There's nothing like a good girls trip to bring friends together. That is, unless someone invites a "broke" friend. Is showing up to the group trip without funds a deal breaker? A viral TikTok video has divided the internet, leaving many social media users questioning their friendships.
A woman named Kaleah posted a series of videos on TikTok of what seems to be a group trip from hell. It all started when her friend, Keisha, organized a girls trip to Cabo, Mexico, for her birthday.
"Why I just came back from Cabo and one of the girls did not bring no bread to the trip," Kaleah starts off.
The group was scheduled to board their flights for Cabo on Friday at 5 a.m. Thursday night, Keisha held a birthday dinner where Kaleah met Imani, a friend of Keisha's, for the first time. After a night of fine dining, Kaleah says the bill totaled roughly $724. She put the tab on her credit card with the expectation that everyone would reimburse her their portion of $181. All of the guests sent in their full payment via Cash App except Imani, who Kaleah claims shorted her $46.
"All of a sudden, her [Imani's] CashApp is not working, her Zelle is not working, her Venmo is not working, her PayPal is not working, her ApplePay is not working," Kaleah says in her viral video.
Kaleah claims Imani sends her a sidebar message, unbeknownst to Keisha, revealing that she only had $135.53 in her bank account. Although she found it strange Imani would be so low on funds, considering they planned to travel abroad the following morning, Kaleah brushed it off and assumed Imani would pay her the rest of the money the next day, a Friday, assuming she needed to get paid first.
pure. insanity. pic.twitter.com/7Ms16kUwLI
— 𝕛𝕒𝕟𝕖𝕒 (@heyyitsjanea) March 21, 2024
"Y'all, I never got that bread," Kaleah stated.
Upon arrival in Mexico, the girls trip didn't appear to get any better. From Imani allegedly stealing Kaleah's phone charger and holding the birthday girl back from going on excursions due to her lack of funds, Kaleah sent a stark message to viewers never to travel with people you don't know.
"Stop bringing random b—es on these trips out the country, out the state, or whatever the case may be, and you barely know these b—es," she says. "You need to know their occupation. You need to know what their bank accounts are looking like."
Soon, the conversation shifted to traveling with "broke" friends, leaving social media users debating the makings of a true friend.
On one side, many felt Imani was "disrespectful" for knowingly attending the trip, knowing she would not be financially capable of covering her own expenses.
"I think it’s totally disrespectful to travel out the country with/ $135 knowing it’s ya friend BDAY. expect her to help u pay for everything?? that’s the problem! Simply do what you can afford. a real friend SHOULD understand that. &a
