Frustration

I've been having problems with a friend. Let's call this lovely person JJ.

At least once a week since the beginning of the year, JJ and I have stopped at CircoK on the way to school. I usually swing by to pick up a pack of gum or something, but it seems JJ always conviently forgets her wallet, and asks me to buy something for her.

At first, I was happy to oblige. We're friends, right? But slowly this frequent occurance has begun to annoy me. At first she beggged for just a stick of my gum. That turned into a pack of gum, which then turned into a pack of gum and a Monster drink. Yeah.

Just the other day, as we were waiting at the stoplight to cross the street, I hear this small splashing sound. I turn around to see JJ dumping half of the drink onto the sidewalk. I was astounded. How could she have the gall to do this in front of me? That's three bucks soaking into the dirt.

Another annoying habit: she sticks her trash into my bag. She does this when my back is turned, so when I get to class I open my bag to see gum wrappers and cans squashed at the bottom of my papers. Urgh.

So yesterday, I tried to stick up for myself. I said half-jokingly, "So when are you going to pay me back?"

Her actual response: "Huh?"

"The stuff I bought you. When are you goig to pay me back?"

She turned and, looking me in the eye, said, "I never said I was going to pay you back."

Excuse me?

I blinked rapidly, completely confused. "When we were in line yesterday, you said you would pay me back for all the gum and drinks I've paid for."

And she gave this little, annoyed sigh. "No," she snapped, flipping back her hair, "I said I would pay you back for that one pack of gum. Not everything."

Am I really hearing this? Really? Mind you, this girl is a year younger than I am.

Now I am really fed up with her attitude. "Um, no, JJ, you are going to pay me back for everything."

"I bought you a pack of gum at the beginning of the year. That counts."

And how exactly does one pack of gum equal several Monsters and half a dozen packs of gum?

"No, it doesn't, JJ. You need to pay me back."

And then she launches into an entire whiny tirade of how unfair that is. And I just walk next to her, quietly fuming.

She still hasn't paid me back. Is she really my friend? Only time will tell. But from now on, no free drinks for JJ.