Which of the following quotes from the story best communicates the author's message about friendship? (1 point) Responses "I could not afford to be seen walking with her, and I did not even want to - but, on the other hand, the flattery of those humble, hopeful turnings was not lost on me." "I could not afford to be seen walking with her, and I did not even want to - but, on the other hand, the flattery of those humble, hopeful turnings was not lost on me." "I realized the pledge as our fingers touched; I was panicky, but allright." "I realized the pledge as our fingers touched; I was panicky, but all right ." "And I do not know when it was, but I think it was probably at this moment that the birthday party of Myra Sayla became fashionable." "And I do not know when it was, but I think it was probably at this moment that the birthday party of Myra Sayla became fashionable." "We began to talk of her as if she were something we owned, and her party became a cause..."
"We began to talk of her as if she were something we owned, and her party became a cause..."
This quote best communicates the author's message about friendship because it highlights the superficial nature of the friendship and how the narrator and their friends treat Myra as an object rather than a true friend.