Everyone Laughed When I Agreed to Dance With the Class Outcast at Prom – But the Tiny Box He Handed Me at Midnight Made My Knees Buckle

gentle voice, even when I barely looked up from my phone.

He had helped me with my chemistry project when Chloe was too busy.

He had slipped me his notes when I missed class.

He had been kinder to me than my own brother.

“Eliza,” Chloe whispered. “Please. Think about this.”

I walked back over to Theo.