I'm thinking of ditching one of my close friends so that I could spend more time with the other because I am insecure. and I made a small issue huge for this purpose
Is there a reason that you want to be that close to your other friend?
I'm using my friend as a scapegoat to avoid my issues
Even though it is difficult to handle the issues life throws at us it is not good try to hid from the problem. Ditching the friend won't get rid of the issue at all and it will just cause problems in your relationship.
It doesn't matter to me now because it's done and I have my reasons.
You could have taken a better approach and just talked to this friend about how you are feeling. Ditching your friend and making them not want to be around you seems a little harsh to me.