The Secret That Changed Everything Before Prom Night with My Best Friend

I was only six years old when I made a promise to my best friend, Noah.

We were sitting together during lunch in first grade, carefully picking raisins out of our food because neither of us could stand them.

Noah had Down syndrome, but to me, he was simply the funniest boy in our class. He loved dinosaurs, told terrible jokes, and somehow always knew when I needed cheering up.