Familiar Stranger

"How's your brother Nolan doing?" the man asked.

Valerie looked up at the stranger, a hint of surprise in her eyes. "You know my brother?"

"I'm an old classmate of his," the man said with a smile. "Back in high school, you used to come by to see Desmond, and you'd run into Nolan too. I saw you a few times then."

Valerie studied him for a few seconds, and bits of memory clicked into place. He di