“I thought you weren’t going to make it!” Faith Brown said as she embraced her sister, Abbigail, at her graduation ceremony on Wednesday.
Faith Brown hadn’t seen her sister, Abbigail, in over a year, Hillsborough County Public Schools said in a Facebook post. Abbigail is currently serving in the U.S. Navy in Virginia.
But, in a tearjerking video from the school district, excited Newsome staff called Faith over to share the surprise.
“We have a special surprise for you!” a staff member said before Abbigail emerged, clad in her Navy uniform.
The two sisters embraced as staff and onlookers applauded. Faith choked back tears of joy, elated to see her sister after so much time.
“I thought you weren’t going to make it!” Faith said, holding back tears as she hugged her sister. “I cannot believe this right now!”
In the video, Faith shared just how much Abbigail being at …