'What was going on here? Had he just been tricked and had fallen into a trap? Where was Melanie? Why was Brad here? Was it possible Melvin and Brad had planned this whole thing by themselves? But how had they known he was coming? It probably wasn't a trap. I need to compose myself,' Alvin told himself as he took in a deep breath and squared his shoulder.
"Who are you?" Alvin asked, pretending not to know him, as he looked around the sitting room for any sign of Melanie.
Brad looked into his face and suddenly he had a kind of flash of Alvin lifting him up and playing with him when he was little.
"And I was told you were my fan, so how can you not recognize me?" Brad asked with a disappointed frown as he walked over to the wine cabinet to take a bottle of wine and two glasses.
