1) The narrator is apologizing for leaving without their friend the previous night because they had tried for months to get tickets to a play and didn't want to miss it. 2) When the narrator arrived at the theater, their friend Kathy had already picked up the tickets and was angry about waiting over half an hour. 3) Kathy said she would no longer make plans with the friend in the future because they had been late several times, causing Kathy to miss movies.