I Gave My Childhood Bully a Second Chance, but She Started Again

I reconnected with a popular classmate who used to mock my weight and complexion in primary school. When she apologised at university, I believed we could finally build the friendship I had wanted as a child. But after she met my roommate, the comments returned. She made jokes about my looks and skin tone, then called me too sensitive when I confronted her. It took my roommate pointing it out for me to realise I was not overreacting. I chose to distance myself rather than give her another chance to make me doubt myself.

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