Perhaps they are immensely terrified ? <| sep |> Let ' s start the narrative that the CVS employee was on LSD and just kinda lost the plot . It pretty much explains everything . <| sep |> I ' m sorry . I can imagine it ' s tough , but it ' s for the best that you let go of this friendship . It ' s hard when there ' s an overlap in the friend group . Maybe you can look at is as kind of picking , and choosing your battles ? What I mean is that you don ' t have to go to every gathering where you know she ' ll be there , but maybe a handful that are of the utmost importance to you like this party coming up . It ' s a different story if the hosts are having second thoughts about inviting you , though . If that ' s the case just stay in and do some of the things you love , or make plans with other friends who are available . Just make sure you ' re going to be happy and comfortable with your decision at the end of the day . Your friends , especially the ones you have in common , should understand .