"Oh, Wayona. It's you," he said, putting down the book he was reading. I approached and sat across from him.

"I just wanted to ask something," I said. He nodded and motioned for me to continue. "Do you know a Vander Moreno?"

He was clearly surprised by my question. He was still for a few seconds, then sighed and took off his reading glasses.

"Why are you asking?" he asked back.

"You've noticed Damien has been acting strange these past few days, right? It started when we saw Vander at Luther's ...