During hight-school, I tried to stay in the background. Because there’s not really much you can do when almost whole your face is covered by a birthmark as big as mine.
People either stared openly at me, muttered about me under their breath, or even had no scruples in calling me exactly what they were thinking about me right then.
At age 17, any expectations regarding strangers being friendly with me were long gone, let alone having any hopes of catching a guy’s attention.
Prom season made everything even harder for me.
Now the corridors were filled with garish posters everywhere I turned, all my friends talked about their dates and dresses, my news feed was flooded with countdowns to the greatest night of our lives, and yet I already knew exactly how my prom night was going to go down – either locked up in my room all night long or spending the evening alone in some dark corner of the gym.
My mother definitely did not like when I talked like that.
She was struggling with two jobs to provide a place to live for us, but still she somehow managed to make me feel good. When I told her about my decision not to attend the prom, she kindly explained that it happens once in our lives, and I at least should have one positive memory of it before we graduated from school.But I was not expecting any miracles anyway.
The next morning everything seemed absolutely normal, until I opened my locker and noticed that Caleb stood next to me.
There is not even one person at our school who does not know who Caleb is.
He is the star of our football team, someone that all students dreamed to become friends with. Absolutely the last thing I expected to hear from him was asking me to prom!
For several seconds there, I really did believe it was some sick joke he was trying to play.
But he was dead serious. Actually, he seemed kind of worried waiting on me to say anything at all.
And when I finally managed to say “yes”, I felt a real pang of excitement. But the next thing I knew, I was already questioning what he wanted from me.
Megan was freaked out the moment told her what happened.
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She told me that something about the whole prom thing seemed fishy and she reminded me that Caleb didn’t pay any attention to me before, so now asking me to prom seemed quite bizarre.
Honestly, I knew she was completely right about everything. But somehow, for the first time ever in probably forever, I allowed myself to have some hope.However, Brittany’s sudden interest in me messed everything up. She was this girl who made my life a living hell. She was so popular, that people somehow forgave her about treating everyone like garbage.
When she learned about my date with Caleb, she didn’t seem surprised as I expected her to be.
Instead of showing any sign of concern, she gave me one of those nasty smirks and told me to make sure I would enjoy my “special night.”
I couldn’t forget those words. Nor could I shake off the feeling I was falling into a trap.
For prom, my mother has spent days remaking this dress from her closet, mending every single stitch by hand to bring the dress back to its glory. Caleb appeared right at our door with, and it surprised me to see him so nervous.
He told me I looked beautiful, and for once in my life, I honestly thought everything would be okay.
