It was the 70th Birthday gathering of one of my uncles and I had gone along to his party with my mum. A lot of my relatives were there including a good helping of cousins and their children. I was sitting alone on a cushioned wooden dining chair as everyone seemed to be deep in conversation and I always felt awkward at these things. Relatives had helped with the loan of chairs after finding out how many people would be coming to the party. I was just sipping a glass of champagne when an older male cousin and some of his family approached.
"Hi Lucy, it's so nice to see you again after all these years. This is my daughter Emily* and her fiancee Paul."
"Hi," said Paul, as he offered a hand for me to shake. I noticed for the first time the man standing next to my cousin's daughter. I nearly fainted in shock.
"Lucy, are you okay?" My cousin Eric* had obviously noticed the shock on my face.
"F-fine," I stuttered. I didn't know what to say and tried not to stare at Paul "Sjin" Sykes, fiancee of my second cousin Emily*. I had heard that Sjin was engaged by way of a Vlog he had uploaded to Yogscast Sjin's Youtube account a few months ago, but the thought that it was anyone I was even slightly related to...