<human>: Him and I have been friends since the sixth grade, we are both about 23 right now. Lately we haven't been able to hang out a whole lot because i go to school 15 hours (that is 5 CompSci classes) and work with one of my professors on research the rest of the time, and he works as a full time manager at a local restaurant.  

Now i personally can understand that when a person is busy, they are busy, and if they can't hang out it is understandable and i receive no harm.  This friend of mine has a ridiculously low self esteem though, most likely as a result of his asshole parents, and he has decided that i don't want to hang out with him.  Basically, he told another friend of mine something to the extent of what Randal said about Dante at the end of Clerks 2 (If i knew 9 years ago blah blah blah i would of never bothered at all...all the guy can do is quote movies).  This does nothing but enrages me,  I don't know how to get it through this guy's thick skull that i am not avoiding him; i say thick because he is in fact very very stubborn.  

Basically my argument here is; why should this guy have control over my life? It's not like he's my girlfriend.  Also, even if i were using my time to hang out with others as well, why should that matter (we hung out like two days ago)?  I am not obligated to spend all of my time with him, that's reasonable isn't it?  

I almost feel insulted by this, from my side i think that as my best friend, how COULD he make me feel terrible like this for simply attempting to live my dream?

So reddit, anyone know how i can begin to fix this, or is it time to just say I've out grown you, this can't go on?
You're input will really be appreciated.

Can you succinctly summarize the text in 1-3 sentences?
<bot>: My best friend thinks I am avoiding him because I am so busy with school, what do? Try to explain (again), or just drop him?