First some context: Me and my friend are in middle school and were pretty close. We sit together on the bus and hang out in a back room with some other friends during lunch. Seeing as March Madness was starting soon everyone in my group decided to put $5 into a jackpot and whoever got the most accurate bracket would get to keep all of the money.

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The day starts out normal until third period. I have English class that period, but the teacher was pretty laid back so she put on the first game of the tournament which I believe was Louisville vs Minnesota. I had been messing around with my bracket and chose Louisville to win the whole thing. After they lost, I sent out a text to our group chat in mock seriousness saying that I was dropping out and not putting in my $5. Well my friend took this very serious and started complaining to me, but I ignored him for the time doing my classwork instead. After the class ended we went to lunch and were all hanging out watching a new game of the tournament. That's when I felt something touching my backpack(which I still had on). When I turned around I saw my friend in the pocket where I keep my lunch money.(Take into account I only get $20 a month for when I forget my lunch). I was angry, stealing is one of the few things that I do not tolerate, and I tolerate a lot. I was angry so I stood up from my chair and reached for him. I accidentally grabbed one of his earbuds and due to my anger I pulled. Well, the earbud ripped out and was now on the ground. He seemed shocked and dropped my money which I hurried to grab. After that he demanded that I pay for his earbuds. I refused at first because I was still angry and we went our separate ways. I later payed the $5 for the bet, and our friend group was staying neutral. A few hours later on the drive home from school I sent a text apologizing for breaking the earbuds and that it was an accident. Within seconds he said "F you. I'm blocking you." After that I told my friends that I would not pay for new earbuds unless he apologized, and made my friends promise not to tell him this .That is the story so far, my friends are trying to get him to cool off, but I don't know how it is going. I like him as a friend and we play brawl stars together quite often. So am I the asshole for breaking my friends earbuds and refusing to pay for them after he tried to steal money from me and insulted my apology?