The Most Beautiful Girl in School Asked Me to Prom

Charlotte stood frozen in the entryway.

Her eyes swept across the room.

The walls.

The framed photos.

The awards.

The floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the city.

Then she looked back at me.

“Oh my God…” she whispered. “What is this?”

I smiled.

“It’s the reason I asked you to come back.”

She looked nervous.

Very nervous.

“Sir, if this is about the order, I can explain—”

“It’s not.”

I walked to a bookshelf and picked up a framed photograph.

Then I handed it to her.