Background:

I made these 2 friends (let's call them Brenda and Hope) when I was in a mental health group.Brenda and Hope knew I had no money because I had told them about the struggles of being on disability. 

We started to go out for coffee weekly, either Brenda or Hope paying for everyone. Hope had come over a few times, two times paying for pizza was her idea (I didn't even ask for pizza, she wanted to share with with my roommate and I), Hope called me up wanting to end her life and to meet at a restaurant for a meal (I dropped literally everything after a day of full classes to make sure she was ok) and was with her the whole time she was in the waiting room and ER (she paid for coffee and food there too), I asked her for deodorant because I had none (which I agreed to pay her back for), and we went out to one other meal so we could stay warm.

She also offered me a bag of skin/hair care products because she is allergic to them. She said if I don't take them she would throw them out.

So, Brenda messages me after we went out for coffee one day and said that she can't keep paying for me and that we all would have coffee again when I could afford my own. I was upset because I was actually getting out of the house and socializing, but I understood. This was kinda the start of Hope not speaking to me.

This month Hope messaged Brenda in a group chat I was in and mentioned that they were going out for coffee and I got super upset because I had tried to make it work where they could come over and I would make coffee n such. I got told no by both of them. Hope then says that she feels that I took advantage of her.

I figured that I owed Hope $350 for everything she paid for and gave me, which she agreed to. Tonight I told her I would start paying her back when I could afford to.

Keep in mind that 97% of the money I got this month from student loans and rental supplement went to rent. I got a whole $13 from disability. 

Hope said that I owed her $450 before the products she gave me and she was being generous with that figure. When I asked her to explain how I owed that much money, she backed down and said that I only owed her $350. I actually wanted to total it up so I started to list everything. She included literally every interaction we ever had. I only got to about $300 before she started to guilt trip me. I caved and said that with all the products I would make it an even $1,000. I knew that she would start to demand I pay her for the products she gave me. Keep in mind that these are used products, almost all of them are half filled.

Hope started to demand that I pay her in one lump sum. I told her that I would start paying her back in 6 months, after I get out of the hole with my bills. I explained that if I don't pay my bills that I won't have a phone, internet, or a place to live. She still demanded that I pay her in a lump sum.

AITA?