hi reddit, I usually don’t post things like this, but I need some advice on something. So I (18 y/o F) have an old friend that i got distant with when I got to college. I wasn’t upset that we got distant, because from my perspective, the friendship was starting to feel unhealthy, so I found growing apart was the best outcome. Well we go to the same University, and she had texted me earlier in the year asking if I ever wanted to hang out. I didn’t answer because this friend was not the kindest to me especially in our high school years, I don’t want to talk bad about her but, she has hurt me a lot and has said things that have really hurt me. So recently i decided since we weren’t close anymore and I wanted to move on and not be connected to them anymore, I removed them from my following on social media and I unfollowed them. I didn’t block them because I didn’t want to be harsh or anything, but I wanted to sever our connection a bit more. Well she noticed and requested me back, which I didn’t accept, and this morning she sent me a long text just asking about why I removed her and apologizing for anything she has done to me. It does sound like a genuine text, I don’t think she is trying to be manipulative or anything, but so many people have done this to me before that it’s hard to trust the intentions. I find it really nice that she is apologizing, but it’s also hard to trust that, because I’ve heard of things she has said about me this school year, that again, hurt me. Would I be the asshole if I didn’t respond, or should I at least respond with an explanation and accept her apology?