Everyone in Class Laughed at My Boyfriend Because of His Height – But at Graduation, Our Teacher Invited Us on Stage and Said Words That Left Everyone Speechless

at me like none of the other people existed.

“Dance with me,” he said.

People still stared.

They still whispered.

But Elliot kept smiling at me anyway.

“You know,” he murmured quietly, “they’re jealous.”

I blinked at him. “Jealous?”

“Obviously,” he said. “Look at me. Total catch.”

I laughed despite myself.

For a few minutes, it actually felt like maybe we could continue reading …