At 6, I Promised My Best Friend with Down Syndrome We’d Go to Prom Together – 12 Years Later, Mom Said I Could Go with Him Only on One Condition

still.

He looked toward the stairs, instantly understanding who had told me.

For the first time that evening, he looked genuinely frightened.

He started explaining.

I stopped him.

I only wanted to know one thing.

Did he still feel responsible for me?

His Answer Was Exactly What I Needed

Noah told me the promise had mattered when we were twelve.

He had taken continue reading …