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I have n't seen him in weeks . We just are not as close as we were before he left for his 9month pilot thingie . He works a lot too , he 's driving limos hoping he 'll get an interview with a big airline . I think we 're kind of like brother / sister at this point hehe , he 's been there through so much of my life , especially through the Ethan - years .
Why does the narrator feel more distant from the man ?