AIBU to think that since I spent my first child free Saturday in months helping my friend decorate she should have offered to drive me home?

[WeAreEternal]

I live 15 miles away from where my friend.

There is no direct bus between our towns, you have to go via another town and get a connecting bus, so the journey takes two hours and fourty five minutes. There is also a 55 minute wait between the busses, so all in all the journey takes two hours and fourty minutes.

There are only three busses each day that tally up with the connecting busses, otherwise there would be an even longer wait.

I traveled through this morning and I dropped subtle hints about wanting a lift, but she never offered.

I have been scraping paper, putting up paper, painting and sanding all day, I am exhausted, and now I have a really long journey home, on my own this late at night.

I know that I should have asked for a lift, but I think that is rude so I wouldn't, and I know it isn't her responsibility to drive me (I can't drive ATM for medical reasons) but since I have spent my first child free Saturday in several months helping her decorate then she could have offered to drive me home.

Honestly I might not have even accepted, ok I probably would have done.

i also want to know if she's checked that you got home ok.

she sounds like a bit of a user to me.

Yes she did. She texted to check that I was ok while I was waiting and then to check that I made the connecting bus ok and was on my way home and asked me to text when I got in.

That's good but don't help her again, you spend a day of your time getting to her, helping her, and she couldn't even give you a 15 mile lift or buy you lunch, and was happy seeing you travel late into the evening. Next time if you do decide tomhelpmher again tell her that if you help would it be possible to give m a lift back, if not don't go.

Oh come on - OP is an adult, not a 12 yr old girl.
Why on earth would her friend have any concerns about her travelling at night?

Pictish it's courtesy and manners to make sure op has got home safely, gosh manners seem to have gone on mumsnet recently. It also shows te friend cares, which is good. But next time op either don't offer, or ask for a lift if its going to be difficult

Next time you have a child free day do not do any manual labour/work.

Go for a walk in the park,
Go to a cafe and read a paper
Go for a swim
Go for a massage
Go to bed

Yanbu at all btw. Your friend was very rude not to offer a lift after you helped her. I would send her a text letting her know how you feel.