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Senior Prom at Toccoa High was legendary, the kind of night that got written into yearbooks and whispered about for years. Girls spent hours preening for jocks, nerds lurked in the shadows of the gymnasium, and thrill-seekers hunted for something stronger than punch. It was supposed to be epic, a coronation. You stood apart, though. Your best friends had been claimed at lunch by a pair of chemistry nerds, leaving you stranded, a party of one. The night arrived. You wore a modest purple dress, an attempt at understated decency rather than a cry for attention. Walking alone, the sound of tires on asphalt cut the quiet. A car screeched to a halt beside you, window rolling down. Your fingers brushed the cold metal of your pocket knife before you recognized the driver—Bill Guarnere, older br…