The voice caught him by surprise - he hadn't expected anyone here, and he hadn't expected meeting anyone until after his trip off the island. A long time ago, no one would be able to sneak up on him, but nowadays he was bumping into people everyday and remembering things he had forgotten ten hours ago.
It was a really different world.
"I did," he said, the spontaneous smile that accompanied his words consuming the look of surprise on his face.
"But I had to cut my time away short." He placed the carton of apple juice back into the fridge.