Chapter 64: The Graduation Prom

Outside the venue of the graduation prom.

A white stretched Lincoln drove up and slowly came to a halt.

Doesn't this description sound very much like the classic face-slapping scene commonly found in early web novels?

Yet, this was a genuine scene unfolding in a movie.

That era was indeed quite fond of this kind of flamboyant and extravagant style.

Inside the carriage, a heavily made-up and dressed-up Carrie White and Tommy Ross were conversing in soft tones.

"We have arrived."

This car belonged to Tommy's family, and the young man in the white suit indeed possessed the gentle and refined temperament of a young aristocrat.

Tommy was Sue's boyfriend.

Tonight, he was originally supposed to accompany Sue to this prom.

However, out of concern for Carrie and a lingering sense of guilt over the shower incident, Sue had asked her boyfriend Tommy to act as Carrie's date for the evening.

Due to family and personal reasons, despite her cute and pretty appearance, Carrie remained a frequent target of bullying by certain cliques.

This caused Carrie to remain perpetually like a frightened bird, both at home and at school.

Perhaps precisely because of this reason.

Sue and her boyfriend Tommy intended to leave Carrie with a wonderful memory on the very last day of school.

"Tommy, can we wait just a moment?"

The car had already stopped, and Tommy made a move to get out.

Yet Carrie, unable to conceal the tension gripping her heart, called out to him with a trembling voice.

Tommy paused for a moment, then broke into a warm smile: "Of course, we can wait as long as you need."

With that, Tommy, who had already half-risen, settled back into his seat, not putting an ounce of pressure on Carrie.

Carrie took two deep breaths and turned her gaze toward the car window.

She could spot quite a few classmates she recognized from the past.

Paired up, they walked into the banquet hall, chatting and laughing.

Among them were ordinary classmates with whom she had little interaction, as well as the little clique that had bullied her.

There were also the onlookers who had giggled and watched from the sidelines when she was being tormented.

Subconsciously, Carrie wanted to escape this environment.

"Are you scared?"

Tommy asked softly.

"They aren't that bad, and besides, I need you."

To liven up the atmosphere, Tommy performed a solo air-dancing gesture: "Look, dancing by yourself would just look so silly."

Carrie was amused by Tommy's antics.

The tension in her heart genuinely eased quite a bit.

"Let me fix that for you."

Saying this, Tommy leaned forward, detached the floral corsage from Carrie's right shoulder, and fastened it around her wrist instead: "This is supposed to go on the wrist."

"Alright, are you ready now?"

Having finished all this, Tommy gently confirmed once more.

Guided by Tommy's reassurance, Carrie truly felt that her nervous agitation had subsided significantly.

She nodded with a smile.

Tommy smiled back, stepped out of the vehicle first, and played the gentleman by opening the car door for Carrie.

Tonight, Carrie White was wearing a pink gown she had crafted with her own hands.

Matched with her long blonde hair, she looked genuinely stunning.

It was just that her face inevitably evoked a sense of surrealism, pulling one out of the moment.

On the other side, when Xu Wang stepped out of the police car and caught sight of Carrie White, he momentarily thought he was looking at Hit-Girl.

It was truly difficult to picture Hit-Girl being bullied by her classmates.

"Are you guys seriously crashing someone else's graduation prom?"

Watching Xu Wang and his companions step out, Steve in the driver's seat looked utterly speechless.

He genuinely wanted to offer some persuasion, wishing Xu Wang would act like a decent human being and not ruin someone else's precious prom.

Xu Wang replied as if it were the most natural thing in the world: "Since it's a party, if they can attend, of course I can too."

"Besides, I'm doing a good deed. If I don't go in there, it's going to end up a bloodbath."

"Huh?"

Steve and Jenny could not fathom the logic behind Xu Wang's words.

Yet they also knew that they stood little chance of talking Xu Wang out of it.

Oh well...

They were tired anyway.

"Then you go ahead, we'll just stay here and watch the car."

Steve and Jenny made up their minds not to meddle in Xu Wang's affairs anymore.

To save themselves from being dragged into yet another social death sentence.

They would simply wait in the car.

The moment Xu Wang and the others got chased out again, Steve would be ready to provide a swift getaway.

Xu Wang didn't mind in the least, striding boldly toward the banquet hall with his "son" and his dog in tow.

Carrie was a pitiful child with a tragic background.

Since he had already saved Jason, saving one more wouldn't hurt.

This world was getting rather chaotic.

Both Jason and Carrie the witch had surfaced.

Based on Xu Wang's film-watching history, there were quite a few other cinematic works connected to these two movies.

In the future, who knows, Freddy, Michael Myers, Leatherface, Evil Dead, It, or even the Dark Tower might just pop up.

Taking advantage of the time before the world descended into total madness.

It was best to get on good terms with those who could be roped in.

That way, things would be easier to handle if he ever traveled back here again.

The doorman at the entrance initially intended to block Xu Wang and his group.

Yet, meeting the gaze of Jason—who stood two meters tall and radiated a crushing sense of oppression—the guard ultimately lost his nerve.

He simply pretended not to see them and went back to checking the invitation cards of the students and teachers arriving behind them.

The graduation prom venue had been decorated quite exquisitely.

Starlight lamps and moon lamps were everywhere, complemented by omnipresent LED strips, creating a deeply dreamlike ambiance.

At this moment, the music was already echoing through the hall.

Restless young men and women were jumping and dancing wildly in the center of the floor, releasing the hormonal energy of their youth.

At the very back of the hall sat a elaborately decorated stage.

On the stage stood two "thrones."

As the prom neared its end, everyone present would cast their votes together to elect the Prom King and Queen of the night.

In the original film.

Regardless of the version, it was at this very prom that Carrie suffered the ultimate humiliation, leading to a mental breakdown and a catastrophic, uncontrolled outburst of her psychic powers.

In the end, the entire venue was sealed off, and Carrie's telekinesis massacred everyone inside.

The straw that broke the camel's back.

Precisely was that bucket of pig blood resting on the overhead beam above the stage.

The leader of the clique that had long bullied Carrie—a girl named Chris—had intentionally rigged the votes to make Carrie the Prom Queen.

Then, at the happiest and sole truly happy moment of Carrie's life, they used a bucket of pig blood to subject her, once again and thoroughly, to absolute degradation.

What made it even more fatal was that the iron bucket filled with pig blood hadn't been secured properly, causing it to plummet from the heights and strike Tommy directly on the back of the head.

The boy, who was actually quite decent, lost his life right then and there.

"Jason, do you see that bucket up there?"

Xu Wang raised a hand and pointed toward the upper section of the stage.

As everyone knows, people in action movies never look up.

Unless specifically pointed out, generally no one likes to tilt their head back to survey the ceiling.

Jason raised his head, then nodded.

Indicating that he saw it.

The stench of blood inside was far too heavy; Jason had sensed it the moment he stepped through the door.

"Good, now look at that girl over there."

Xu Wang pointed again toward Carrie, who was standing with Tommy, a smile on her face.

"Later on, they're going to step up onto that stage, and someone is going to dump pig blood all over Carrie. You need to make sure Carrie doesn't get doused, and protect Tommy from being hit by that iron bucket, understand?"

Xu Wang gestured back and forth between Carrie and Tommy.

Jason froze, standing stock-still in his tracks.

Xu Wang was not in a rush.

He knew that Jason was processing the information.

Sure enough, not long after, Jason nodded again.

Indicating that he understood.

"Woof!"

Tiezhu lifted its head, looking at Xu Wang as it let out a soft bark to remind him of its presence.

"Nothing for you to worry about, go play by yourself."

Xu Wang waved a hand dismissively.