Prom was only a week away, and I planned on just going stag with Willow and some of her theater friends. But now, I had a date. Not just hanging out at a friend’s house at the same time—but my first-ever real date. I said yes with a smile, and Finn slipped his hand into mine. A few days later, we all met at Willow’s house before prom to take photos. I was giddy, wondering if Finn would shake my mom’s hand when I introduced them, or if she’d bust out mortifying baby pictures saved to her phone. But twenty minutes passed, and there was no sign of Finn. I worried that maybe we got our signals
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