Famous NFL player took an 11-year-old girl to a church dance after losing his father in an accident

In Pflugerville, Texas (United States), in renowned NFL player (American football), Anthony Harris, gave little 11-year-old Audrey Soape great joy. Why? Her youngest attended the father-daughter dance at her local church every year next to her father, but he passed away a year ago. This history It didn’t take long to get to social media becoming trend.

The parent of Audrey passed away from a accident in March 2021 and, to make it even more tragic, 5 weeks later, her grandfather would also lose his life, who also took his granddaughter to the church dance that he likes so much.

Given this, the Holly Soapethe girl’s mother, told CBS News: “It was a very tumultuous time for all of us. Very emotive. A lot of pain, a lot of sadness, a lot of anger. So whenever I have the opportunity to bring joy or excitement into the lives of my two children, I absolutely jump at that moment.”.

holly confessed to be aware of how important the dance is for the little Audreyso he thought of various options so that he does not stop attending: “I knew that with the dance to come it would be very emotional. It was going to be disappointing (for the girl) not being able to go. She mentioned it several times saying that she wanted to attend. At one point she even asked me if I would accompany her to the dance. She knew that if she was going to go it had to be something amazing, that would make her feel special, loved and important. Therefore, I tried to think of the best thing that came to mind”.

In it, he confesses, he remembered that his family has as their favorite American football player Anthony Harriswho militates in the philadelphia eagles: “I knew it was a long shot. I really didn’t expect him to say ‘yes’. She surprised me and filled me with joy when she accepted”.

In fact, holly revealed that her late husband had been in contact with the athlete since Instagram, where both communicated, with the deceased sending him prayers to wish him luck before and after the games. Therefore, when the head of the family lost his life, it was Mrs. soape who wrote to Harris to inform him of the unfortunate news.

The woman assures that Harris was willing to return the favor to his fan’s family, remembering that he was raised by a single mother, so when the season ended for the eagles at the end of January of this year, the player informed soape that he would travel to Texas to take the little girl Audrey To the dance.

Upon hearing this news, the girl’s happiness was tremendous: “I was super surprised. More than I can explain. She is also quite nervous. Probably more nervous than excited at first, because she didn’t know what she was going to say or do next to him.”told CBS News.

But, Harris not only made an appearance, he also gave away a dress and shoes to the little one for the premiere at the dance. Likewise, she made arrangements so that she can receive care in Make up and hairstyle.

Audrey added that, as time went on, she felt that she could speak freely with him, as if he were a long-time friend: “He started engaging in conversations with her, like asking her how her day was, asking her about her dad, making her laugh and taking her out on the dance floor. As the night went on, he really went out of his way to make her feel special, that she was comfortable and that he was having a good time.”recounted Holly Soape.

Once the prom date passed, holly ensures that Audrey She was still shocked, unable to believe what had happened: “They really had a great time. And just seeing her smile on her face was just amazing.”.

The mother of two children confessed that attending the dance with Anthony Harris it was the happiest moment of the family soape after the unfortunate deaths of the father and grandfather of the minors: “It changed the dialogue of the whole year. It was just this horrible, dark year that ended on such a positive note. And it gave us a bit of joy and light at the end of a rather dark tunnel. It was a magical experience for everyone.”sentenced.