It was your prom night, and you waited outside your house standing on the sidewalk waiting for Alan to come. He had agreed to come to your prom with you, even if he didn’t even go to your school, and was in fact 28, and the age difference was quite significant. You waited for a while, until your phone buzzed, you checked to see what it was. It was Alan.

The message: ”sorry. can’t make it, unexpected interview. Terribly sorry. I’ll make it up to you. Have fun, love you.”