Michelle Buteau

And I was like, and like, my heart was beating so fast. I could hear it. And I'm like, Oh my God, this is what love is. I feel like a Puerto Rican Molly Ringwald.

And I was like, and like, my heart was beating so fast. I could hear it. And I'm like, Oh my God, this is what love is. I feel like a Puerto Rican Molly Ringwald.

We were walking out to the parking lot and we realized we both had the same car. Mazda protégés, both leased by our moms.

We were walking out to the parking lot and we realized we both had the same car. Mazda protégés, both leased by our moms.

Oh, definitely. I'm like, what? Like, out of all the cars in the world, out of all the dance clubs, you and me.

Oh, definitely. I'm like, what? Like, out of all the cars in the world, out of all the dance clubs, you and me.

He worked at Best Buy selling DVDs and he was also a drug dealer. And in my mind, I was like, oh my God, he's so cool. He's so good at math. Like he counts so quickly.

He worked at Best Buy selling DVDs and he was also a drug dealer. And in my mind, I was like, oh my God, he's so cool. He's so good at math. Like he counts so quickly.

The plan was, I mean, looking back on it, it seems so basic, but just to be with each other and to have fun and to have kids and to go out to dinner after a movie on a Friday night. You know, Olive Garden, Cheesecake Factory just kind of exists in a really cute apartment with beige carpet and white blinds.

The plan was, I mean, looking back on it, it seems so basic, but just to be with each other and to have fun and to have kids and to go out to dinner after a movie on a Friday night. You know, Olive Garden, Cheesecake Factory just kind of exists in a really cute apartment with beige carpet and white blinds.

I had a dream that he called me up. He told me that he never graduated high school. And when I called him the next day and I was like, I had this crazy dream. He just started crying. I could just hear him gently sobbing. And he's like, not only did I not graduate high school, I don't even know how to read. I'm just like, how? Like, I thought I knew you. Like, haven't we read something together?

I had a dream that he called me up. He told me that he never graduated high school. And when I called him the next day and I was like, I had this crazy dream. He just started crying. I could just hear him gently sobbing. And he's like, not only did I not graduate high school, I don't even know how to read. I'm just like, how? Like, I thought I knew you. Like, haven't we read something together?

And I was going back, you know, I realized like, oh my God, this is why we go to the same restaurant. We would go to the same restaurant and he'd order the same thing because he couldn't read the menu. And he liked to go to restaurants that had pictures of the food. You know, I would write him poems and stuff and he's like, read them to me. You know, it's better when I hear it from you.

And I was going back, you know, I realized like, oh my God, this is why we go to the same restaurant. We would go to the same restaurant and he'd order the same thing because he couldn't read the menu. And he liked to go to restaurants that had pictures of the food. You know, I would write him poems and stuff and he's like, read them to me. You know, it's better when I hear it from you.

Never want to go through his mail. I had to help him. Yeah.

Never want to go through his mail. I had to help him. Yeah.

When he told me why he didn't know how to read, it just made my heart break even more. I mean, his dad died when he was young. And so his mom had to work three jobs. And he was depressed and just dropped out of the fifth grade and nobody ever noticed. His mom didn't want to deal with it. And, you know, I'm not judging because it must have been so hard for her.

When he told me why he didn't know how to read, it just made my heart break even more. I mean, his dad died when he was young. And so his mom had to work three jobs. And he was depressed and just dropped out of the fifth grade and nobody ever noticed. His mom didn't want to deal with it. And, you know, I'm not judging because it must have been so hard for her.

The only thing that kept going through my mind, I remember, was, I want to save you, I want to help you, I want to make this better. You know, we're going to get back on track to what we had planned.

The only thing that kept going through my mind, I remember, was, I want to save you, I want to help you, I want to make this better. You know, we're going to get back on track to what we had planned.