Hey guys.

I'm 17, I look to the advice of this forum as we're all here for the improvement of ourselves.

I went to a small kickback today on a beach.

There was a bonfire, some fireworks, weed, alcohol, whatever.

I didn't smoke/drink due to an internship and I didn't drink because I was driving.

I was sitting around in a small circle of friends I have known through years from school (in high school; senior.) and spraying water out of my almost empty water bottle. Some of it got on one of the guys that are in the friend group but not really a friend of mine, and he proceeded to take the water bottle out of my hands (simple plastic bottle) and chuck it directly into my forehead around 4 feet away from me.

I've never gotten in fights, practice BJJ, wrestled, lift everyday, that type of thing, but I instantly snapped and hit this guy three times in the face.

I'm sitting there circling giving him a chance to fight back, and I'm getting ready to start laying him out again when I realize in my mind this is dumb, so I get in my car and leave.

One of my close buddies calls me and goes "Good call on leaving, kids sitting here with a knife saying he'll murder you if you come back".

I think it's stupid.

I'm a manlet (5'5) this kid is like (5'3).

Am I in the wrong? Did I lose frame?

I'm torn because I don't think you should let people disrespect you like that but I think it was also a dumb decision.

Thanks.