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AITA if I break off the friendship?

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I went on a trip to a foreign country with my bestie and a mutual friend (I was introduced to her by my bestie). We made promises to our families that we would stick together the whole time because they were concerned about our safety.

During the first week, my bestie and the mutual friend would be walking together ahead of me, even in crowded places where it would be more difficult for me to see them. Prior to this, they already have knowledge that I have low vision. I brought this up to my bestie one day and they stopped doing that for the rest of our trip.

On the day before our flights (mutual friend was going home, bestie and I were extending our trip in another country), the mutual friend and I had gone out to enjoy our last night there. When it was time for us to head back, we were at a place where I had no access to wi-fi or service and both my phone and portable charger were running low on battery. I communicated this to my friend and hoped that she could help. My bestie was back at our place and was able to call another ride for one of us (via motorbike), so I expected the mutual friend to let me go back first. Instead, she just gave me the license plate number of the one my bestie called and hopped on the bike she called for herself. I stayed in that spot for half an hour, with many drivers going completely past me. I only left that spot when a taxi driver offered me a ride but drove off because I didn’t have enough money to pay for it and there was a group of people who witnessed this, yet no one helped me (even a couple of cops laughed at me when I explained my situation). I had gone to the mall across the street for free wi-fi to get in contact with my friends, who then got me a ride home.

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When I got back, I was fuming silently and wanted to cry. The mutual friend came over to hug me and said something like “You shouldn’t have moved. I called another ride for you but you weren’t there, so now I have to pay a 10 baht fee ($0.28).” I told her why I left that spot, to which she responded with “aww” and apologized.

After we parted ways, my bestie and I stayed in another country for 3 weeks. So, I only brought up the situation after we returned home from the trip. The mutual friend’s
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reply was filled with “I’m sorry I didn’t consider your thoughts and feelings” and “I’m sorry”’, which to me, didn’t seem like she genuinely understood the weight of that situation. My bestie said I was being too critical over her “heartfelt apology”, explained that the mutual friend didn’t know the severity of my low vision and would not have done that to me if she did, and started accusing me of putting myself in that situation in the first place.
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