I paid my son’s crush to take him to prom—but what unfolded that night left me in tears.

he was okay, he’d smile and say, “I’m fine, Mom.”

But I knew he wasn’t.

No mother misses that look in her child’s eyes. The look that says they’re hurting but don’t want to add to your worry.

When senior year finally arrived, I counted the days until graduation almost as eagerly as he did.

Then came prom season.

I knew about Ella.

Of course I did.

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