Honors Night, Unscripted Drama

beaming with pride. I had given it all to academics, and this was my moment of glory. My future felt brig

He held up a small, cream-colored envelope, sealed, for all to see. He announced, amplified by the microphone, that it

e was about to weaponize it. He forced me to read the heartfelt words aloud to the entire horrified audience, watching my parents wilt in th

mantle the very young man who wrote these tender sentiments, all while making me complicit. How could he be so utterly blind? Ho

silence. "Stop." Ethan Davies rose from his seat, pale but unyielding. He was about to shatter his father's carefull