The Day I Kissed An Older Man novel Chapter 2657
Dieter pushed her hard, and Athena fell heavily onto the cold cement ground.
All she wanted was to see the outside world. What was so wrong about that? Should she not have left her hometown in the first place? At least then she would not have been so lost in the unfamiliar city that she did not even know the way home.
Needless to say, she truly regretted her decision.
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The latter part of the story mainly focused on Athena finding her way back home. For many college students in big cities, it might be hard to understand how someone could get lost in this era. For Athena, a girl who grew up in a backward fishing village, it was indeed difficult.
Dieter sweet-talked her, tricked her out of the fishing village, and abandoned her in the big city.
It was not just that he took Athena away for his own excitement. Perhaps in that fishing village, free from high-tech pollution, he did feel a momentary impulse toward this simple and passionate girl.
Perhaps there was a semblance of love between them, but when he found himself in the bustling city, this 'love' turned into a burden.
He did not need someone so clumsy and foolish around him. Athena, who did not understand anything, became his burden.
The movie ended with an open ending. Whether Athena returned to her beloved hometown and reconciled with her best friend was left to individual interpretation.
Melody believed she did not return. After all, if she had, there would not be fresh tear marks on her face.
The first half of the story attracted everyone's attention with a vague youth romance, but the latter half brutally revealed what could happen to rural girls who ventured into big cities.
Was Athena wrong to aspire to the big city? No, she was not.
Was it wrong for Dieter to engage in a relationship with her? No, he was not wrong either.
However, he was wrong to recklessly take Athena out of the fishing village and cruelly abandon her in the big city, leaving her lost and without a sense of belonging.
Even in the movie, Dieter was usually referred to as 'he' instead of his name to represent the countless men like him.
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This book is a good book, but it’s too short. I hope it has a part two👍🏾...
This book is getting boring now. I loved Jeremy, Corinne, Sonny and Lucas. The story needs to end. or bring back more of Jeremy, etc....
I haven't skipped any chapter at all. Though the story is good, it keeps going back to base one. I think this has no ending at all and somehow after reading more than 2500 chapters it's kinda tiring already. They have drained all the thrills....
Great writing! I almost cried when Helen hit Melody! So sad! 😭 can’t wait to see how the relationship with her and Lucas develops though. So tired of the repetitive problems with different people....
Yikes my body tenses so much, my moods change as the scenes change. It leaves me wanting to continue reading....
my heart breaks for melody, so many ups and downs, i shed a few tears when lucas walked by melody carrying thalia, and melody stayed quiet while watching them leave. i find myself getting into character as if im one. i dont remember ever feeling like that in any other books. im thankful the 10 chapters/day. waiting for the next 10...
We have updated progress from 7 chapters/day to 10 chapters/day.<3...
i love grandma Beatrice, there needs to me more people like her in the world straight forward and to the point, no beating around the bush and worrying about offending anyone, why pretend to be someone your not....
looking forward to more chapters, The same thing is happening to Melody as what happened to Luna, if Luna was back maybe she would set Lucas straight, can't wait to see how Lucas handles the situations that will arrive. Poor Melody....
ya Lucas pay more attention to Melody lets see what happens waiting for more chapters thanks...