Chapter 147: Meeting and Greeting

"Tyler!" I heard a man's voice calling out.

I looked around, trying to find the source, when a guy about our age with light brown hair began walking towards us from the tables that were being set up.

Tyler's face lit up in a smile as he approached.

"Hey!" Tyler greeted him as he neared, then they shared a brotherly hug.

"You must be Katelyn," the stranger said, wrapping his arms around me in an unexpected hug now too. I hugged him back awkwardly, feeling like I should probably know him, but if I did, I couldn't remember where from.

“Kate, this is my best friend, Kyle,” Tyler introduced him.

“Oh, Kyle!,” I exclaimed, registering at last. "Nice to meet you," I added with a friendly smile.

“Tyler talks about you all the time. I feel like I know you already," he said, giving Tyler a teasing look. "Glad to finally put a face to the name.”

I continued to watch the setup while the guys chatted. Listening with half an ear, I overheard Kyle saying that his dad had been aimless without Tyler ar