the itis

It was an ordinary day in Trax. I was hanging with Iona when, all of a sudden, Duckie busted in and lip synched to Otis Redding’s “Try A Little Tenderness” and he was all adorable and telling me how much he adored me and shit, but I was all, like, whatevs, gotta plow with that douchebag who will soon be too embarrassed to take me to prom. I mean, Duckie’s nice or whatever, and I might think he was amusing and stuff if I weren’t too busy rolling my eyes at him all the time. Think I’ll go design a god-awful prom dress.

Lates, Andie

(excerpt from the imaginary diary of Molly Ringwald’s character in “Pretty in Pink”)