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

day, Lena.”

She turned to Ethan.

“And a mother and son deserve their time, don’t they, baby?”

Ethan kissed her cheek.

“Of course, Mom!”

I walked out onto the balcony before I could say something I’d regret.

Below me, the ocean looked impossibly calm.

I gripped the railing until my knuckles hurt, counting every insult I had swallowed over six days.

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