My name is Kaylee, and on what should have been the best night of my senior year, I was sent home from prom because of my floral dress. I was left sobbing in the school parking lot, questioning my worth and the fairness of the rules that governed my world. What happened next tested my friendships, my confidence, and my hope for a kinder future.
My name is Dylan, and at seventeen, I made a decision that would change how my family—and maybe even my whole town—saw me. I took my 82-year-old great-grandmother, Naomi, to my senior prom, fulfilling the dream she’d quietly held onto for more than six decades. Our night together forced us both to confront our own regrets, memories, and the complicated bonds of family.
Dylan, a 17-year-old high school senior, shattered the stereotype of the indifferent teenager by inviting his great-grandmother, Naomi, to his prom. Naomi had missed her own prom due to financial constraints, but Dylan made sure she got her special night, 65 years later.
