Via Fox News:
A Utah high school student got the last laugh after receiving a fake invitation to homecoming from bullies, because it only resulted in a Miss Utah hopeful taking him to the big dance.
Shortly after Labor Day, Taylorsville High School student Michael Conrad was the target of a cruel prank in which anonymous tormenters egged his house and left behind a homecoming invitation, Fox 13 reports.
I’m sorry for the mess. But how about I make it up to you by taking you to Homecoming?” the note on the invitation read.
According to KSL, the fake invite was attributed to a cheerleader whom Michael is friends with. His mother, Jennifer Conrad, told Fox 13 that someone even “kissed the paper.”
Working up the courage to approach his friend in school about her supposed offer, Michael soon learned the bad news.
“She said, ‘Michael, I already have a date. I’m so sorry. I had nothing to do with that.’ She felt bad,” his mom recalled.
Though Michael brushed the matter off, Jennifer wasn’t so easily forgiving. Michael has autism and ADHD, and she said the incident impacted him negatively.
“I was out for blood. Mama bear was awoken,” Jennifer told Fox 13.
Word of the cruel stunt spread quickly, and debate teacher Jenn Palomino was determined to right the “terrible incident” for her former student, KSL reports, so she reached out to Miss Greater Salt Lake, Dexonna Talbot.
“The second I heard about this, I knew I wanted to do something,” Talbot said. “I automatically broke down into tears, because just thinking about the fact that someone would go out of their way to make someone else feel bad is so heartbreaking to me.”
Then, on Sept. 18, Talbot intervened, Jennifer said.
Surprising Michael during history class with a poster and a bucket of Starburst, Talbot asked him to attend the homecoming dance with her, and he happily accepted.