closed starter for @pinctncir | abe & UTP based on this
The moment Abe could, he moved far away from his hometown, not wanting to be haunted or held back by his past. Growing up, he didn't have many friends, didn't know how to carry himself or be the kind of person that didn't get picked on. So once he graduated high school, he took that chance to go to a college far away. However, his family was still here and so once in a while he would go home to visit. Usually for the holidays.
And that was the only reason he was here now, at this grocery store that felt strange yet familiar all at once. As he plucked up a stalk of broccoli and placed it into his basket, Abe looked up and stared in shock. He hadn't expected to see his high school bully here, though he had wondered if they had also moved away or stayed in town. Shit. Abe had been staring for too long and suddenly that person was approaching them.
"Yea, I uh I actually moved out. I'm only back in town to check on my mom and grandma," he mumbled awkwardly. They were all adults now; surely, everyone could be civil.