Sentence 1: After her divorce, Sandy spent a lot of time alone. 
 Sentence 3: Her friends descended upon her with food and movies to watch 
 Sentence 4:  They had a very fun evening and Sandy realized she had missed them 
 Sentence 5:  Sandy was soon back to normal, regularly going out and enjoying life 
 Option 1: Her friends asked her to socialize with them, but she demurred. 
 Option 2: She finally got the nerve to go on a date.