This story may seem silly but trust me I need an answer. I (M) was part of a tight high school trio with two girls, Ronda and Laryssa. Ronda started dating a girl named Ariana in early 2023. We tried to include Ariana, but after they broke up 6 months later, things got messy. That summer, while supporting Ronda through the breakup, Ariana secretly started a situationship with Laryssa. They didn’t tell Ronda—I pushed them to, but they refused. The Ariana/Laryssa thing ended unofficially, but Ariana clearly wasn’t over Ronda and started acting messy. Ronda and Laryssa would vent to me about Ariana, while I kept trying to get Ariana to own up. She never did. Later, Ronda began turning to alcohol and smoking to cope with stress. I tried to stop her—genuinely concerned because I grew up around addiction—but she shut me down, said she didn’t want my input, and started pulling away. She’d ghost me, cancel plans, and I was always the last to hear anything about her. Meanwhile, Ariana was telling me and Laryssa she missed Ronda, while still trash-talking her whenever we met. Eventually, Ariana lied to Ronda, saying we abandoned her and talked behind her back. Ronda lashed out at me with harsh messages. I calmly explained my side and told her about Ariana and Laryssa’s past thing—something Ariana had hidden. I even provided proof. Ronda blocked them both immediately but told me she still didn’t want me in her life. Ariana blew up on me, so I blocked her too. Now I hear they’re friends again and spreading lies about me. I don’t care about the gossip—I’m just glad I cut ties.

So Reddit, AITA for how I handled all this?