Everybody hates me. Embarrassed, he pushes her head down so that he can't be seen with her. Sheepishly, he backs up to the start position. When the light turns green, he floors his gas pedal - but is stunned to realize that he is still in reverse gear. Excuse me, but I think we've had an accident.
Terry pulls away, appearing indignant, leaving the man standing puzzled in the middle of the street.
He pulls up in front of a used car lot. Blue and white, twisted crepe paper is draped from the center of the gymnasium, and the walls are decorated with pennant awards. Ponytails and mid-calf skirts are gyrating among the mass of stockinged dancers swinging to The Hop. Girls without dance partners sit on the raised wooden bleachers on the sides. In front of the mirror in the girls' lavatory, Laurie is despondent and heartbroken over Steve's departure while she brushes her hair.