- Put your hands together
for Dexonna and Michael.
(audience applauding)
Okay, so Dexonna, help me out.
- Yes
- How did you hear about
what had happened to Michael?
- My mom called me when I was on my way to one of my classes
and just said, "I heard this horrible story
"about a boy who had been asked to homecoming as a prank."
And we later learned that his house was egged
and toilet papered
and that was,
it was just a really nasty, rude prank.
- Okay, so what made you wanna reach out to him?
- This is something that I've been doing ever,
when I was in high school.
Every single girls choice ask
I would make sure to ask a boy
from our special education program
or someone who wouldn't get asked to the dance
because I think that's
a very important high school experience
and that everyone deserves that.
And especially hearing Michael's story,
bullying's not okay.
And I wanted to make sure that was known.
- Wow.
That is so cool.
So Michael, let me ask you,
how'd you feel when you realized that Dexonna
was walking towards you in the class?
Did you have any idea?
- My teacher told me,
the one who told the news,
she told me that she was coming.
I waited for a few days
and then when she said she was either coming today
like that day. - It wasn't a surprise?
- Um, she told me.
So I been waiting though (audience laughing)
so I'm going like,
when I'm finally there I'm like,
oh finally.
- And Mike, you've been looking at the door for three days.
- Yeah, just going like,
I'm just waiting going like
(audience laughing) (Dexonna laughing)
when's she coming?
When she coming?
(laughing)
- I woulda came sooner.
- Well, how did the homecoming go, man?
- Oh, it was pretty good.
I mean like,
(Dexonna laughing)
(audience clapping)
- [Dexonna] Just pretty good.
- So yeah, um, but before that we like went to Nickelcade
we um, it's basically like an arcade.
- [Audience] Aw!
- [Dexonna] Oh, look at the.
- [Michael] Oh and as you can see there's a,
this is us at La Caille a very fancy restaurant.
- [Steve] Boy, look at you.
Now, hold on.
Now Dexonna, you might be Miss Utah next year.
(audience clapping) (laughing)
Really, so I can't tell you
how sweet of a gesture that was.
You know what, because let me tell you something man,
the way it works in this world now,
people are so surface.
They just see attractiveness
and they go, "Oh wow she's wonderful."
Most attractive people ain't wonderful
because real beauty is not here.
It's on the inside.
This young lady has it both ways.
(audience clapping)
That right there is hard to find.
Are these your parents right here.
- Um.
- That's my mom Raychellene and that's Michael's dad Lee.
- [Michael] That's my, that's my Pop right there.
- Oh, okay.
How'd y'all feel about all of this?
- You know, this has been great.
I mean we've seen the other end so many times.
You know, you always worried about your kids
but to have this gesture,
we're gonna be eternally just indebted to Dexonna for this.
I mean this was his first date, ever.
You know, - Really.
- Yeah, it's just such a beautiful message.
It doesn't take a whole lot to do it
it just takes the doing.
And it was done and I've noticed a confidence in Michael
just in himself throughout all of this.
- I mean, for real man, this is like
this is jackpot.
This is your first date?
(laughing)
Man, do you.
(audience cheering)
It really is some great people in this world man.
I really think it is.
And that's your mom over there?
- [Dexonna] Yeah.
- You've done a heck of a job
raising that young lady right there.
(audience cheering)
- Yes.
- You did a hell of a job
raising that young lady right there.
- Thanks for having us.
Mr. Harvey. - Yeah.
Thanks for having us.
- Ah yeah man, any time!
Ya oughta come back, playa.
Ya know what I'm saying.
- Yeah.
(laughing)
Exactly.
You in the game now baby!
Stick around everybody,
we'll be right back.
(audience cheering) (upbeat music)