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The original was posted on /r/AmItheAsshole by /u/Shot-Independent8641 on 2023-09-17 21:36:26.

Throwaway and this happened recently so bear with me

I (F18) started university this year. My school is located outside my home province, so I wasn’t expecting to see too many people from high school here. However, I did see this one guy from high school, Thomas (M18), here.

To say Thomas and I had a difficult past is a bit of an understatement. He tormented my friends, especially me, during our preteen years and for the first two years of high school. He would always call me the most hurtful things and was your typical bully. I don’t know why he hated me, though I think he probably thought I was an easy target.

He stopped picking on us around grade 11, and I thought that was it. Apparently, according to some of my friends, he turned over a new leaf around that time. Fast forward, and I see him during orientation week. He approached me and said hi. I returned his greeting, and we made some small talk, but I tried to keep things relatively short. During this chat, I learned that (surprise, surprise) we’re in the same program and even in the same residence building. He seemed happy with this, as in his words, it was nice to see a familiar face.

Over the next few weeks, we’ve been chatting pretty regularly given that we do have pretty similar schedules. I’ve been trying to give short, polite answers, but whenever we talk, he just doesn’t shut up. I sometimes suspect that he actively seeks me out for a chat.

Earlier today, when I was at the campus gym, I saw Thomas. I tried to avoid his general area in the gym and kept my AirPods in my ears, hoping that he would not notice me. About halfway through my set, I heard him call out to me. We talked for a bit (I was annoyed at this stage, as he did interrupt my workout), and then he starts asking me if I need help with any of the equipment or anything like that and that he could personally train me.

I declined his offer, and then he bluntly asked me out. I didn’t think I heard him properly, so I asked him to repeat what he said. He then said he wanted to take me out for lunch or something like that. I said something along the lines of now wouldn’t be a good time, but he persisted and said that it could be fun.

At this stage, I snapped. I told him that I thought he was beyond repulsive and dumb as shit if he thought I’d go out with him. He looked very shocked at this, and before anything else could be said, I grabbed my bag and left.

Later, I told my roommate about this, and she said that I was sort of an ass, but that she could understand where I was coming from.

AITA?