The context of the following conversation is Alex thought he was simply another person in the audience until they called him on stage.:
Alex says It totally surprised me when they called me up on the stage..
The friend responds Wait, I thought that you were part of the audience..
Alex responds I thought so too..
The friend responds So what did they call you up on the audience for?.
Alex responds They wanted to give me an award!.
The friend responds That must have been such an honor!.