question: <.< Well , I just brought most of them to the trainstation today , so they take a train heading north , 2 guys going on a cruise to Oslo , the rest visit family near Kiel . Thirdly : My little cousin M. gets totally on my nerves . My laptop was on since his sister wanted to check emails , and he saw my desktop which currently features this picture of sulking Nico , because I love the picture to bits . The following conversation ensued : M. : Is that your boyfriend?Me : No , he is my favourite race driver . M. : Oh .
Q: Who is featured on the desktop of the laptop ?

answer: It is Nico .

question: I was a little nervous about having her in the house , and worried that she 'd get stuck under or in the sofa , or some other catastrophe would strike . Even now , I wake up in the middle of the night and poke her to make sure she 's not dead . I have little patience for other people 's drama right now , and I fear I have n't been the sympathetic ear that I should be . For that , my friends , I apologize , but I needed to be on the receiving end for a while . Of course , that just means that more people chose this time to have Super Special Tantrums !
Q: What would happen if she did n't have to worry about her niece staying over ?

answer: She would be able to lend a sympathetic ear .

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 .
Q: Why is the subject reaching out to the narrator after a long period away ?

answer:
The subject is lonely .