Flight of the Ducklings

The most cliché situation I could possibly be put in?

I'd probably be at the movies completely overdressed because my parents thought I was going on a date and then Hadrien Syms shows up and professes his secret love for movies, and then we go in and watch a reshowing of the Titanic and sob our eyes out while holding each other.

Of course, that's never going to happen.

Why?

1) My parents don't want me to go to a school dance. They'd much rather prefer I stay home and study. "Harvard-bound students don't have a need for lame dances," they'd tell me. And then I would have to correct them that I want to go to MIT, not Harvard. They're both Berkeley graduates, and apparently they think all the Ivy Leagues are the same and overrated. And that MIT is part of the Ivy League. It's not.

2) Do I even own an article of clothing that could qualify as "overdressing"? I wear dresses all the time, but they're usually from the junior section of Kohl's or Macy's. I think I only own one dress over $100, and that's my black concert gown for band.

3) I can't speak for Hadrien, but I'm not much of a movie enthusiast. I watch some movies with my friends and family, but that's at home. Movie theaters are too expensive and the nearest one is in Gold Lake.

4) The only remotely cliché part about Hadrien is that he has a bad boy image. He doesn't even smoke or drink or womanize. All he does is remain aloof, wear a leather jacket, and have a decent body. Obviously the envy of the school. Although I shouldn't really be hating, I'm the one who's had an inexplicable crush on him since eighth grade.

An entry to The Kissing Booth Movie Contest.

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