Albert

Today, like always, we decided to spend the night at my place.
El and I have been friends since childhood, since kindergarten. We became friends after fighting over a toy car, and since then we've been inseparable.
We went to kindergarten, school, and now college together. We study at the same college, but in different departments. I rented a small apartment, while El lived with his parents nearby. He often thought about moving out, but he couldn't bring himself to do it.
So we often got together at my place. El could spend the night at my place for three days or a week. Then the holidays started, and we decided to spend them at my place. Today, El was supposed to arrive and stay for two weeks.
I immediately stocked up on groceries, snacks, and alcohol. We were going to have a blast, sleep, eat, play, and watch movies.
It was already getting on in the evening, and there was a knock on the door. I walked up to the door and opened it.

• Well, finally, I already thought that you were lost in the woods.

He said, laughing, inviting the guest into the house, giving him a light kick in the ass.

Friends?