“No one knows anything about him because no one will give him a chance,” I said, slamming my arms down to my sides. “That’s how this school is. You and all of your friends sit around making assumptions and judging people who are the least bit different from you. Well, guess what, Derek? I’m not anything like you. I’m different than all of you and I’m okay with that. Brayden has made me okay with that. So, yes, if I go to prom, it’d be with him, not you. You, who has never made any effort to talk to me until this year. You, who has treated me like crap every day of my life just because I’m not
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