little girl’s hand on his neck that day, and it seemed as though she wanted to strangle him to death. Perhaps gentle was the right word to describe that incident, because at least she did not strangle him to death.

When the door handle turned, Zachary immediately became alert and returned to his usual calm demeanor.

When Sophia entered the room, she immediately saw ‘Benjamin’ talking to Zachary. She had a slightly gloomy look in her eyes, but she nevertheless

greeted them with a smile. “Benjamin! You’re awake! What are you two chatting about?”

Zachary replied, “Nothing much. He told me he was hungry.”

Sophia did not suspect a thing and said with a smile, “I was just about to ask what the both of you want for dinner. Our refrigerator is running empty, so I thought of getting some groceries.” In a rare gesture of gentleness, Zachary looked at her and said, “Don’t trouble yourself. You’ve had a busy day today, so we can just have some room service.”

felt touched by his kindness. “I’ll be fine. I’m more than happy

day out. Besides, Benjamin said he’s hungry now,

she soon realized that his main concern was that she might take too long to cook a meal for ‘Benjamin’. “Okay. I’ll ask the hotel to

Zachary nodded.

but the boy’s presence was like a thorn in the

from the hotel. You can tell them what you want to eat, and they’ll bring it to you!” she said to ‘

Sophia’s face soured

close to Zachary and

hand and rubbed Bryan’s head. “Go ahead, ‘Benjamin’. Just tell the hotel staff what you want, and they’ll bring