I sighed. "Look, she approached me first and scolded me about not seeing things from other peoples' perspectives, back before anything ever happened. She was being a hypocrite and I think I was justified in calling her out."

Taylor shrugged. "Just saying. This whole thing happened because you sent her that text."

"So what, I'm not allowed to stand up for myself, or show emotions, or be human?"

"No, you are! Like, you absolutely are!"

"Then..." I pressed.

With her free hand, she gestured outwards. "This is what happens when you do."

I looked puzzled but said nothing. So... this was just high school drama? What I did was starting...