Sitting at his desk at home grading his students' tests, Tom's train of thoughts was interrupted by a notification. He checked it and couldn't hold back a slight smile as he noticed it was from a former student of his. As he read through it, his heart lightly drop. Why was he being invited to a pride event at a college of all things? Not wanting to be rude, he texted back;

"I'll be there."

He sighed, rethinking it. He sent the message and the next day, he arrived at the campus nervously.