At Prom, a Boy Danced With Me When No One Else Would—30 Years Later, I Found Him Again, and Everything Was Reversed

I never thought I would see Marcus again.

When I was seventeen, a drunk driver ran a red light and changed everything in an instant. One moment I was worrying about exams, dresses, and prom pictures. The next, I was waking up in a hospital bed while doctors spoke in careful, uncertain words around me.

My legs were broken in multiple places. My spine continue reading …