We went to the same elementary school and had the same music teacher. This teacher led the school plays that my friend and I were involved in. My teacher always paid extra attention to us, and my friend would have private lessons at my teacher’s house. There were rumors going around that he was a groomer, but I didn’t understand what that meant at my age. Fast forward to high school and a 6 year gap of friendship and we briefly reconnect. She looks really depressed, and I’m not in the space to be a friend. She kept reaching out to me trying to hang out, but I’d ghost her. The two of us had a reunion with a third friend who was involved in the school plays. We took a group picture and decided to send it to our old teacher on Facebook and say hi. My friend looked withdrawn and tried to object, but I couldn’t understand why. Our teacher opened the message a few days later but never responded. I know I’m speculating a lot here, but I feel like my friend was assaulted and was reaching out for help, but I didn’t do anything.
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