He and I had been friends for a long time, going back well before 1992.

Then one night, my friend and I went to a house party.

If our young friend hadn't gone to them, they would have come to him.

But business had come up and my friend could not go.

We really had no friends or family to go to.

Why was he still here while his friend had gone?

Some good friends called last week to say they were going to buy a new car.

But those friends could not go public and say so.

The two friends turned around and went back to the house.

My friends and I went outside to find something else to do.