The three of them entered the bar and saw both Paul and Sandra Patterson sitting at the bar with a few people. The group walked over to the bar and ordered some drinks.
“Hey Nick,” Tom, a school friend, called out.
“Hi Tom. Good to see you here. Thought you weren’t going to be able to make it.”
“No. I put my foot down and walked out. I needed a party to celebrate the last exam.”
“Hello Nick, it good to see you made the party,” said Paul.
“Yeah hi Nicki,” Sandra chipped in, “Oh hi you two,” she said to Tina and Abs
Nick picked up on the addition of the ‘i’, but made nothing of it, shrugged his shoulders, and went on drinking.
“Hi Sandra,” the two responded.