I was the only girl without a prom date because of my birthmark until one boy asked me — then police officers walked into the gym

There were jokes and stares, and then someone shouted that Caleb deserved an actual medal for dancing with me.

People began chiming in one after another.

In a matter of moments, it seemed like every insecurity that I ever tried to hide came into a spotlight.

All I wanted at that time was to get the hell out of there.

But then Caleb saw my face full of terror and tried to guide me to the door leading out of the gym hall, when suddenly the doors opened and three policemen walked straight in the center of the dance.

It was absolute silence inside the whole place. The music stopped; people froze; teachers started exchanging puzzled looks.