Monday at school, Payton, Mia, and I were sipping our lattes on the center bench in front of the Admissions Office like we usually did when Autumn walked up to us.

"Payton!" Autumn roared. "I thought you were my friend!"

"Huh?" Payton replied. "We are friends, Autumn!"

"Sure," Autumn hissed. "Friends who don't invite their friends to places!"

"Is this a rehash of the shopping trip again?" Mia cut in. "If so, you really need to shut up about it. Payton already forced me to apologize." She glared at Autumn.

I was the only one besides Autumn herself who knew what had actually went on—she had seen the Facebook photos of us all at the movies without her. And the candid shot I took of Koh and Julian flirtatiously fighting over popcorn was definitely the icing on the pissed-off-Autumn cake.

"You really need to stop bringing up the past," I told Autumn condescendingly. I gestured for Mia and Payton to get up. "Until then, find another group to hang out with if we offend you so much."

Payton looked torn.

"Look, Payton, she just came up and started accusing you of something she didn't do. Obviously, she's in a bad mood and needs her space. So the best thing you can do is give her some distance, okay? And if that distance is with another group of friends, then it's with another group of friends. Let's go." Finally, Payton left with Mia and me, leaving an angry Autumn in the distance.