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Back in high school, I was the quiet, bookish girl with a crush on Jason, the golden boy. \u201cEmma, come on, you have to at least try talking to him,\u201d my friend Sarah urged, but I always felt he was out of my league.<\/p>\n

Years later, I had blossomed into a successful woman. One evening at the grocery store, I ran into Jason. \u201cEmma? Is that you?\u201d he asked, surprised. We decided to catch up over dinner.<\/p>\n

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At an upscale restaurant, Jason reminisced about high school. But something felt off. Midway through the meal, he placed a hair on my plate and called the waitress, demanding a free meal. \u201cYou should never have to pay for a bad experience,\u201d he said, grinning.<\/p>\n

As we left, I was shocked. Jason was still pulling cheap tricks, stuck in his high school glory days. I blocked his number and felt a sense of closure. I had grown, and he hadn\u2019t. It was a valuable lesson: people change, and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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