6. Elle goes right behind her best friend's back to date his brother, and no, that's not an acceptable thing to do.
While we totally get the allure of sneaking around for a make-out session or two when you're young, betraying your best friend is never a good idea. There were plenty of opportunities for Elle — or Noah, for that matter — to tell Lee what was actually going on before things took a turn for the worse. Frankly, kids should learn to be upfront and honest about their actions, rather than resorting to lying about them over and over again.
7. Viewers learn you don't always get forgiven right away, and that's OK.
Eventually, Elle and Noah own up to their sneaky behaviour and seem genuinely sorry for what they did. The biggest takeaway older kids can get from the situation is that sometimes, people won't forgive you right away. Understandably, it takes Lee more than 24 hours to get over the fact that his best friend was sleeping with her brother. He ignores her calls for a few days and even rejects her first shot at an in-person apology, so hats off to him for standing his ground. This is at least one lesson teens could glean from the otherwise troubling film.