The most beautiful girl in school invited my son to prom—I thought she wanted to embarrass him, but the real reason left me speechless.

The caller ID showed Madison’s name.

Not Nathan’s.

Madison’s.

Every awful scenario I had buried over the last few weeks came roaring back. I pictured Nathan stranded somewhere, his suit jacket folded over his arm, that shine in his eyes gone. I almost could not make myself swipe to answer.

“Hello?” My voice came out smaller than I wanted.

“Miss Walker?” The girl on the other end sounded steady, almost gentle. “It’s Madison, Nathan’s date.”

“Is he okay?” I blurted. “Is something wrong?”

“No, no, please don’t worry,” she said quickly. “He’s totally fine. He’s actually on the dance floor right now. I just stepped outside for a minute because I wanted to call you.”

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