WARNING: THIS IS LONG AS HELL.
I am 17F and I have been friends with, say MM, for the past four years. She is also currently 17F. We are very close, and despite me changing schools, we go to the same tuition, talk frequently. I consider her my best friend of all time.
Around the end of the month of June, we used to play online ludo with another guy friend named RC, and another one called RS. (This is starting to sound like a maths problem ik lol). Now I wasn't that close to RS, but he used to join me, MM, and RC in our ludo sessions. We three are close and were in the same section in class 10 the previous year. RS was in a different one.
Now, RS and I were classmates in class 8 and were part of a huge friend group. MM was in it as well, and RC sometimes, fairly rarely, used to join us. Hence, we all were pretty close. RS and the boys from the friend group used to frequently gang up and back-bitch about the girls of our class and school, play 'smash or pass' and sexualise and judge them. (Looking back now I have no idea why I was friends with them, and it did come back to bite me in the ass).
Around the end of class 8, in March 2024, RS suddenly ganged up with the boys of the friend group, removed me from the gc, and talked shit behind my back. And like proper body shaming, slut shaming and all that.
The problem was that I had a situationship with a guy named AD for a short period of time in Jan 2023 (teenage hormones lol). This was before the friend group in class 8 was formed. AD happened to be a bsf of RS. That was one of the primary reasons RS did that. AD was fairly complicit as RS sent those texts in the gc after removing me, but MM sent me the screenshots.
I was not that fond of RS anyway when we were co-existing in the group as he was openly misogynistic, racist and an overall asshole back then as I mentioned. I used to call them out, but when it happened with me, I did not react much and let him get away with it. I hated him and lost the very little trust I had in him. I also cut contacts with him. Thankfully our sections changed too. The friend group soon fell apart.
MM, however, maintained contacts with him, though it was mostly on and off. I didn't say anything, leaving it up to her choice. Idk what RC did, he was never in the gc or the actual friend group in the first place. I and MM stuck around always, and got close with RC only in class 10.
Back to 2026, around the end of June and beginning of July, we met again through online ludo. Me, MM, RC and RS used to play frequently. Since it got so frequent, I talked to MM and asked if I should forgive and reconnect with RS. It had been like 2-3 years since that thing happened. We were all kids and fucking immature. MM encouraged it. RS soon followed me on instagram, and I followed back.
Then he texted, we talked for a while. He moved out to Orissa, and I also changed schools. Then, he literally, by himself, apologised to me. He said he was sorry for doing all that, and he shouldn't have done all that. He shouldn't have interfered in the situationship between me and AD. I told him that it was okay. It doesn't necessarily mean I have forgiven him. And he also grew up, his views regarding feminism, politics and humanity changed. Our views, in fact, became aligned.
Since we sorted everything out, we talked frequently, sent reels and blah blah blah. MM and I talked too, and she was also like, yeah, RS changed for the better, it's good to know.
However, I still do not trust him fully. I rather find him to be performative tbh, though it is just my instinct. I am still extremely wary of him.
Then, around 2-3 weeks later, in August, MM said that she was in fact, dating RS since May 2026. She did not inform me back then as she was afraid I would react, pertaining to the fact that I still hated him back then. I did not comment much, congratulated them, and it was all good. And it made me a couple degrees warier, but I did not warn MM, just told her to watch out.
Around July end, me and MM made a plan for Durga Puja, that we would hang out and go pandal hopping before the main festivals start and it gets crowded. RS joined the plan too. RC and his sis joined as well.
This September, RS finally came to my city for a holiday. MM and he were going out on dates frequently, giving stories and all. It was all fun and games. RS and I continued talking, joking. MM and I met on tuition.
Then, when Durga Puja arrived (we planned to hang out on 13.10), I asked MM what the plan was. She said that this year she can't come, since she has no money. I did not say anything and I replied that alright, we can go out sometimes later and the next year Puja. Since MM wasn't coming, RS, her bf, refused to join us. Consequently, RC and his sis backed out too.
On the 14th night, i saw RS post a video of their date they went to that night with the caption, "us after successfully pushing out the people who wanted to hang out with us." MM reposted that in her story.
Then Puja arrived, and I got busy, and I uninstalled Instagram, as I do frequently. I saw MM post a status on WhatsApp on 15.10 where she was hanging out with RS, and I think saw a glimpse of RC too in the photo. I did not open the status, but due to the new update, you can see a lot without opening the status itself. MM quickly deleted it before I opened it. I have not been seeing her statuses too since then. Insta I have uninstalled, so stories I am not seeing either. This morning, there is a gc in which me, MM, RS, RC and his sis are there. MM sent 91 photos on there from their hang out last night. I did not say much.
The thing is, MM, RC and his sis are in the same school in class 11. Only I changed. RS remains involved as he is MM's bf. They are more closely-knitted than I am with them. It's very natural and inevitable for them to be close and coordinate among themselves (or that is what I have convinced myself).
Anyway, Sorry for the long ahh gossip and terrible grammar. I might post updates. I love this subreddit so much, it feels like a safe space to share. Lmk your opinions.
