"We're almost done, we just have a few strands of hair left," Joyce said. Jane was sitting in the bathroom while Joyce curled her hair. It was the night of prom, and they were about to head over to her house to meet up with everyone to take pictures. "And done!"
Jane looked at herself in the mirror. Her hair, that ended just above her shoulder, was now very curly. "You look like beautiful," Joyce said. She then walked over to her purse and pulled out a leather box. She opened it and showed Jane a silver necklace with a dove charm connected to it. "I wore this to my senior prom, and I want you to wear it to yours."
"Thank you," Jane said as Joyce put the necklace on her. Joyce nods as Jane slipped on her dress and then put on her black sneakers. They then walked to the living room, where Jim took a photo of his daughter.
"My little girl is all grown up," Jim said. Jane threw her arms around her dad. "I'm going to miss you next year. Promise me that you'll call and visit often."
"Of course," Jane reassured. Joyce and Jim shared a kiss before Jane and Joyce left. Joyce played some classic rock and roll as they made their way to the Byers residence. When they pulled up, they saw that the boys were already there, taking group photos. Jonathan had offered to be the photographer.
Jane and Joyce stepped out of the car. Bruno ran over to Jane. "You look beautiful," Bruno said.
"Thank you," Jane said, awkwardly. He gave her a white flower corsage and placed it on her left wrist. They took their photos before rejoining everyone else. Jane had been avoiding Bruno since the trip, but, to her surprise, Bruno seemed to be still excited about tonight and held no resentment towards her.
"Are you guys excited for tonight?" Mike asked.
"Yeah," Jane said.
"Max is not here," Lucas said. "Do you guys think that she's not coming? Or do you think she's getting a ride with a different person?"
"I just got a text from her," Dustin said. "She just turned onto this road."
Jane just stood there awkwardly. She had been more distant with both Max and Lucas since the kiss. She was more distant with Max so it would be less suspicious, though she had been asked about it a few times. She always shrugged it off and changed the subject.
A red truck then pulled up. Jane turned around and saw Max stepped out of the truck, yellow and blue suit and all. Max walked over to the group quietly. "Hey," Max said, addressing Jane.
"Hey," Jane said.
"You look pretty," Max said.
"Thanks, so do you," Jane said. They then take their final photos as the limo arrived. They climbed inside the twelve-foot-long limo. Each row had two leather couches. There was a mini bar in the back, but, instead of alcohol, there were bottles of water and different sodas.
Everyone sat down and waited for their limo ride to begin. "I see these losers emptied out the booze," Lucas groaned. "But don't worry, I always bring back up just in case something like this happened."
Lucas pulled out a flask and offered everyone a sip expect Max and the limo driver. Everyone rejected the drink. "Ok, more for me I guess, I was trying to be generous," Lucas shrugged. He then finished it in one sip as the limo driver drove off to the restaurant.