The speaker describes a harrowing experience from their high school years, where a teacher filmed girls changing in the locker room and distributed the footage. The speaker had a crush on a boy named Emerson, who they later discovered was involved in the scandal. The speaker admits to having romantic feelings for Emerson and even considering losing their virginity to him, unaware of his deceptive nature. The teacher, who had a history of questionable behavior, was eventually expelled and Emerson was arrested. The speaker concludes by emphasizing the importance of not judging others based on appearances and sharing the story in the hope of raising awareness about the dangers of such behavior.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator found a hidden camera in the girls' locker room at school.
2. The narrator had a crush on a boy named Emmet in school.
3. Emmet invited the narrator to skip class and go to the beach with him.
4. The narrator gave Emmet money to buy soda, but he never returned.
5. The narrator received 20 missed calls from a friend named Claire.
6. Claire told the narrator that Emmet was being wanted by the police.
7. The next day, it was discovered that Emmet had been filming the girls in the locker room and selling the footage to older men.
8. Emmet was expelled from school and accused of recording the girls.
9. The narrator lost their virginity to Emmet, who was later revealed to be a criminal.
10. The teacher who had been acting strangely was revealed to be trying to gain custody of his daughters.
11. The narrator learned not to judge people by their appearance and to be careful with school crushes.