Joanie

When Jesse first asked Joanie to the prom, she said no. She thought she could better.

Well, one 3rd degree steam burn and massive reconstructive surgery to the face later, she realized she couldn't and said yes.

In a show of unity, he wore a face mask with his formal wear.

But halfway through the night, it became itchy and he took it off, then declined to dance with her.

There she was: barely able to see throught the sweaty slots in the fresh bandages her mother had so lovingly wrapped around her head, stumbling around the dance floor to Chumbawumba's Tubthumpin'.

She fell into the fountain. Some people laughed; Jesse helped her out and drove her home. He didn't get a kiss good night, and when she offered, he didn't want to feel her up.

They let her make a special speech at graduation, and though her bandages were ready to come off, she left them on.

No one really remembered what she was like before the accident, but she did get a scholarship.

She says she might take like, nursing or something.