Only one boy asked me to prom since no one else wanted to go with me because of the birthmark on my face — everyone laughed until police officers walked into the gym.

My heart dropped.

“Three weeks ago,” he continued, “Vanessa and her friends offered me money to ask you to prom.”

I felt the room tilt around me.

Tears rushed into my eyes.

“No,” I whispered. “No, this can’t be true. Isaiah… how could you do this to me?”

“I’m sorry.” Isaiah reached toward me, but I stepped back. “They wanted me to dance with you, hold your hand, make you believe it was real… and then let them film your face when they revealed it was all a cruel joke.”Anatomy

A sound escaped my throat, but I could barely breathe.

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Everything I had feared about tonight suddenly felt true.

The dress. The dancing. His kindness.

Had all of it been a lie?