Ms. Stopenski, who attends the University of Pittsburgh and whose family lives in Pittsburgh, didn’t want money from her parents for the ticket. A few days later, Ms. Stopenski set up a life-size cutout of Mr. Horan and hooked her laptop to the family’s living-room TV. One of the final slides included a photograph of Mr. Horan, applauding in an audience. Because I will,” Ms. Stopenski asked her mother. Dwayne thought if he simply asked for the money, his parents would say no before he got the words out.

Source: New York Times December 20, 2018 13:47 UTC