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I have a sad memory
>early 2000's
>BK(?) was giving away pokemon toys + cards
>kept getting common cards like Psyduck/Abra/etc.
>"popular" girl went to eat fast food with her parents once and mentioned that she got a Dragonite card
>she also added that she didn't even know if it was any good or not
>my kindergarten crush and I both said yes, which was a huge mistake
>we ask if either of us could trade her anything we had for it
>I was hoping either she would give it to my friend or she'd trade with me so I could maybe give it to him since I liked him and wanted to make him happy
>out of sheer arrogance, she says no
>bitch didn't even like pokemon, often made fun of us with all her "popular" bully friends
>out of frustration I try to embarrass her by saying "You don't even LIKE pokemon!" out loud in hopes of guilt tripping her into giving it up
>she still kept it
>my crush (and a couple other pokemon elementary school friends I made) ended up moving away after that year, never saw him again save for a couple of postcards he sent me
>12 years later
>we're seniors at our elementary school's graduation party
>very awkward for me, not any of my elementary school friends even came
>that girl and most of her friend group came, including other kids that bullied me
>I mainly just sat there and hardly said anything since everyone else was still so close to each other long after elementary school, plus I didn't like most of 'em
>at one point she mentions the Dragonite card and looks at me as though it's something to laugh about now
>I smile back just to acknowledge her but deep down I was really disappointed that she kept the card
>didn't want to spoil the party by bringing up such an old childish grudge so I didn't make any particular remark about it
>I wish I'd asked for it back but having it wouldn't bring back all the friends I lost
I wish this story had a nice ending like my childhood crush and I by fate meeting again at the party, but that's not what really happend.
