Context: A few months ago, a good friend of my girlfriend's passed away from a drug overdose. What's worse is, both his ex and his lover at the time kept using. I worry about them.
Speaker 1: A few months back, one of my girlfriend's close friends died from a heroin overdose.
Speaker 2: Oh, I am so sorry. Were you also close to them?
Speaker 1: I only met him a few times, but he touched a lot of people's lives.
Speaker 2: What a sad way to go. If only he could have gotten help.