Halo said
this is the thingI didn't even know this guyI knew the people who know this guythey abandoned himI took a random person home amongst all the shit that was happeningwhy did i do that
Because you're a decent human being. And a badass apparently.
Yeah, people will think you're an asshole for not going. And that's too bad. It's a tradition and basically even if you don't like going, even if you're mother understood this, you're going to be seen as a spoiled brat for not sucking it up and showing your 'respects'.