Drama Llama

So, I got asked a question on formspring today (btw, whoever invented formspring was an evil genius or a pissy 12 year old) about why my friend group has so much drama. My answer was of course, vague and unrealistically optimistic, but now I wonder how I would really answer it. Have you ever been friends with a bunch of teenage girls who all know each other? Cause it kinda sucks. Its like freaking world war three with alliances, skirmishes, and surprise bombings via text. And always the fear that you're being talked about, even thought about negatively. The constant thrum in the back of your head that conflict is imminent. I don't know, maybe I'm just being dramatic or oversensitive or paranoid (all three flaws I am prone to), but it seems like friendship really did used to be easier than it is now. Maybe we've all grown more insecure and afraid, more forceful, more opinionated, more different. Maybe we all realize subconsciously that the chances of us still being close are about to drop drastically once high school is over, and we're testing the waters to see how deep affection runs. Cause if you ask pretty much anyone you consider a "close friend" if the two of you will always be friends, an affirmative answer is almost certain. But what do they really think? Maybe it's just me, maybe I have trust issues and everyone else my age is secure in where they stand with their friends, but somehow I don't think so. And I don't want this to be all complaints, because I love my friends, I really do. I don't think I would have made it through the awkward mush between childhood and adulthood without people to laugh with and eat with and bitch with. And I really can't imagine my future life without their input and support, and I would be so sad not to somehow be there for all the important parts of their lives. So I don't know what I'm saying. I guess I wish we could all just tell each other that we will be there for each other and love each other when it matters, and mean it and believe it. God, now I sound like that girl from mean girls who talks about baking cakes out of rainbows.