Just Once

This story saddens me. These guys were friends growing up, then one of them got a little “weird” and no one talked to him anymore. This makes me sad because you shouldn't stop talking to someone you like just because other people think they are weird or crazy. So what if he tells stories and talks to himself? These guys should have stayed friends. Friends fight. That is not unique to this story. Sometimes they get over it and move on, sometimes they don't.
The fight these guys had was because one of them was drunk. It should have been alright soon after, but it wasn't, ever.
Then when the other guy needs help, money or otherwise to get his father's remains from Phoenix, the weird guy was the only one who could help him. Isn't it funny how things happen like that?
The story goes back ad forth between stories from their past and the trip they are taking. I like that a lot actually. It keeps things interesting.
There are stories of themselves and his father-- how his father helped the other man when he was younger. He was his vision.
I think the story should have ended with them being friends. Like I said, so what if he talks to himself a little and rambles stories? Stories are fun. I think I'd be his friend. I'd listen to his stories, more than just once, and I'd most likely enjoy them as well.