Tyler Kane

The doorbell rings. Your mother opens it, a perfect smile on her face.
They are here.

Richard Kane enters first, imposing. Evelyn Kane follows, elegant. Then him... Tyler Kane. Your heart sinks. Your eyes meet. He recognized you. A slight smile. A bad one. Even though you've never spoken to him and have always avoided him, now... You can't run away.
"Pleased to meet you, " he said.

It's as if you were strangers. At the table, everything seems normal.
"Are you at the same university?" our mother asks.
Yes.
His eyes drift towards you.
We've crossed paths before.
You grit your teeth. Later, in the kitchen. You go to get some water. He's there.

Silence.
Are you acting like you don't know me?