Meet John's friends

At the door stood 3 men who I knew very well.

In the middle, clutching a wine bottle, stood Isaac. Isaac and I had been childhood friends. He was tall, pale and lanky. Despite his tall stature, he had never been good at sports and was always considered the clumsy one. Recently, he had gotten a divorce from his wife and I hadn't heard very much from him.

To Isaac's left stood Juan. I first became friends with Juan in high school, when he sat next to me in Spanish class. The only reason I was friends with him was because he was Mexican and would let me cheat off his Spanish tests. Nonetheless, I had grown close to him over the years. Juan was similar to Rob in stature, with a pot belly and crooked teeth that would scare even the hardiest of dentists.

On Isaac's right stood a large, hunkering figure. I craned my neck to meet his eyes, hidden away under a mop of oily blonde hair. It was Dmitri. Dmitri was Russian and to put it lightly... wasn't exactly a friend of mine. I first met him in high school through Juan, whose brother dealt with Dmitri frequently (****, I think). By that point, Dmitri had already been kicked out of school, and had associated himself with all sorts of questionable figures. The only reason Juan and I interacted with him was because Juan's brother promised to make us suffer if we shunned him.

Rachel must have found Dmitri's number from my phone and thought he was a friend. Nonetheless, I shrugged his presence off, focusing on the positivity of the present.

"Guys! What's up!" I gave Isaac and Juan a fist bump, Dmitri ignored me.

"Long time no see!" Isaac said, entering the home. "**** said you were feeling sad? What was that about?"

I tried to get around the question. "It's not important, what's important is that you guys are here."

Juan grinned at me like we were still in high school, "Hell yeah! It's a great day to get drunk!" I gave my best faux groan, Juan had always been the wild one.

Dmitri silently landed on the sofa, taking up half the space as Isaac and Juan continued telling me dumb jokes. I was starting to feel good.