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Here He Comes

“Kate, I bet you that whoever gave me this heard our conversation yesterday!” Lilly said, understanding finally dawning on her.

“I bet you’re right! Ha, little do they know my birthday’s actually in the summer. That was a nice cover, by the way. But who was around then?” Kate asked.

“Umm, well, there was Keegan, Sara, Max, Adam, Jillian, and… Brian,” Lilly said, shocked with the last realization. Brian was there. He was around. He could have been the one-

“Lilly, snap out of it! I bet you anything it was him! You have to go talk to him!” Kate squealed so fast it sounded like it was all one sentence.

“But I’m still not sure it was him. It could have been anyone else too. They could have heard it from somewhere else,” Lilly said, still not willing to believe it.

“Well, here comes your chance. Brian’s walking this way,” Kate said.

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