!!! this story isn’t about the money, it is about the friendship being breaked apart for 6$ and their reaction after me telling them my part of the story!!!

for a few months, i was going through a rough financial period. i asked my group of friends — five girls i was close to — for small amounts of money, mostly for food when we were out together. it all added up to around $6.

later, when we met up again, i had money with me, and i was literally counting the money to pay them back. that day, i was determined to start giving them what i owed. but right at that moment, they sent me a long, harsh message, written together, accusing me of lying about not having money and confronting me over the $6.

the thing is, i never lied about being short on money. i was clear with them that i was struggling, but i wanted to pay them back as soon as i could — and i was about to do so that day. they assumed i was making excuses, and that just hurt. five of them came together and sent this massive message, like i was the problem, and all my good intentions were dismissed.

on top of that, they ignored me for days after this message, refusing to talk to me or even acknowledge my attempts to fix the situation. during that time, they even started making fun of me. it felt like i was being mocked for something that wasn’t even my fault.

i snapped. i was angry. i said things i regret. not because of the money, but because of how they handled it — without understanding, without asking. i felt cornered, humiliated, and unimportant.

i sent them a long message where i tried to explain how i felt — how i felt completely left out and humiliated by the way they handled the situation. i told them that it hurt me deeply to be treated that way, especially after everything we’d been through together. i really opened up about my feelings, hoping they would understand. but after that, they ignored me. not just for one day, but for the next day as well.

afterward, i apologized sincerely, explained myself, and tried to show that i never wanted any of this. but they left me on seen. no response.

so now i’m wondering: AITAH for reacting angrily when i felt cornered, especially after they accused me of lying about not having money, ignored me for days, and even mocked me behind my back? or were they unfair to attack me as a group when i was just trying to make things right?

P.S. : Let me specify something, I went off on them because they all ignored me because of money, not thinking about our friendship and choosing money over a persons feelings. The money that I took was on a course of 3 months. I bought food with the money, not cigarettes or anything like that. I’m a high schooler, that’s why i was short on money. I would have never asked them for their money back if I were in their places, because it is my pleasure to help them.

P.S.2: Most people I asked in real life told me that I am NTA, since 6$ is not that much money to fight about. In fact, no friendship should end because of money.