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

ready for moments like that.

Instead, I asked, “Why would you think that?”

He shrugged again.

“No reason.”

But there was a reason.

There always was.

What made everything even harder was that Evan never became bitter.

Even after years of being excluded, he kept trying.

Every new school year arrived with fresh optimism. He convinced himself things would be different.continue reading …