The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Melinda no longer wished to talk about Sophia with Lilin. “Let’s leave it at that, Lilin. Now go spend some time with Benjamin.”

Lilin shrugged and turned her head to look at Benjamin. He was busy playing with his toys on the other end of the sofa. “Benjamin’s changed a little, Mom.”

Melinda glanced at ‘Benjamin’ curiously and asked, “How so?”

Lilin tilted her head and said with frustration, “He used to be very quiet. He never talks, and he never smiles a lot either. He was a bit distant with me when we met today, but he became talkative later on.”

Melinda felt that her daughter might have been overthinking things.” Children are like that. They tend to open up once they get used to their surroundings.

Don’t read too much into it.”

simple as they seemed. “I just can’t help but feel that Benjamin looks like someone I know, someone I’ve

with a frown. “He just

it. We’ll have a nice family dinner later tonight, so in the meantime, you can play with Benjamin and keep him company.” “Okay,” Lilin answered as she walked toward Benjamin. ‘Family dinner? As if I’ll ever see Sophia as part of my family.’ When Lilin came

focus. She looked at the toy that ‘Benjamin’ handed to her, then at

a difficult task, but ‘Benjamin’ simply lacked the

delighted to see the fully assembled robot. It did not interest Lilin much thought, so she stretched her waist before saying, “Be a good boy and play here on your own. I have

course,” Lilin answered. “The teachers at

sympathize with her, so he carried his toy and went

“I’ll keep you company!”

But you’re not allowed to distract me.”