When was the cringe so strong that you barely survived?

My sister went to an 18th birthday with three friends where over 120 people had RSVPed and only the host, his parents and his girlfriend were there.

She was telling me about it today and I couldn't think about anything except how horrible high school people can be.

So here's the story.

This guy set up a Facebook event for this party at this big hall and out of the 700 plus people invited, 120 people

RSVPed. So it's not like nobody knew about it. Considering the amount of people that knew about it

and come, even if they hadn't clicked attending, was the fact that this guy booked a massive

hall that could cater for such a large event. This cost him around $1,500, which included food and

security and stuff. Then he decided instead of using an iPod, which would probably get lost

or stolen, he'd hire a DJ. That cost $400. For all of this, the host had spent months

working overtime, so he was actually able to afford it and hold, quote, the best party ever.

Come the night of the party, weeks of preparation, money and organization, this party is expected to go off.

My sister headed off to this massive venue, fashionably late as well, and nobody else was there. Much to their surprise,

it's just an empty hall with lights going on and a DJ doing his thing. Then she finds the host and asks

the normal questions. Where is everyone and stuff like that? He's as baffled as my sister was. Not even

his best mates had shown up, which was the most surprising part. Now, this is just the most

gut-ranging part of the whole thing. He then calls his friends. He asks them,

Where the hell are you guys? And obviously, on loudspeaker, an uproar of laughter comes from

the person speaking, and you can also hear it in the background. He starts crying and everything,

absolutely devastated about what has happened. He's out of pocket

$1,900 at least, and knowing that all his friends possibly organized a boycott for his event.

When I told this story, I couldn't stomach how harsh and horrible people can be. I'd never

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