At 6, I Promised My Best Friend with Down Syndrome We’d Go to Prom Together – 12 Years Later, Mom…

suit and the bow tie he’d been talking about since November.

I could hear him chatting with my aunt through the floor.

Then Mom turned toward me.

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“You can go with Noah tonight, Chrissy. But only on one condition. I need one promise from you.”

“But only on one condition.”

I stared at her.

“I know. That’s generally how dates work.”

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“I’m serious.”