Everyone says that trios dont work (sorry if my English is off at anytime!)

One person is pushed out while the other two grow closer. At first I thought my trio was an exception. Mari and I dont mean to exclude Neska but it just happens because she's so tiring to be around now days. I was told I'd lose friends in highschool but I didn't think it would be her.

I left for my home country in 2020 during the pandemic and had online school. Mari and Neska stayed in person. The next year I came back to find some bitch in Neska's place. Neska had changed and our friendship had ended. She's not the friend I once knew. She has a new boyfriend every month and doesn't hang out with us like she used to. She's rude and doesn't care about us anymore. She rolls her eyes at us when we confront her. It makes me so mad... We were such good friends before she met the others. They influenced her. I'm starting to think that maybe they should keep her.

Mari and Neska had a fight a few days before this school year ended. At the end of the fight Neska called Mari poor and said she didn't deserve to be at our school (its a day and boarding school) because she gets aid for her tuition and now they haven't talked for a month. Neska ran off to her other new friends and Mari started crying. I couldn't believe it. I had never seen someone be so blunt and mean, especially not Neska. She never used to be like this. Mari's mom is single and trying her best. They barely have money and everything they do have goes to her tuition and tutoring. Everyday l buy Mari breakfast, lunch and dinner because If I dont, she won't eat. She told her mom that the food at school is covered by the tuition but its not because she is only paying a low amount. She just didnt want her mom to have to send more money. I think its crazy how Neska would use that against her.

I saw Neska for only a short time 2 weeks ago. We don't hang out outside of school anymore because she's busy with her ever-changing boyfriends and her new friend group. She only came over because she asked me to do her nails and I said I would. I didn't want to be around her but I said yes out of habit (I should stop doing that). The conversations were awkward and boring. No more laughter. No more inside jokes. No more connection. She asked if Mari had texted me since school ended. I said yes and she told me that Mari hadn't texted her once. Just today Mari texted me and asked if I'd talked to Neska at all. I said yes. She said Neska hasn't texted her once.

Every year Neska and I go out for the 4th of July. Just us. I always have fun but this time I'm feeling apprehensive. She texts me every once in a while to tell me she's excited for it. I can't help but wonder why she only invites me and not one of her other and apparently more fun new friends. I don't know if I'll have fun this time. I'm planning on telling her then to text Mari so they can make up. I've already emotionally checked out of Neska and I's friendship so I'm not that worked up about it anymore. I've long accepted that it will never be the same. Mari however has not. She's still invested. She texts me all the time to vent about Neska's behavior. I know it stresses her out. I love Mari and I dont want her to be stressed. I love Neska too.... but I shouldn't anymore. She's not the same. I'm getting sad now.

Neska has also done so many things to me. She's abandoned me, ignored me, and switched sides. I wont even go into what shes done to me because Its too late at night and the anger will keep me awake. Just know that it's alot. I've also seen how she treats another friend of ours. She acts like shes stupid and puts her down on the daily. It makes me so mad. What right does she think she has to do that?

My trio didn't work. Neska wasn't pushed out. She just left and I'm not stopping her anymore. My time and energy are too valuable. I really dont want to see her on the 4th... but I dont want to just not go. I would feel guilty. I'll probably go and have a talk with her. Then she'll get mad at me. I dont care. This is all stupid.