silence until it finally reaches home.”
The stadium rose.
Not slowly.
All at once.
Cadets applauded. Officers saluted. Parents stood with their hands over their hearts. The sound rolled over me like a storm, too large, too much, too undeserved.
I wanted to disappear.
Jessica would not let me.
She gripped my arm and said, “Stand tall.”
So I did.
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