I think there's a lot of coulda, woulda, shoulda here... when things happen people don't have the benefit of hindsight and knowing what others are thinking, they just do what they think is right at the moment.
This is an idea I can get behind it tbh. People does a lot of stupid thing and when we look back there are a lot of coulda, woulda, shoulda. I can take one step further and say people usually don't even think about all the options and just operate on whim. No argue about this.
In Erynn's case she picked a fight with the guy that was bullying her friend, perhaps dropping everything and chasing after the MC immediately was the right call, but she did what she thought would help the situation.
She wasn't hanging out with him after that, they were fighting, due to terrible luck and timing the MC, while making his way back to Erynn's backyard, ran into him leaving(meaning he got kicked out)... and due to dumbness believed the story the guy told him.
Now, I have a problem with this explanation. How long did it take to Erynn scold the bully? MC ran off, sit near the house then Alexis came they had heart to heart conversation, kissed then MC went back to home, his mom noticed something was off they talked and MC went back. How long was that scold took to catch him on the way?
Also, after Ethan cost her first love at least a dear friend she still stayed friends with him. So much so, she almost broke her friendship with Alexis because of Ethan. She believed Ethan over Alexis even though Ethan was clearly lying.
If we look at the facts, she did try to find him, tried to find him that same day and the weeks after that.
And she tried to make contact after he moved...
He stayed in the town which is the next house, several weeks after that and she could not find a way? Just wait him outside the house and when he tried to avoid you, tell him
you little brat fucking listen to me. Like I mentioned before MC and Alexis weren't on bad terms, tell Alexis to become intermediary, she
could have explained him or find a way to make him talk with Erynn. Tell his mom what happened, Emily
would have find a way to break the info to him. At least make him talk to Erynn. Erynn
should have tried more or be more insisted. Only logical explanation I can think of, she did not know MC was going to move out so she might have waited, not insistent because she probably thought she had time and MC will cool off within time. Even MC did not know, Emily send him to 1 week vacation so he could stop being a brat then Andres offered to MC stay and finish school there.
Keep in mind that she was a 15 year old (high school freshman?), she can't just travel across the country, to a city she never been to... and try to find him on a whim, she would need her mom to pay for the ticket and Andres to agree to let her stay (given that she doesn't know anyone in that town), but the MC kept radio silence and avoided all contact.
Heck he didn't even see his mom for 5 years.
She was 16, she could travel across the country, 16 is not too young for long distance travel. I can see that Melissa paying all the expenses, even travel with her if she knew the reason. I know a few irl examples, not exact situation but travelling long distances to apologize around that ages.
All in all, we have a situation at our hand and none of us has complete knowledge about it. Like I said, I don't like her and it really is not about whole confession, Ethan mess, Alexis mess etc. and if I say I can pinpoint a reason I'd be lying. Though, I stand behind what I said and I still think she is lying about a few thing and I also believe she lied about her reaction to confession. Also there is a secret she shared with Ethan there that none of us know. Could be something small or it might be a huge revelation, we don't know. Yet still, I do have respect to your opinion, so maybe let's agree to disagree.
