I Wanted to Impress My Classmates at Our 20-Year Reunion, So I Hired a Handsome Actor to Be My Plus-One – What Happened There Left Everyone Speechless

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"I just did."

Beth looked at me. "Daphne, would you be willing?"

I saw Norton in the crowd, giving me the room.

"Yes," I said. "I would."

I stood at the microphone and looked at the room that had once made me feel small.

Then I raised my glass of untouched punch.

"To everyone who spent years believing someone else's version of themselves," I said, "may you finally hand the pen back to the person who lived the story."

For a second, nobody moved.

Then Beth started clapping.

Someone else joined.

Then another person followed.

Soon, applause filled the gym.

"Mark," she snapped. "We're leaving."

He didn't move.

She stopped at the door and looked back at him. "Are you coming or not?"

Mark looked down at her hand, which was still gripping his sleeve. Then he gently removed it.

"No," he said quietly.

Miriam's face twisted, but no one chased her when she left.

***

A few minutes later, I walked outside.

I'd almost reached the parking lot when Mark called my name.

"Daphne, wait."

I stopped, but I didn't turn around right away.

That was new for me.

Before, I would've turned quickly. Eagerly. Gratefully.

This time, I took my time.

He stood a few feet away, hands in his pockets.

"I'm sorry," he said. "I was wrong."

"Yes," I said. "You were."