In New York City, there are currently 759 drugstores and over 1600 registered pharmacists. On the day of my senior prom, one of them would change my life.

Shedd bumps — they lose two to one again. One run, they couldn't hit the ball with an aura.

"Listen, this one's on the house. I heard about what happened with you and that girl you were dating. I'm really sorry."

"Prom night... there are going to be other proms."

"Well, there's not gonna be another prom, not now, not ever. She's a—"

"Alright, crushing a young man's dreams."

"She's a snake devil, that's what she is. She's got no right. It's... it's really... it's all right. I mean, we only went out a couple of months, and I'm okay with it."

"Here's the thing, I'm gonna help you. Come here for a second, got something to show you. That's my daughter. She'll go to the prom with you tonight. It's the right thing to do."

"Well, that's not y'all believe it, right? Nah, I was 17, and I'd only been to second base, but I felt like tonight could be my lucky night."


Later that evening...

"Hey kid."

"Hey Mr. Coley."

"Hey, call me Frank."

"Oh yeah, you look good."

"Thanks."

Music plays

"Let's try to get it home by 12, 12:30. She's got to take her pills."

Music continues

"Where are you stopping?"

"It's my girlfriend."

"Hey, hi. I'm sorry, I came with Gil. He's a film major at NYU."

"Oh, that's cool. You know, we're cool, whatever, it's no biggie. You know, how's your uh, swimmers?"

"Good, better. Who's your date?"

"Make-a-Wish."

"Yeah, you know, it was her dream to go to prom, and I said, of course, I'll make your dream come true."

Music

"I want to dance."

"Uh, we should talk first."

"I want to dance."

Applause

"Everybody clap your hands. Check it out y'all, how low can you go? Can you go down low all the way to the floor? How low can you go? Can you bring it to the top like it never, never stop?"


After the dance...

"Wait, that's my limo."

"You got your own wheels? Want to walk me home to the park?"

"To the park."

"Thanks, I had a really good time tonight."

"Me too. I should probably take you home."

"Make a wish."

"I really can't think of anything right now."

"Come on, take my panties off."

"Come on, yeah, that's them. Okay, now take your pants off. Hurry."

"Come on, come here, grab my legs. That's it."

Music


Next morning...

"Oh, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."

"They lose it in the night. These rat bastards, they lose eight to seven. Yankees need a pitcher."

"Hi daddy."

"Hi baby. Listen, I really want to thank you very much. There are not too many young men like you left in this city."

"Well, it's my pleasure."

"Yeah, New York character, sister driving nuts anxious. See, last year she played Helen Keller. She walked around the city for two weeks blindfolded, you know, to get the feeling of the part. Broken nose twice. Now she's doing this thing downtown. What the— whose life is it anyway? Anyway, she's doing 20 hours a day in a chair now. Central Park covers almost 843 acres. It is six percent of Manhattan."


This story captures a mix of emotions and events, weaving together a young man's disrupted prom night and a glimpse into the lives of the people around him.

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