Beware: Circle of Friends

Circle of Friends
Originally uploaded by smhyla.

Once upon a time, there was a house party. Friends of friends joined, so not everyone knew eachother. Of course, people met eachother, including the girls- lets call them A-Z. Some friendships are demonstrated through a network diagram (see above). Note: X is not part of the circle of friends. Now the scene curtains draw open...

J meets X and start chatting.
K joins them for a moment.
X notices that B is hanging out with a guy.
X says something not-so-nice about B.
K responds with an innocent smile, "B is actually a really nice girl."**
X turns red and shuts up.

Now the scene curtains draw close.

Lesson learned: Don't talk smack at a party, especially when you haven't identified the circle(s) of friends.

Even though I wasn't part of this drama, I laughed when I found out about it. This blog post is based on a true story, but the identities have been protected. Sorry, Michiel, I couldn't come up with enough fake names, so I used the alphabet again, but not in alphabetical order this time. The alphabet worked better for the network diagram too. BTW, I'm a visual person.

**Props to K for such a classy response!!