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

the door.”

Behind me, someone called, “Emily! Emily, wait—”

I didn’t turn. I couldn’t. If one more person looked at me with that pity face, I was going to break in the middle of the gym floor.

Five more steps. Four. Three.

And then everything stopped.

Large, warm hands covered my eyes from behind.

They were familiar in a way my brain couldn’t place.

I froze.continue reading …