senior prom

i was looking at at this picture during my senior year prom night and, thinking back, i can actually vividly recall only two things: (1) maureen was extremely hyper active that night she managed to snap the cord of her gown - twice! hahaha, and (2) my favorite teacher was running a fever that day but he came anyway even if he was late. i somehow felt responsible because we had been exchanging messages that day and i must have sounded thoroughly disappointed when i learned he might not be able to go. amid telling him to rest and all that, though i meant it with all sincerity, i was practically begging him to please just go even though i know it was pretty selfish of me. well, he went. and i was so relieved and happy i wanted to just leave my seat and go where he was but in the end all i did was smile at him from across the dance floor to acknowledge his presence. i didn't even go anywhere near his vicinity during the rest of the evening. torpe, haha. he was my volleyball coach and military dad rolled into one, slathered with a decent serving of kindness and empathy. no wonder his pet name by all students is daddy yabu. also, he's the only person in the whole wide world to call me lee, and i prefer it remain that way :">

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