I Thought I Would Be Alone at Graduation After My Parents Passed Away – Then Someone Covered My Eyes

A classmate brushed past me with her mother.

“Mom, this is Emily, she sat next to me in chem—”

“Hi, sweetheart! Where are your parents? We’ll take a picture together!”

“Oh, um—” My voice cracked. “They couldn’t make it. It’s okay. You guys take yours.”

“Are you sure, honey?”

“I’m sure. Really. Congratulations.”

I kept walking.

“The door,” I thought. “Just continue reading …