The most popular girl in school asked me to prom while everyone else mocked the way I looked—twenty years later, she didn’t recognize me, and what I did next changed everything in her life.

you!”

I laughed softly. “I should be thanking you.”

She shook her head. “I asked because I wanted to be there with you.”

On the drive home, Uncle Ray gave me a sideways look. “So… you asking her out, or are you just planning to blink for the rest of your life?”

“She’s just a friend,” I said.

He snorted. “Sure, she is!”

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