They Called Me “The Whale”-But the Head Cheerleader Chose Me for Prom. Twenty Years Later, Fate Gave Me a Chance to Repay Her

rumors that she went to Los Angeles, then New York. I never knew what became of her.

I left too.

I went to college on scholarships, worked two jobs, lost the weight slowly, and rebuilt myself piece by piece. Not because I hated who I had been, but because I finally wanted to live again.

Years passed.

I studied computer science, launched a small software continue reading …