"Uh, yeah, about that..." I said.
"What, do you have a problem with him too?" Calla chuckled. "He's your family."
"I've never met him before," I said.
Calla's eyes widened. "Pardon?"
"Yeah, I didn't even know I had an uncle until my mother told me in a letter with her will. I don't know why he came to the party or how he found me, but I've never met that guy. I don't even know for sure if he's really my uncle."
Calla put her hands to her face and looked really confused. "How... I mean, you acted like you knew him last night... you seriously don't know him?"
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