Read the following article and answer the question.

He does not like his roommates and without a single friend it is hard to go places and make new ones . Anyway he called me up last night to " see how everything is " with me and he asked me to see him on monday for dinner . Now I know for a fact if he had ANYONE else he would not contact me .

Why is the subject reaching out to the narrator after a long period away ?
The subject is looking for company .