The Day I Kissed An Older Man

The police dogs entered the cave. Jeremy and Corinne followed suit.

The cave was enveloped in darkness, and there was the smell of burning wood in the air. As the police illuminated the space with powerful flashlights, they saw the dog cage in the cave and the ashes of burnt firewood.

At the sight of the dog cage, Corinne's eyes stung with tears. "They must've kept Joey in this dog cage! D*mn it! How could they treat a child like this?!"

Jeremy's expression did not look good either.

The police dog, sniffing around, barked twice after catching a peculiar scent.

Sunny moved forward to investigate with the police. He saw a puddle on the ground.

that...the kid's

connection between mother and son allowed Corinne to grasp the situation immediately upon seeing the puddle. "That must be Joey's pee. He left it as a scent trail for us! Since it's still wet, it means they

police dogs get familiar with Joey's scent

"Yes, Mister Jeremy!"

side of the mountain, the balloon seller-looking visibly exhausted-trudged down with Joey on his back; his breaths becoming heavier with each step he

the opposite side of the mountain and remained oblivious to the

set Joey down and said, "Anya, I'm telling you: You're overthinking this. No one will find us up here in the middle of the night! I can't go on.

him yourself if you want to get him off the mountain! I skipped my dinner today just to drag him up the mountain, and you expect me to carry him down again? Not only did he get his sweat

to buy new clothes later. Just pick him up