I Never Married After My High School Sweetheart Vanished on Prom Night in 1985—Last Week, a Little Girl Handed Me His Prom Boutonniere

The Boutonniere That Found Its Way Home

In 1985, my high school sweetheart kissed my forehead during prom and promised he’d be back in five minutes. I never saw him again. Forty years later, an eight year old girl quietly placed his missing boutonniere into my hands and whispered, “It must be with you.”

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