This is a true story.
My best friend invited me to go to Hawaii with him during the summer. Air fare was cheap and I'd never been, so I didn't hesitate to make it work. We'd each gotten a great package deal on air fare and a hotel on Waikiki beach. I was 21 and looking forward to sunny weather and beaches during the day and some clubbing at night.
When we first got to Hawaii, my friend, his girlfriend and I hung out together quite a bit, but it wan't long before I started feeling like the third wheel. I didn't have a girlfriend at the time and had come to Hawaii by myself. So, after dinner at the Hard Rock CafΓ© one night, I decided I'd hit the clubs while my friend and his girlfriend headed back to their hotel room for their own private party.
I hit a club called, "The Wave," which was a popular club playing alternative music. The crowd was a bit thin, probably because it was a weeknight, so I headed upstairs to the bar to get a drink and relax. There were a couple of girls and a couple of other guys at the bar when I grabbed a stool and ordered a drink. One of the guys appeared to be with one of the girls and the other guy was chatting up the single girl. He was just making small talk and didn't appear to be trying to pick her up, so I joined in the conversation, throwing in some small talk of my own now and then over the course of a few more drinks.