Seeing Old Friends

As he heard that voice, George Ken was slightly stunned. He quickly figured out who it was and responded, "So it's you. I haven't seen you for so many years. What are you doing now?" The person on the other end of the phone replied, "I just returned from the States last week. I heard from our classmates that you were also in Chatterton Town, so I called to check on you, do you want to come out for some drinks?" "You are in Chatterton Town?" George was very surprised. "Is it that strange that I'm in Chatterton Town? Come out then, we'll meet at Bar Street." "That's great!" George agreed immediately. He needed to avoid Karen's questioning anyway, and he also needed to think about what to do next carefully. Alcohol was useful sometimes. It could numb feelings and make people forget any terrible things temporarily. "Stop the car." He asked the driver to let him out. "Where are you going?" Karen had not received the recording yet, so she did not want him to leave, but she knew that he could