He looked down the bar and said, I think I know that guy from the train.

I could go ask if he knows you, I said.

No, I am not sure. Then we would have to say hi all the time and everything.

I walked away and overheard him say to his friend, I am not sure if it's the guy. Could be.

On my way back with his Heineken Light I said, you know, If you do nothing, nothing will happen…

Making friends can be a necessity, and at its purest, a choice. It does not need to work both ways, either.

Another late-nighter at the bar says, I have no friends.

Sometimes that's not up to you, I answer.