This happened roughly three years ago during the summer of 2016. I’d known Liam and Sophie for around 9 years at this point, we met at College (UK) on the same course. I was there when Liam first asked Sophie out, and I was best man at their wedding 5 years later. We have always been very close and the three of us have regularly hung out together for as long as we’ve known each other. One little tradition we have is that we’ll always watch international football tournaments together, whoever isn’t hosting has to bring beer and food over, and potentially cook as well.
During Euro 2016 Liam went away with work and I’d made arrangements to watch England’s last group match with some other mates due to him not being there. Two days before the match I got a WhatsApp from Sophie asking me if I was still going to come over and watch the game, she said it would be nice to have some company while she watched. I’d automatically assumed she either wasn’t going to bother watching it or that she’d be busy doing something else. I agreed to go round, I felt bad for leaving her all alone after she’d thought I was still coming round so cancelled my other plans and stocked up with her favourite beer and some snacks to take round.