*Andrew*

I stared between them. They were friends; she’d hugged him. How could this be?

Before I could ask, Jason said, “I need to go shower. I’ll catch up with you guys soon. Good to see you, Del.”

“You too,” she said, smiling at him.

I sat back down before asking, “So, you guys are friends?”

“Yeah, we met after I moved. I didn’t even know he was from here. He never told me his last name, and I didn’t tell him mine.” ...