The seed of suspicion had already been planted.
It was only a matter of time before it grew.
I was about to leave for college. I had done almost everything I wanted to do. I no longer wanted to get involved in their lives.
They disgusted me.
I treasured every chance college gave me.
Years later, I became a professor at the college.
Zane and Alice slowly disappeared from my world.
One day, my mother set me up on a blind date.
I actually liked the man she introduced me to. He was calm and polite. He gave off a warm and reliable feeling.
I took a sip of my coffee.
My date smiled and said, "This cafe belongs to my friend. See? He is standing at the counter."
I followed where he was looking. The moment I saw the person there, I froze.
The world really was small. The person I never w
