At 6, I Promised My Best Friend with Down Syndrome We’d Go to Prom Together 12 Years Later, Mom Said I Could Go with Him 0nly on 0ne Condition…

Downstairs, Noah was waiting for me in a navy suit and the bow tie he’d been talking about since November.

I could hear him chatting with my aunt through the floor.

Then Mom turned toward me.

“You can go with Noah tonight, Chrissy. But only on one condition. I need one promise from you.”

“But only on one condition.”

I stared at her.

“I know. That’s generally how dates work.”