Sorry, gotta run!
Well, this story is a tad bit more complicated than that, but this young woman asked the fine folks on Reddit’s “Am I the A**hole?” page if she was out of line for leaving her friend behind at the airport.
Read on to get all the details and see if you think she was out of line.
AITA for leaving my friend at the airport?
“I (20f) and my friend, Emma (f22) recently went on a trip to California.
She asked if I wanted to go on the trip with her because we’d stay with one of her other friends (Lena, 24f) and go sightseeing. I agreed, we booked our tickets, and she commuted to my city where we’d be taking off from and stayed the night. She told me her ticket back was a lot later in the day on the day we get back to the city, and I told her not to worry, she can stay with me and I’ll take her to the station.
I told her specifically that I wanted to go see the Golden Gate Bridge and the Japanese Tea Garden. Her friend’s parents housed us at their house so we’d have more room and privacy, and she also picked us up from the airport, prepared gifts for us, and excitedly told us that she’s so happy to have guests.
We saw the bridge twice, the Japanese Tea Garden, Ghirardelli Square, Japan Town, the Pier, and tons more, and took tons of pictures. Emma always asked if I wanted my picture taken in front of things, and offered to retake or take more photos if I was unhappy with them.
After the trip, someone had taken Emma’s carryon, which had everything she brought. When I grabbed mine, Emma said, “OP, my carryon isn’t here”, and I didn’t really think much of it.
It was a long flight, I was tired, and it was super early in the morning. She said that she wanted to try and find it before the person who took it left with it, and she hurried off. I didn’t see her past customs, so I left to meet my boyfriend who was picking us up and left without her.
Eventually, I messaged her and told her that she could find her own way back to the station. Emma was confused and said that she was supposed to go back with me and my boyfriend since her train was later, and she was just waiting for flight staff to get her carryon back, and if I was leaving her there.
I asked her what she wanted me to do, run after her? She said that she just wanted a bit of understanding that she had her carryon taken, because everything she brought was in the bag and it was a stressful situation.
I snapped back and said that the trip we went on wasn’t even to sightsee, it was just so she could see her friend, and she responded that we went to see everything I specifically wanted to see and more.
Further, Emma said that Lena hosted us well and drove us around the entire week we were there, housed us, her parents fed us breakfast in the mornings, and Lena paid for all the gas, parking, and tolls. I can admit that I was a little passive-aggressive, but she went on to say that if my luggage was taken, she would be with me as support: I said well it’s not my fault she lost her luggage.
Emma hasn’t spoken to me since, and has since removed me off everything. I don’t think I was wrong, but AITA?”
Let’s see what Reddit users said about this.
One person said she’s an a**hole and a HUGE on, at that.
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And this Reddit user said she’s self-absorbed and selfish.
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Another individual said she’s an a**hole and that she sounds toxic and fake.
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