18-year-old accidentally damages her 17-year-old friend, Mia's, phone during a scuffle to get hers back after friend takes it to prank message crush, leading to a dispute when friend demands she pay for her to get new phone: 'I don’t think it’s my fault '

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Emma Saven
Oct 26, 2025 11:00 AM EDT

Nothing is scarier than two 18-year-old girls in a catfight,  they're a whole different level of mean and fierce! I don't know what makes so many 18-year-olds think they're always in the right, but we've all been there… as much as we try to forget it. This trio spent most afternoons at the mall: window shopping, hysterically laughing, and occasionally stirring the pot. But one day, things went too far when one friend took her "prank" to the next level by snatching another girl's phone and trying to text her crush on it. In a moment of panic, the girl tried to grab it back, causing the prankster to drop her own phone, which was smashed into pieces below them.

Now, in the 18-year-old girl world, that's a very big deal. No phone =  social life! Furious, she threatened to end their friendship unless her friend paid for a new one. The thing is, she wasn't the one who started this mess. If it weren't for that silly prank, the phone would still be in mint condition. But will she be able to stand up to this A-class mean girl who just won't stand down?

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  • At that age, everything seems like the end of the world. We remember our parents always having to remind us that it wasn't. We're just glad that this young woman is standing her ground and not being cornered into a position where she feels obligated to do anything to earn her ‘friend's’ forgiveness, no matter how many girls are on her side! 

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    Teenagers at the mall.
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    AITA for breaking my friend’s phone and refusing to pay for a new one?

    I (18f) am in a trio with two girls Mia (17f) and Addy (18f) (fake names) for around three years.
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    Last Friday we all decided to go to the mall to just hang out. After a while of shopping and looking around we decided to go to the food court.
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    While getting in line for food I was showing them a text message between me and a guy on Snapchat that I have been talking to for a while.
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    Mia thought it would be funny to take my phone from me and start texting the guy heart emojis which obviously freaked me out as I really liked the guy.
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    I tried getting my phone back but in the process I accidentally made her drop her phone onto the floor.
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    As she picked it up the phone screen was black with colored lines on it and would not turn on at all.
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    Mia and Addy collectively agreed that it was my fault and started saying how messed up it was for me to do that.
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    Mia even said she was trying so hard to not break off our friendship due to what I did.
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    Later on Mia texted me through her iPad how she expects me to pay for a new phone for her and I replied telling her that I don't think it's my fault and that I wasn't going too pay for a new one.
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    Now Mia and Addy are constantly bringing it up how I'm horrible for breaking Mia's phone and how I should at least pay for a new one.
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    Broken smartphone.
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    AITA
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    Teenager texting on her smartphone
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    Filosifee NTA - you're not the one who dropped her phone, she is. If she hadn't stolen your phone it wouldn't have happened.
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    Icy-Bit-8407 NTA, and doesn't really sound like good friends if they're taking your phone to text someone without your permission. she should be able to get the screen repaired for around $100 without having to buy an entire new phone.
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    Ferowin Don't start nothin', won't be nothin'. NTA.
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    Letters_from_summer This was an expensive lesson for Mia on not taking someone else's property, which is what the small claims judge will tell her.
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    NTA Doctor_3825 You are not at fault here. They wouldn't have dropped her phone if she hadn't taken your phone. Play stupid games win stupid prizes.
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    Dittoheadforever You're NTA - she snatched your phone and was playing around with it. If she's going to be that kind of asshole, she should secure her phone first. - phone insurance is a thing if one has an expensive phone - a broken screen can be replaced without demanding someone else buy a whole new phone
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    GirlDad2023_ You don't owe her a phone, NTA. If she hadn't been horsing around with yours, hers wouldn't have gotten broken.
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    NTA. Antique_Ad7493 If her phone had been secured in a pocket or purse or held securely in her hand, it would not have been dropped. Who doesn't put a protective case on their phone? I've had phones with dollar tree cases and I've bought Otterbox, there is no excuse. At most, you might offer to pay to have it repaired but any replacement is on her. Next time she might want to keep her hands off someone else's property.
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    NTA. More-Top6479 Why do you call them friends? Someone who tries to ruin something for you, IS NOT YOUR FRIEND. Grabbing someone else's phone to prank message any of their contacts without the owner's permission is absolutely unacceptable. I don't care if it's your mom, sister or friend. Someone who cares for you doesn't do that. You didn't make her drop her phone. She was careless and didn't secure it before making her move. She could have imagined that you would try to stop her. She was being
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