Jon was not planning to go to the 8th grade dance. Doesn’t surprise me, he’s not much into dancing.
Then a call came in from the mother of one of his friends. Seems her daughter is a bit shy, a wall flower, and a bit overweight and was not sure she wanted to go. The mom asked if Jon would spend some time with Lauren at the dance.
Even though he was not going to go, he went and, hopefully, helped this girl feel a bit better about herself.
I’m proud that Jon was so unselfish. I don’t know that at his age I would have done the same thing.